Ebola can be tackled in Africa even amid 2021-03-02 06:10:41Our guest is Paulin Basinga, Director of Health, Africa for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. He says the "resilience" of people and health pro
Covid-19: More than 400 acts of violence against 2021-03-02 02:56:20Insults, beatings, arrests – health workers battling the coronavirus were subjected to more than 400 acts of violence related to Covid-19 worldw
Gunmen release hundreds of schoolgirls kidnapped in Nigeria, 2021-03-02 00:14:52Gunmen have released girls who were kidnapped from a boarding school in the northwest Nigerian state of Zamfara, the governor said in a tweet on Tuesd
Zimbabwe vice president resigns amid sexual misconduct allegations 2021-03-01 17:12:13In tonight's edition: Zimbabwe's Vice President Kembo Mohadi resigns amid sexual misconduct allegations. Local news outlets have been notified of ph
Western Sahara pro-independence rebels blame UN for ‘political 2021-02-27 15:56:28Pro-independence rebels fighting Morocco for Western Sahara said Saturday the United Nations was responsible for "political deadlock" over the dispu
Thousands rally in Tunisia to support moderate Islamist 2021-02-27 12:44:49Tunisia's main parliamentary bloc Ennahdha rallied thousands of people Saturday in a demonstration of support for the government amid a tug-of-war wi
School children abducted in Nigeria’s Niger state 10 2021-02-27 04:57:06Gunmen in Nigeria on Saturday released 42 people, including 27 students, who were kidnapped from a boarding school last week in the north-central stat
More than 300 schoolgirls abducted in Nigeria in 2021-02-26 17:48:50More than 300 schoolgirls have been abducted in northwestern Nigeria, the third such mass kidnapping in three months. Also, Amnesty Internat
Algerian anti-government protesters hit the streets after year-long 2021-02-26 11:02:11Thousands of anti-government protesters took to the streets of Algeria's capital on Friday as the "Hirak" pro-democracy movement gathers renewed mo
Egypt, 10 years on: From revolution to counter-revolution 2021-02-26 09:53:50On February 11, 2011, after almost three decades in power, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak resigned following 18 days of mass protests. But 10 years
Hundreds of schoolgirls missing in northwest Nigeria after 2021-02-26 04:22:54Several hundred girls are missing after a raid by suspected armed bandits on a school hostel in Zamfara, northwest Nigeria, police said Friday, in wha
Eritrean troops killed hundreds of civilians in Ethiopia’s 2021-02-26 01:52:38Eritrean soldiers fighting across the border in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region killed hundreds of people in a massacre last year in a likely crime
Namibia: Cattle Movement Suspended Due to Lumpy Skin 2021-03-01 08:13:39[Namibia Economist] An outbreak of Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) in Eiseb in the Otjombinde constituency, Omaheke Region was recently announced by the Dire
Namibia: Heavy Hailstorm Destroys Crops 2021-03-01 08:10:26[New Era] Pensioner Frieda Nahambo from Okashana Kemanya in Eengodi constituency of Oshikoto region was left devastated by a hailstorm that left behin
Namibia: Jooste to Closely Monitor SOEs 2021-03-01 08:08:14[New Era] Public enterprises minister Leon Jooste says his ministry is at an advanced stage of developing an integrated electronic performance monitor
Namibia: Nac Circles Above Air Namibia 2021-03-01 08:07:53[New Era] The Windhoek High Court on Friday placed embattled national airline, Air Namibia, under provisional liquidation.
Namibia: Labour Ministry Hosts Induction Workshop On Minimum 2021-03-01 07:53:07[New Era] The Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment Creation last week held a two-day induction workshop in Windhoek for the five ne
Liberia: Africarice Applauded for Innovation in Fish, Rice 2021-03-01 07:50:58[FrontPageAfrica] Suakoko -- Stakeholders at the just-ended National Agriculture Fair (NAF) held at the Central Agricultural Research Institute (CARI)
Somalia: Hearing Kenya-Somalia Case On Zoom Insecure 2021-03-01 07:49:27[Shabelle] Covid-19 pandemic has stretched its virulent hands over all aspects of life, threatening to wring the productivity out of anything that doe
Sudan: Sudan's Vast Fish Potential Waiting to Be 2021-03-01 07:44:33[SudaNow] Khartoum -- News reports over the weekend said a US company has come out with a project to invest in the country's seafood, earmarking $20
Namibia: EU Delisting Good for Investment - Shiimi 2021-03-01 07:41:57[New Era] Finance minister Iipumbu Shiimi has welcomed a decision by the European Union to delist Namibia as one of the countries regarded as tax have
Zimbabwe: Zesa Switches Off Chitungwiza 2021-03-01 07:37:48[263Chat] The Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) has announced a power cut for the Chitungwiza area tomorrow.
Nigeria: CBN to Increase Agric Loans By 6% 2021-03-01 07:24:17[Daily Trust] The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said it will increase banking sector credit to the agriculture sector to 10 per cent from the current
Nigeria: Fire Razes Over 15 Shops in Edo 2021-03-01 07:17:18[This Day] Goods worth millions of naira were last Saturday night destroyed by fire, which razed a section of the Ikpoba Hill market in Ikpoba Okha Lo