Monthly Archives: July 2020
Suspected jihadists fire on UN aid copter in Nigeria; 2 dead
NIGERIA
Suspected Islamic extremists opened fire on a U.N. aid helicopter in northeastern Nigeria over the weekend, killing two...
South Africa begins second phase of reopening of schools
SOUTH AFRICA
Thousands of South African students are returning to school Monday after nearly four months when their classes...
Africa starts opening airspace even as COVID-19 cases climb
SOUTH AFRICA
As COVID-19 cases surged in many parts of the world, the island nation of the Seychelles was...
Over 80 killed in Ethiopia unrest after singer shot dead
ETHIOPIA
More than 80 people have been killed in unrest in Ethiopia after a popular singer was shot dead...
Military taskforce kill two notorious armed robbers in Nigeria’s Plateau
NIGERIA
Two notorious armed robbers terrorising northcentral Plateau state in the city Jos, met their waterloo on Thursday as...
New Burundi leader hints he’ll take COVID-19 more seriously
BURUNDI
Burundi’s new president has signaled that his government will take the coronavirus pandemic more seriously than his dead...
PHOTO: Nigeria’s Plateau Deputy Speaker, Commissioner, talks on COVID-19
NIGERIA
Our photo of the day shows Nigeria’s Plateau State House of Assembly’s Deputy Speaker, Hon. (Surv) Saleh Shehu...
Protest versus Africa’s 1st COVID-19 vaccine test shows fear
SOUTH AFRICA
Protesters against Africa's first COVID-19 vaccine trial burned their face masks Wednesday as experts note a worrying...
COVID-19 cases mount at the ends of the Earth in Mali’s Timbuktu
MALI
Harandane Toure started taking malaria pills when he first spiked a fever but as the days passed his...