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Somali and Afghan migrants stranded on the Greek border with Turkey Friday. Greece beefed up security measures as it tried to stop new wave of migrants from entering the European Union. “We came from land, we had a dead end, we tried different types and different ways but, unfortunately, for four days in the forest and tonight we decided and… Read More

Resident of Lagos, the commercial hub of Africa’s most populous nation are scrambling for hand sanitizers as they prepare to avoid contracting COVID-19. Nigeria recorded its first case of the deadly virus on Friday. It is a first in sub-Saharan Africa. “Sanitizers, this is it. This one, before we were selling it 700 naira (2 dollars), now it’s 1500 and… Read More

Clashes erupted between demonstrators and law enforcement agencies in Guinea Saturday. The opposition is demanding cancellation of the constitutional referendum postponed by President Alpha Condé. The legislative and referendum were initially scheduled for Sunday. Guinean opposition supporters have set up barricades in the suburbs of Conakry and thrown stones at the police, who retaliated with tear-gas, according to AFP journalists.… Read More

Face mask and hand sanitizers have become hot commodities especially in Nigeria’s commercial city of Lagos. The mega-city this week recorded sub-Saharan Africa’s first case of the raging COVID-19 infection known popularly as coronavirus. An Italian who arrived in the country aboard a Turkish Airlines flight was the patient who has since been quarantined as officials work to trace all… Read More

A Kenyan court on Friday issued an order banning flights to and from China over the coronavirus. The court also ordered the government to start robust measures to prepare for the virus. The order followed uproar on Wednesday when a China Southern flight landed in Nairobi with 239 people on board. The country’s flag carrier- Kenya airways, has suspended flights… Read More

After nearly two years of pressure from animal rights organisations, Kenya has banned the commercial slaughter of donkeys in the country. The Brooke, one such international charity that protects and improves the lives of working horses, donkeys and mules around the world, has joined several others to celebrate the development which also comes with economic implications. At least 1,000 donkeys… Read More

The Confederation of African Football, CAF, has banned Zimbabwe from hosting international matches until further notice. The ban is due to the poor condition of its stadiums, the Zimbabwean Football Association, ZIFA, said in a statement on Wednesday. The decision follows a November inspection by CAF, which concluded that Zimbabwe’s stadiums “did not meet required standards”, according to the statement.… Read More

Libya’s revenues are bleeding from a protracted blockade on oil exports. The National Oil Corporation said losses from the shutdown of major oil fields and terminals had surpassed $2bn on Tuesday. Oil production became the latest victim of a bitter conflict between two rival governments, when forces loyal to the rebel administration of Khalifa Haftar seized major oil ports and… Read More

Guinea-Bissau has had two men swear in as president in two days. After the inauguration of Umaro Sissoco Embalo, the winner of the contested December vote on Thursday, Guinea’s parliament where the party of Embalo’s challenger Domingos Simoes Pereira holds a majority swore in Cipriano Cassama as interim president on Friday.* In what promises to be a worse political crisis… Read More

Airlines warned of possible attack The United States’ Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) updated its alert issued on Wednesday, warning civilian airliners and all operators of US-registered aircraft to “exercise caution” when flying over Kenyan airspace, citing possible attacks by extremists. “Those persons are advised to exercise caution when flying into, out of, within, or over the territory and airspace of… Read More