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Africa

February 1, 2021

COVID-19: South Africa takes vaccine delivery as Nigeria bickers over budget

Nigeria has yet to take delivery of any vaccines, despite being the largest economy on the continent.

A composite photo of Ramaphosa and Buhari used to illustrate the story
February 1, 2021

Buhari regime to help Mozambique defeat terrorism

Foreign minister Geoffrey Onyema has been on a tour of the continent to urge support for Nigeria’s leadership of the AU Security Council.

President Muhammadu Buhari (Credit: Twitter)
February 1, 2021

Ugandan opposition leader, Bobi Wine files election petition

Mr. Kyagulanyi, 38, a pop star and lawmaker, rejected the results and said he believed his victory was stolen.

Bobi Wine
January 31, 2021

Chinese politician emerges member of South African parliament

The Chinese-born legislator has lived in South Africa since 1994 and married her partner, who is a South African national.

Xiaomei Havard
January 29, 2021

Four killed in Mali mine explosion

The minibus hit a mine set by unidentified people in the middle of Parou bridge.

January 25, 2021

Judge’s death stalls trials at Abuja Federal High Court

Most of the judges did not sit due to the unfortunate event to honour their departed colleague.

Federal High Court Abuja
January 21, 2021

Corruption allegations rock Nelson Mandela Foundation

Anonymous complaints from staffers accused the foundation’s senior managers of graft.

NMF building
January 20, 2021

Uganda: Falana petitions UN over illegal detention of Bobi Wine

Robert ‘Bobi Wine’ Kyagulanyi has been kept under house arrest in his home since returning from voting at the country’s general election last week Thursday.

Femi Falana
January 19, 2021

Trump imposes visa ban on Tanzanian officials for ‘electoral fraud’

President John Magufuli was reelected for a second term, as candidates of the ruling party won majority seats in most regions of the country.

U.S President Donald Trump. [CREDIT: Bloomberg]
January 18, 2021

Facebook, Twitter will not dictate what’s true or false in Uganda: Museveni

“No way anybody can come and play around with our country to say ‘it is good, it is bad’ we will stop this one, we cannot accept that.”

Uganda president Yoweri Museveni