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There may never be a 'silver bullet' for Covid-19, WHO warns
Updated 2 hours 42 minutes ago The World Health Organization warned on Monday that, despite strong hopes for a vaccine, there might never be a "silver bullet" for Covid-19, and... →
Public Protector probes Covid-19 tenders
Updated 2 hours 46 minutes ago South Africa's anti-corruption watchdog said on Monday it was investigating irregularities in government tenders during the coronavirus crisis. The... →
Zimbabwe businesses closed, streets deserted on day of protests
31st July 2020 Businesses were shut and streets deserted in Zimbabwe's two main cities on Friday as security forces patrolled to prevent anti-government protests... →
Ivory Coast defence minister Bakayoko named prime minister
31st July 2020 Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara has appointed Defence Minister Hamed Bakayoko as prime minister after his predecessor died suddenly this... →
Botswana reinstates coronavirus lockdown in capital for two weeks
31st July 2020 Botswana's capital city Gaborone returned to a two-week lockdown from midnight on Thursday to stem the latest local coronavirus surge in the... →
Libya to impose full lockdown as pandemic cases grow
31st July 2020 Libya's internationally recognised government in Tripoli will impose a full lockdown in areas of the country it controls, it said on Thursday,... →
UN warns that 60% of Zimbabweans threatened by hunger
30th July 2020 The United Nations food agency on Thursday appealed for an additional $250-million to provide relief to millions of Zimbabweans as the Covid-19... →
Ivory Coast pledges fair vote, Ouattara asked to run again
30th July 2020 Ivory Coast's electoral commission promised a fair election on Wednesday as the ruling RHDP party asked President Alassane Ouattara to stand again,... →
Mali cleric says crisis can be resolved without president resigning
30th July 2020 The Muslim cleric seen as the driving force behind Mali's protest movement said the country's political crisis could be resolved without President... →
West Africa proposes plan to resolve Mali crisis; opposition unimpressed
28th July 2020 West Africa's regional body ECOWAS on Monday proposed a four-point plan to resolve Mali's political crisis that it says should be implemented... →
