Reading Time: < 1 minutes The wife of former Lesotho Prime Minister Thomas Thabane, who was charged with the murder of her husband’s first wife, returned to prison on…
View More Lesotho’s former First Lady returns to prison after murder of husband’s first wifeCategory: Africa news
South Africa: No COVID-19 testing if you are younger than age 55
Reading Time: 2 minutes Head of Health at the Western Cape Department of Health Dr Keith Cloete says officials in the Cape Metro will now only test for…
View More South Africa: No COVID-19 testing if you are younger than age 55Fresh Ebola outbreak kills four in DR Congo
Reading Time: 3 minutes DR Congo reported a fresh Ebola outbreak in its northwest on Monday, the latest health emergency for a country already fighting an epidemic of…
View More Fresh Ebola outbreak kills four in DR CongoZambia’s president pardons over 2,900 inmates including gay couple
Reading Time: < 1 minutes Zambia’s President Edgar Lungu on Monday pardoned a gay couple who was sentenced to 15 years in prison over ‘‘unnatural acts’‘. The amnesty was granted…
View More Zambia’s president pardons over 2,900 inmates including gay coupleSudan suffers 99% inflation rate, as food prices continue to soar
Reading Time: < 1 minutes Sudan’s inflation rate has risen further to 99% in April due to rising food prices, the Sudanese Central Bureau of Statistics announced on Saturday. This…
View More Sudan suffers 99% inflation rate, as food prices continue to soarÉvariste Ndayishimiye wins Burundi’s presidential election
Reading Time: 2 minutes Outgoing Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza on Tuesday congratulated his protégé, General Évariste Ndayishimiye, who won the 20 May presidential election, seeing in his broad…
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