Africa
Africa airline industry lost $55 bn from virus shutdowns
Africa’s travel and tourism industry has lost $55-billion due to the closure of borders to limit the spread of coronavirus, the African ...Malawi opposition leader wins presidential election re-run
Malawi’s opposition leader Lazarus Chakwera on Saturday was declared the winner of a re-run presidential election, a dramatic reversal of incumbent Peter ...Clock ticks on push to resolve Egypt-Ethiopia row over giant Nile dam
Egypt is counting on international pressure to unlock a deal it sees as crucial to protecting its scarce water supplies from the ...Somali forces kill al Shabaab militant leader Ahsraf Azmi Abu Hamdan
Somali security forces have killed a commander of the al Shabaab militant group in a military operation, state radio reported on Thursday. ...South Sudan takes key step forward in peace agreement
South Sudan’s main rivals on Wednesday sealed a deal on control of the country’s 10 internal states, an issue seen as the ...Algeria to further relax coronavirus lockdown
Algeria will further relax its coronavirus lockdown on Sunday, easing a curfew, allowing public transport to resume in the cities and reopening ...Tanzania first African country to restart league amid virus
Tanzania this weekend became the first African country to resume a national league suspended during March because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. ...Long days for Mali hospital coping with violence and virus
After a busy day juggling paperwork and meetings, Brehima Traore, deputy director of a hospital in war-torn Mali, may have hoped for ...Conflict, division blight virus response in Libya
War and division are weakening Libya’s fight against the novel coronavirus, with the government struggling to deal with an outbreak deep in ...South African schools reopen after March lockdown eased
An hour before the gates opened, dozens of uniformed students wearing face masks stood silently in single file outside their schools in ...














