African News
Kenya's Odinga to launch fifth bid for top job with president's backing
By: Reuters 10th December 2021 Veteran Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga launches his fifth bid for the presidency on Friday, this time with the support of his former foe... →
Zambia arrests three in graft case as anti-corruption drive picks up pace
By: Reuters 10th December 2021 Zambia has arrested three former managers at a state-owned company for suspected corrupt practices involving over 300-million kwacha... →
ICC judges confirm war crimes charges against Central African Republic suspect Said
By: Reuters 10th December 2021 Judges at the International Criminal Court on Thursday confirmed war crimes and crimes against humanity charges levied by prosecutors against a... →
Travel bans on African countries likely to affect Covid supplies, says CDC
By: Reuters 9th December 2021 Travel bans imposed on African countries are likely to affect supplies of materials needed for the fight against COVID-19 to the continent, the... →
Burkina Faso president fires PM amid security crisis
By: News24Wire 9th December 2021 Burkina Faso President Roch Marc Christian Kabore fired his prime minister on Wednesday amid an escalating security crisis that has killed... →
Minister says Nigeria had only weeks to use some donated vaccines
By: Reuters 8th December 2021 Nigeria's health minister said on Wednesday some Covid-19 doses donated by rich Western countries had a shelf life that left only weeks to... →
African Union calls for end to Omicron travel curbs on some African nations
By: Reuters 8th December 2021 The African Union on Tuesday called for an urgent end to travel restrictions imposed on some of its member states, saying the measures effectively... →
Re-elected Gambian President Barrow promises new constitution, term limits
By: Reuters 8th December 2021 Gambia's newly re-elected president, Adama Barrow, said on Tuesday that his government plans to draft a new constitution that would introduce... →
