Some 31 schools in South Africa's Eastern Cape province have been closed because of coronavirus, according to the national broadcaster.
The South African Broadcasting Corporation is reporting that 15 teachers, three learners and two non-t…
Activists have accused foreign mining companies in the Democratic Republic of Congo of abusing the rights of workers during the coronavirus pandemic.
The country is a major source of minerals, supplying about 70% of the world's cobalt whi…
Guinea's 82-year-old President Alpha Condé has said he was fit to rule and would "bury" those who wish him death, the AFP news agency reports.
President Condé is quoted as saying in a radio interview that he had stopped receiving visitors…
Pakistan has reported its highest daily number of confirmed coronavirus cases so far, as infections rise sharply following its controversial decision to lift lockdown.
Another 5,834 new cases were confirmed in the last 24 hours. Total c…
Thousands of Chinese social media users are mocking and criticising US President Donald Trump for his leadership during the fight against coronavirus, as the number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in the US passed two million.
Users of the …
Moscow has denied there is anything "strange" with Russia's official coronavirus death figures.
"No," was all President Vladimir Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov had to say when asked by reporters.
Peskov earlier said the low mortality …
Minority Leader Haruna Iddrisu, has given an assurance that an NDC government will make it natural for the Electoral Commission (EC) to register all qualified Ghana citizens and issue them with Voter Id cards.
This, he said, would be do…
Two women’s right groups have expressed their indignation at the increasing rate of attacks on women who take up leadership positions in the country.
“Unfortunately, we have sat in our comfort zones of incredulity, that now these abhorr…
Al-Qaeda is actively trying to exploit the current unrest in the US by reaching out to both Muslims and non-Muslims to present themselves as "champions of the oppressed".
The latest issue of the jihadist group's online magazine One Umma…
In early 2020, Somalia, with support from the United Kingdom Government and the European Union, settled its arrears to the African Development Bank, paving the way for the lifting of 30-year old sanctions imposed by the Bank and the resump…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he has been fined for violating the country's lockdown rules.
Zelensky said this happened after he visited a cafe in the central city of Khmelnytsky on 3 June.
His office later released a p…
The Burundi government spokesperson Prosper Ntahorwamiye has told BBC Great Lakes they are still "consulting the constitutional court" on the succession of Pierre Nkurunziza.
He said the court is "studying the power vacancy" and "will t…
US President Donald Trump is to hold his first re-election campaign rally for several months in Tulsa, Oklahoma on the date that African Americans celebrate the end of slavery.
The rally will take place on 19 June, known as "Juneteenth"…
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank on 9 June 2020 approved $20 million in grant funding from the African Development Fund, to build capacity to curb and stop the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in Mauritania, Mali, Burk…
The brother of the African American man whose death in police custody has sparked global protests, has urged the US Congress to pass reforms on police brutality and "stop the pain".
Philonise Floyd told a House hearing that his brother …
A Belgian prince who contracted coronavirus after breaking lockdown rules in Spain has been fined €10,400 ($11,800).
Prince Joachim was issued with the penalty for failing to observe a 14-day quarantine period after arriving in the coun…
Malawi's electoral commission has confirmed 23 June as the date for a fresh presidential election, after President Peter Mutharika's re-election last year was nullified by the courts.
The Constitutional Court had in February ordered a n…
Nigerian police say they have arrested a man after 40 people were raped in one town over the period of a year.
A mother in the northern town Dangora caught the man in her children's bedroom, according to police spokesman Abdullahi Harun…
An intensive care nurse looks over a patient in a hospital in MoscowImage caption: An intensive care nurse looks over a patient in a hospital in Moscow
A further 8,779 cases of coronavirus have been reported in Russia, bringing the countr…
There's bad news on the jobs front in France and Germany. A collapse in temporary work in France is largely responsible for the loss of half a million jobs in the first quarter of 2020. The private sector has been hit hardest. Meanwhile, t…
Nigeria's Minister of Women's Affairs Pauline Tallen has called on law enforcement agencies to speed up investigations of rape after an "alarming" spike in such cases during the lockdown regime in the country.
“There has been an outcry …
Parliament has, by majority decision, approved the recommendation of the Subsidiary Legislation Committee of Parliament to adopt its report on the Public Elections (Registration of Voters) (Amendment) Regulation, 2020 (C.I. 126).
By a 1…
A Kenyan policeman is under investigation after being filmed whipping and dragging a woman tied to a motorcycle on an earth road.
The woman, identified in local media as Mercy Cherono, was reportedly linked to an alleged robbery in Naku…
Former President and flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Mahama says the party will play its role to ensure a peaceful election but will refuse to accept results of a "flawed election".
The Ex-President was speaki…
Former President John Dramani Mahama has reiterated the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC’s) commitment to peace before, during and after the 2020 elections.
He said the NDC would do its part to ensure that the country remained peacefu…
Burundi began an official period of mourning for President Pierre Nkurunziza on Wednesday, a day after the announcement of his death from a heart attack aged 55 shocked the impoverished East African nation he had ruled with an iron grip.
…
Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt are trying to agree on what the role of observers should be as they resume talks to resolve the dispute over the Grand Renaissance Dam.
The talks, mediated by the US and World Bank, stalled after the three coun…
Zambian Catholic bishops say many people are afraid of speaking out against the government's "brutality, intimidation and threats by those in authority", the privately owned Lusaka Times website reports.
The head of Conference of Cathol…
It looks like more Indians have been snacking on the country's infamous Parle-G biscuits during lockdown than in decades before.
The Indian company Parle Products saw a "record" surge in sales of its beloved biscuits when India was unde…
There’s a lot of anger on Chinese social media at plans to reopen the US consulate in the central Chinese city of Wuhan.
The US State Department announced its plans to resume consular activities in the city on 22 June earlier today. But…
The head of the Pan-American Health Organisation (PAHO) has warned that coronavirus is spreading "exponentially" in many areas of the region, which is now home to "nearly half" of all Covid-19 cases.
Dr Carissa Etienne said the virus wa…
Staff at South African Air Force headquarters have been advised to undergo testingImage caption: Staff at South African Air Force headquarters have been advised to undergo testing
The headquarters of South African Air Force in the capit…
Nana Asamoah Boateng, the District Chief Executive (DCE) for Amansie Central, has inspected some ongoing projects in the District to monitor the progress of work and address challenges where necessary.
The DCE who was accompanie…
The Coalition of Muslim Organizations, Ghana (COMOG) has called for a dialogue among all political parties and the Electoral Commission (EC) to reach a that will ensure a credible process towards election 2020 and beyond.
This, it said,…
The Convention Peoples' Party (CPP) on Tuesday paid tribute to the memory of the late Lawyer Antwi-Nimo, a former Deputy Interior Minister in the Third Republic, who died in London on June 2.
Lawyer Antwi-Nimo, who hails from the Bretuo…
Mr Joseph Mensah, Member of Parliament (MP) for Kwesimintsim Constituency in the Effia-Kwesimintsim Municipality (EKMA), has distributed over 6,000 nose masks and hand sanitizers to constituents as part of efforts to fight against the COVI…
Mr Ivor Kobina Greenstreet, Election 2016 Presidential Candidate of the Convention People's Party (CPP), has declared his intention to contest the party's flagbearer with a mission to re-organise and position the party to win Election 2020…
Sudan Joins United Nations’ Better Than Cash Alliance to Drive Financial Inclusion and Transparency
As part of its vision to transform its economy, the Republic of Sudan announced today a new commitment to accelerate the transition from…
Canada announced today that it will be the first country to pledge funds to a new facility set up by the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development [1] (IFAD) to help prevent a food crisis in some of the world’s poorest and most …
The Commonwealth Secretary-General has welcomed new legislation in Seychelles that will help curb violence against women and girls.
President Danny Faure signed the Domestic Violence Act after it was unanimously passed by lawmakers, out…
Coronavirus - Tanzania: World Bank Economic Analysis Says Tanzania Can Seize Important Opportunities to Mitigate Negative Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic
The report also has a special highlight on the benefits of investing in Tanzania’…
Save the Children today launched its paper 'How To Protect A Generation At Risk', which analyses the primary and secondary impacts of COVID-19 on Africa's children
The COVID-19 pandemic threatens to reverse progress made for children in…
Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza, aged 55, has died after suffering a cardiac arrest, the government says.
He was admitted to hospital on Saturday after feeling unwell, his condition improved but on Monday he had a cardiac arrest a…
In our series of letters from African journalists, Joseph Warungu captures the frustrations of Kenyans who have been pleading with the government to ease the measures taken to curb the spread of Covid-19.
"Mr President, we beg you - ple…
Odeneho Kwaku Appiah, Chairman of the Ashanti Regional NPP constituency chairmen, has appealed to all Party members and supporters to abide by the decisions of the national leadership of the Party.
He said the National Executive Committ…
The Western Regional branch of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has released a list of 20 parliamentary aspirants to contest in the 20 June primaries in constituencies where the party has sitting Members of Parliament.
In all, 28 parliamen…
A leader of Sudan's Janjaweed militia, which fought a war in the western Darfur region in the early 2000s, is in the custody of the International Criminal Court (ICC).
The ICC said Ali Kushayb surrendered voluntarily in the Central Afri…
The health authorities in Malawi's northern city of Mzuzu say 158 people have received treatment for various injuries they suffered following a stampede that ensued when thousands of mostly young people reported for government job intervie…
Malawi's former President Joyce Banda told a campaign rally on Tuesday that the country has no coronavirus cases and accused the government of "faking" numbers, the privately-owned Malawi24 website reports.
Politicians are out on the ca…
Asylum applications in Europe fell to the lowest level in April for over a decade, European Union figures show.
The European Union shut its external borders in March and members of the EU closed their own borders to prevent the spread o…