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Mali opposition, military join rally to celebrate Keita’s removal
Mali’s opposition supporters have flooded into Bamako’s central square to celebrate the military overthrow of…
Mali’s coup is cheered at home but upsets neighbours
Crowds rejoiced after a group of colonels seized power in Mali, a vast country stretching…
AfDB: Independent Review Panel exonerates Adesina
An independent panel of experts, headed by former Irish president Mary Robinson, has cleared the…
Covid-19: In Cameroon, chloroquine therapy hailed by French expert becomes state protocol
While debate rages in France over Professor Didier Raoult’s recommendation of a mixture of chloroquine…
Coronavirus: Tanzanian president promises to import Madagascar’s ‘cure’
The president of Tanzania, John Magufuli, is sending a plane to Madagascar to fetch a…
Egungun be careful – Coronavirous to peak in Africa this week
Some African countries could see a peak in coronavirus cases in the coming weeks, and…
Botswana president wants to extend COVID-19 state of emergency to six months
Botswana’s president has proposed extending a state of emergency in the southern African country to…
South Africa’s ruthlessly efficient fight against coronavirus
One week into South Africa’s nationwide lockdown to prevent the spread of coronavirus, and it…
Coronavirus: South Africa begins three-week lockdown
South African security forces have begun enforcing a three-week nationwide lockdown in an effort to…
