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The coronavirus was confirmed in the Chinese city of Wuhan on January 7, 2020. Cases have since been confirmed in several other Asian countries, Europe and the United States. 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… Read More

Nigeria on Thursday asked the United States to abandon new visa restrictions on the West African country ahead of February 21 when they are set to take effect. U.S. President Donald Trump included Nigeria, Tanzania, Eritrea and Sudan in an expanded version of his travel ban list early this month. The United States said the six countries failed to meet… Read More

The body of Laurent Barthélémy Ani Guibahi, a 14-year-old child from Ivory Coast who was found dead last month in the landing gear of a plane at Roissy airport, near Paris, arrives at Abidjan airport. “I needed to get the body of my child back,” says Ani Marius, the father of the child. “I am relieved, I am happy to… Read More

South Sudan’s president Salva Kiir on Friday appointed rebel leader Riek Machar as vice president, paving way for the formation of a unity government that seeks to end six years of war. “I President Salva Kiir Mayardit, president of South Sudan, do hereby issue a decree for the appointment of Dr. Riek Machar Teny as first vice president of South… Read More

The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Friday there was a “fighting chance” of containing the virus that’s spread from China, but the crisis could get worse. “Although the window of opportunity is narrowing to contain the outbreak, we still have a chance to contain it,” WHO director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters in Geneva. But… Read More

Votes cast in this weekend’s presidential elections in the West African state of Togo will have to be counted manually because of fears the electronic vote-counting system has been hacked, the country’s top election official said Friday. The head of the National Independent Electoral Commission (CENI), Tchambakou Ayassor, said it was a development that required an immediate response. “While deploying… Read More

Lesotho’s prime minister Thomas Thabane has denied reports that he has fled the country, insisting he is in South Africa for a medical visit. Thabane was expected in court on Friday where he was to be charged with murder in the killing of his estranged wife. Thabane’s current wife, Maesaiah, also has been charged with murder in the 2017 death… Read More

Demand for passports and national ID cards have gone up at Chad’s national securities agency in recent weeks. At one of their office in Ndjamena, dozens of people have queued for hours to access the office where applications have been made to obtain these important national documents. According to some applicants the procedure is slow and time consuming. In order… Read More

Hundreds of high-level decision makers and industry trailblazers, spanning fields from economics and philanthropy to healthcare, attended the Milken Institute Middle East and Africa summit 2020 in Abu Dhabi. The event featured a diverse guest list, from original influencer, Paris Hilton to alternative medicine and wellness guru, Deepak Chopra. the 54th Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Paul Ryan… Read More

Tunisia’s designated Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh on Wednesday named a new coalition government after reaching an agreement with the Ennahda party, bringing an end to the political crisis. The Tunisian economy has been hit by the political wrangling with the nation sinking further into debt due to a series of big-budget deficits. So does this news bring with it hopes… Read More