Mozambique President Filipe Nyusi last week asked for regional help from SADC in fighting the insurgency, which began in 2017, and has rapidly escalated in recent weeks.
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Evariste Ndayishimiye was declared winner of Burundi’s presidential election with 68.72 percent of the vote, the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) said.
The opposition National Council for Liberty (CNL) has cried foul, with a spokesman on Friday calling the polls “a carefully prepared hold-up”.
President Ramaphosa also said a controversial ban on the sale of alcohol would be lifted for home consumption when the country moves into level three of a five-tier coronavirus lockdown next month.
Police raided two hideouts of “terrorist elements” in North Sinai governorate, sparking a gunbattle in which two officers were also wounded, the Interior Ministry said.
The government also denied any manipulation of its figures for coronavirus cases and deaths.
In Kano state, muslim worshippers on Friday trooped to mosques in masks for weekly prayers while security guards administered hand sanitiser at the entrance.
The Ethiopian government is finalizing plans to sell a 40 percent stake in Ethio Telecom- the country’s sole telecommunication provider . The plan was announced by…
“Since the start of the epidemic, demand for artemisia has gone through the roof,” said Van Damme, a Belgian agronomist marketing it in Senegal said. “But since the Madagascan president’s declarations it’s been crazy.”
Kenya’s leading research institute has begun exploring the efficacy of one of its herbal and traditional medicines likely to treat Covid-19. Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI)…