Mali: Low turnout for 2nd round of legislative elections
As announced, the second round of legislative elections took place in Mali, on April 19, despite the coronavirus pandemic and insecurity. According to media reports, […]
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Forty-four Boko Haram prisoners found dead in Chad
The Chadian army earlier this month captured fifty-eight Boko Haram jihadists in Lac province. Forty-four of them have reportedly committed suicide in their cells on […]
Thirty-one detainees executed in Burkina Faso – HRW
Human Rights Watch said Monday April 20 that Burkina Faso’s security forces executed 31 unarmed detainees in the northern town of Djibo, and called for […]
Coronavirus continues its spread, deaths in Africa
The African continent has recorded over 23,000 confirmed Covid-19 cases and 1,145 deaths. Egypt, Morocco and South Africa are the most affected countries in the […]
Covid-19: State of Health emergency in Morocco extended to May 20
The state of health emergency that was initially due to end on April 20 has been extended for an additional month to May 20. The […]
Up to three million people could die of covid-19 in Africa- UN report warns
The UN has rang the alarm bill as to the havoc that coronavirus might bring to the beleaguered health system in Africa where the virus […]
Massive shop robberies in Brazzaville during night curfew
Congo-Brazzaville has been under night curfew since March 31. A measure associated with lockdown to block the way to the spread of Covid-19. However, during […]
CAR: Debate on good management of covid-19 funds
Debate on good management of the funds received by the Central African Republic to cope with covid-19 retains attention more than prevention measures in the […]
Nigeria: Security services have killed more people in enforcing coronavirus restrictions than virus itself
In a report released late on April 16, the Nigerian National Human Rights Commission said it had received and documented “105 complaints of incidents of […]
Cameroon President reappears after several weeks of absence
Since the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic, President Paul Biya of Cameroon did not appear publicly or on media. Many rumors circulated on his health until […]