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Moroccan journalist Omar Radi, who faces a year in prison for “contempt of court” after publishing a critical tweet, advocates freedom of expression during his trial in Casablanca Thursday. A new press code, which came into force in 2016, exempts journalists from prison sentences, but it is enough for prosecutions to be brought under the criminal code to circumvent this… Read More

Cameroon’s health minister on Friday said a first case of the coronavirus has been confirmed in the country, saying that the patient is a Frenchman who arrived in Yaounde on February 24. Cameroon is therefore the first country in central Africa and the eighth country on the continent to announce a case of the new coronavirus. “The Minister of Public… Read More

Twitter’s chief executive Jack Dorsey on Thursday said he is rethinking plans to spend as long as six months in Africa, partly due to concerns over the new-coronavirus epidemic. The news came with Dorsey facing a challenge from an activist investor seeking to oust the social media executive, who is also CEO of the digital payments firm Square. ‘A mistake’… Read More

The coronavirus was confirmed in the Chinese city of Wuhan on January 7, 2020. Cases have since been confirmed in over 80 countries across the globe. The World Health Organisation, WHO, has since declared it a public health emergency of international dimensions. WHO chief Tedros Ghebereyesus said whiles China had a robust health system to detect and control, his outfit… Read More

Ivorian youth have reacted to news that President Alassane Ouattara will not run for a third term in the October 2020 presidential election. The announcement was well received by legislators and the youth in the West African nation. Some see the move as good decision. “I think it’s a good decision, the president is wise, he thought a lot before… Read More

The General Secretary of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Mouad Hajji resigned his post less than a year after he was confirmed in the role. Despite the official reason being that he was quitting for personal reasons, he left at a time when the continent’s soccer governing body has been embroiled in crisis. His resignation was accepted by CAF’s… Read More

Ghana today marks 63 years of independence. The west African nation was the first on the continent to gain independence. And in the days leading to this year’s anniversary, the government says it is committed to building a sustainable future, which they believe can be achieved by fostering entrepreneurship particularly by focusing on young people. In what is an important… Read More

The famed pyramid of Djoser in Egypt was on Thursday inaugurated in Cairo. It is one of the earliest built in the country’s ancient history. The 4,700-year-old structure is located south of Cairo in the ancient capital of Memphis, a UNESCO World Heritage site. “This project started in 2006, which means 14 years of restoration works spent for this great… Read More

The International Monetary Fund, IMF and World Bank Group on Wednesday announced additional measures to curtail the impact of the coronavirus on the world’s economy and health. “We know the disease is spreading quickly with over one-third of our membership affected directly. This is no longer a regional issue. It is a global problem calling for a global response,” Kristalina… Read More

U.S. President Donald Trump has extended by one year sanctions against Zimbabwe saying that the new government’s policies continue to pose an “unusual and extraordinary” threat to U.S. foreign policy. The renewal comes despite calls by African leaders, including South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa, for the sanctions to be lifted to give the country a chance to recover from its economic… Read More