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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...
sky news africa South Africa begins second phase of reopening of schools

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...
sky news africa African air travel at near-standstill in recent months Relatively few confirmed COVID-19 cases have been reported in Africa. Less air travel might be a factor after most countries closed their borders. But more are starting to resume passenger flights. Flight departures from international airports on May 20 by global region West and Central Africa 1 East and South Africa 21 South America 71 Middle East 113 Asia Pacific 633 Europe and N. Atlantic 673 N. America and Caribbean

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...
sky news africa Over 80 killed in Ethiopia unrest after singer shot dead

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...
skynewsafrica Military taskforce kill two notorious armed robbers in Nigeria’s Plateau

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...
sky news africa New Burundi leader hints he’ll take COVID-19 more seriously

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...
sky news africa PHOTO Nigeria’s Plateau Deputy Speaker, Commissioner, talks on COVID-19

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...
sky news africa Protest versus Africa’s 1st COVID-19 vaccine test shows fear

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...
skynewsafrica recovering coronavirus patient Harandane Toure, a teacher in his 50s, poses for a photo in his house in Timbuktu, Mali.

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...

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