Court rejects Burundian opposition bid to annul poll results
The panel of judges said the CNL had failed to provide sufficient evidence and ruled the complaints were "null and void", validating Evariste Ndayishimiye's victory with 68.7 percent of the vote.
Equatorial Guinea accuses WHO of inflating Covid-19 tally, sacks country representative
"We don't have a problem with the WHO, we have a problem with the WHO's representative in Malabo," Prime Minister Pascual Obama Asue said in remarks broadcast on state television.
Sudan gets new defence minister
Maj. Gen Yassin Ibrahim, 62, was sworn in Tuesday before Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan, head of the ruling sovereign council, a statement from the council said.
South African ruling party condemn racial discrimination in America
"It's deplorable that almost 70 years since racial segregation was abolished in America, people of color are still routinely slaughtered for the color of their skin," the ANC said.
Zimbabwe summons US envoy over ‘false’ George Floyd claims
"Zimbabwe is not and has never been an adversary of the United States of America," Zimbabwe's Foreign Minister Sibusiso Moyo said.
Rwanda records first COVID-19 death
The victim had been receiving intensive care treatment at a specialized COVID-19 facility.
Egypt, France plan to end terrorism in Libya
Both countries showed support for international endeavors as well as implementing the results of the Berlin process to end the conflict in Libya.
Court orders rearrest of Lesotho ex-first lady in murder trial
Maesaiah Thabane is suspected of orchestrating the shooting of Lipolelo Thabane, who was gunned down outside her home in the capital Maseru.
Niger passes new wire-tapping law to fight terrorism despite opposition
The opposition decried "the will of those in power to deprive Nigeriens... of all privacy in their communications."
UN warns of possible war crimes among Lendu in northeastern Congo
In the six months to April 2020, at least 296 people were killed, 151 wounded and 38 raped, including women and children, mostly by fighters linked to the CODECO rebel group, said a report by the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office (UNJHRO).