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Gambia's president enters self-isolation
In a statement published on social media, Barrow's office said the president will self-isolate for two weeks, with immediate effect.
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Virus toll surges in Madagascar, land of COVID 'cure'
Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar, is grappling with a flood of coronavirus cases, a surge starkly at odds with the country's flamboyant claim to have devised a herbal cure for COVID-19.
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7 babies die at Zim hospital after urgent treatment delayed
According to the BBC, one doctor said the deaths were "the tip of the iceberg as nurses are on strike because of a lack of personal protective equipment and other concerns, including maternity wards that are overwhelmed.”
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Zimbabwe agrees to pay $3.5 billion compensation to white farmers
But the southern African nation does not have the money and will issue long term bonds and jointly approach international donors with the farmers to raise funding, according to the compensation agreement.
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Zimbabwe minister Shiri, who helped plot Mugabe ouster, dies at 65
Perrance Shiri was admitted to hospital on Tuesday, two government sources said. He died in the early hours of Wednesday.
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African Development Bank rightly cleared its president of wrongdoing - panel
A report by the bank’s ethics board in April cleared Akinwumi Adesina of malfeasance but the United States, AfDB’s second-largest shareholder, rejected the internal investigation and demanded an independent panel review the case.
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ANALYSIS: SA faces mass hunger if efforts to offset impact of COVID-19 are eased
Two out of every five adults interviewed between May and June reported that their household had lost its main source of income since the lockdown started.
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Coronavirus sharpening hunger in southern Africa, says SADC
Some 8.4 million children are likely to suffer from acute malnutrition across the region in 2020, of whom 2.3 million will require life-saving treatment, the Southern African Development Community said.
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Mali's opposition rejects West African leaders' plan to end deadlock
The M5-RFP opposition coalition said the proposals did not “correspond to the expectations and aspirations of the people of Mali and violate the laws and constitution of Mali”.
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Egypt and Sudan criticise Ethiopia at start of new Nile dam talks
Sudan and Egypt both fear the $4 billion hydroelectric dam could lead to water shortages in their own countries. The Blue Nile is a tributary of the Nile, from which Egypt’s 100 million people get 90% of their fresh water.
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Kenya extends curfew for a month as COVID-19 cases jump
Kenya has so far reported 17,975 cases of infection with the new coronavirus and 285 deaths from the related disease COVID-19.
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Southern Africa's economic output to contract by as much as 6.6% - AfDB
The African Development Bank said that reduced travel and limitations on cross-border operatives enforced during the COVID-19 epidemic were therefore bound to have a telling effect on the southern Africa region, which accounts for over 45% of Africa's travel and tourism industry.
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Mali seeks unity government under international pressure
According to the presidency's announcement, Prime Minister Boubou Cisse will keep his job and oversee a government including six ministries.
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Zanu-PF labels US ambassador a ‘thug who trains insurgents’
Zanu-PF spokesman Patrick Chinamasa labelled US ambassador Brian Nichols a thug, accusing him of fronting what he termed a “coterie of gangsters and mercenaries disguised as diplomats”.
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Kenya restricts alcohol sales to halt 'aggressive surge' of virus
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta delivered a stern dressing down to Kenyans for reckless behaviour that has seen cases triple in the past month to 17,975, while 285 have died.
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Morocco shuts down major cities to contain surge in COVID-19 cases
The country eased a nationwide lockdown a month ago, though international flights are still suspended except special flights by national airlines carrying Moroccans or foreign residents.
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Fresh killings in Darfur as Sudan prepares to send troops
Attackers targeted members of the local Masalit community, looting and burning houses and part of the local market, a statement said.
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Africa’s COVID-19 cases surpass 800k, with over 17k deaths
Some countries are now approaching a critical number of infections with fears the virus could put further strain on health systems.
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Somalia's parliament ousts prime minister in no-confidence vote
Khaire and President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed have been tussling over whether to delay a national election due in February next year, with the prime minister insisting it go ahead and the president favouring postponement.
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Zimbabwe says jailed journalist, politician plotted to topple government
Hopewell Chin'ono and Jacob Ngarivhume were arrested on Monday and charged with inciting public violence for their role in organising anti-government protests slated for 31 July.
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Gunmen kill at least 20 farmers in Sudan's Darfur - tribal chief
Twenty people were also wounded in the attack in Aboudos, some 90 kilometres south of Nyala, the capital of South Darfur province, tribal chief Ibrahim Ahmad told AFP by telephone.
