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As the death toll from the Coronavirus surpassed 200 in China, several African countries have implemented different measures including screening of travelers from China at airports, issuing travel advisories and reviewing visa issuance terms, in a bid to protect their populations. In China itself, which hosts several African communities of students, traders and diplomats, there are different options available including… Read More

Rebels have killed at least 36 people in attacks on villages in eastern Congo, a local official and civil society group said Thursday. The Allied Democratic Forces rebels attacked overnight Tuesday into Wednesday in four villages, including Manzingi and Maleki, in Beni territory, said Beni administrator Donat Kibwana. “I ask the people to calm down and denounce any suspicious person,”… Read More

Guinean president Alpha Conde says the West African country needs a constitution that meets the needs of today’s world, in defense of a controversial proposed constitutional amendment expected to be debated by lawmakers. Speaking an an exclusive interview with Africanews, the President also spoke about the timing of the amendment. It comes at a time his final mandate under the… Read More

Three African presidents were in Brazzaville, capital of Republic of Congo on Thursday when the 8th meeting of the African Union High Level Committee on Libya was held. Host president Denis Sassou-Nguesso was joined by his Djibouti counterpart Ismail Omar Guelleh and Mohamed Ould Ghazouani of Mauritania. The AU chief Moussa Faki Mahamat was also in attendance along with other… Read More

Protest deaths have been recorded in Guinea where anti-government protesters have been clashing with security forces over a move by government to amend the constitution ahead of presidential polls. Human rights groups have criticized what they say is a use of brutal force against unarmed citizens calling on the authorities to conduct investigations on the deaths. But President Alpha Conde… Read More

The coronavirus was confirmed in the Chinese city on January 7, 2020. Cases have since been confirmed in several other Asian countries, Europe and the United States. The World Health Organisation’s Africa emergency response program manager Michel Yao advised health ministers in the region to activate standard flu screening at airports for passengers coming from mainland China. There is a… Read More

The air travel impact of the raging corona virus is hitting home here in Africa with two major developments from Africa’s biggest airline and the most populous nation. Ethiopian denied a plan to suspend flights to China. An earlier reports said it had joined a growing list of global carriers that announced suspending flights to and from China where the… Read More

Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has taken a jab at Libyan rebel chief Khalifa Haftar describing him among others of being a coward and ‘paid soldier.’ Speaking at a press conference in Dakar, Edogan stressed that Haftar was without local or international legitimacy except for support of some regional actors with ulterior motives in Libya, he specifically alluded to Egypt… Read More

As part of our news analysis slot on Africanews, we will be updating a media watch page that deals with major issues of media ongoings across the continent. It will cut across happenings in mainstream and across social media with also a special eye for fake news. Nigeria army arrests journalist, Burundi jails journalists Ethiopia ombudsman decries info blackout AP… Read More

South African comedian Trevor Noah on Wednesday accepted the challenged to play a doubles tennis match against Roger Federer and philanthropist Bill Gates. Trevor will be paired with Federer’s fierce tennis rival, Rafael Nadal, for the February 7 match to be hosted in the South African city of Cape Town. This star-studded doubles is part of an impressively entertaining and… Read More