World / Africa

South Africa partly lifts lockdown to try to fix battered economy 01 Jun 2020 - 09:28 am

JOHANNESBURG - South Africa partly lifted a two month-old coronavirus lockdown on Monday, letting people outside for work, worship, exercise or shopping, and...

Somali minibus hits roadside bomb, six killed 31 May 2020 - 10:18 am

Mogadishu: At least six people were killed on Sunday when a minibus struck a roadside bomb near the Somali capital Mogadishu, police and...

Rwandan medical workers deploy robots to minimise coronavirus risk 30 May 2020 - 01:07 pm

KIGALI: At the Kanyinya COVID-19 treatment facility a short distance from Rwanda's capital Kigali, Akazuba, Ikizere and Ngabo report for duty, but these...

Zimbabwe: Rift within ruling party dents president’s clout 30 May 2020 - 12:22 pm

HARARE, Zimbabwe: Facing myriad political and economic challenges, a new wave of dissensions in the ruling front is further eroding the authority of...

Alleged Rwandan genocide bankroller to be tried in Arusha: judge 28 May 2020 - 02:13 pm

The Hague: The alleged financier of the 1994 Rwandan genocide, arrested this month in France after 25 years on the run, will be...

Manhunts after hundreds flee quarantine in Zimbabwe, Malawi 28 May 2020 - 01:42 pm

BLANTYRE, Malawi: Manhunts have begun after hundreds of people, some with the coronavirus, fled quarantine centers in Zimbabwe and Malawi while authorities worry...

South Africa scientists say up to 50,000 COVID-19 deaths possible 21 May 2020 - 01:40 pm

JOHANNESBURG - South Africa could see up to 50,000 coronavirus deaths and as many as 3 million infections by the end of the...

South Africa says it doesn’t meet WHO criteria to lift lockdown 20 May 2020 - 09:17 am

The rate of new coronavirus infections in South Africa has to slow before the country can lift a nationwide lockdown in line with...

S.Africa BCG booster trials seek low-cost weapon against COVID-19 19 May 2020 - 12:13 pm

CAPE TOWN - The idea of testing the BCG vaccine in Africa against COVID-19 was bound to cause controversy, yet officials say efforts...

Live music lifts spirits in Burkina Faso's coronavirus curfew 18 May 2020 - 01:10 pm

OUAGADOUGOU - On stage in an empty auditorium, backed by starry lights, Patrick Kabre plucks his electric guitar and sings through a microphone...

Armed group kills 20 villagers in northeast Congo 17 May 2020 - 05:16 pm

BENI: An armed group killed at least 20 civilians in an overnight raid on a village in northeast Democratic Republic of Congo on...

Kenya closes borders to Tanzania and Somalia over coronavirus 16 May 2020 - 04:49 pm

NAIROBI: Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday banned movement across the country's borders with Tanzania and Somalia to help curb the spread of...

UN prosecutor hails arrest of Rwanda genocide suspect 16 May 2020 - 01:29 pm

The Hague: A top UN prosecutor said on Saturday that the arrest of a key Rwanda genocide fugitive in France showed that suspects...

South Africa's mass testing hits limits as virus spreads 16 May 2020 - 01:12 pm

Johannesburg: With an expert flick of the wrist, South African nurse Bhelekazi Mdlalose collected throat swabs from young men lining up for coronavirus...

Africa's COVID-19 cases surpass 78,000 16 May 2020 - 12:50 pm

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia: The number of coronavirus cases in Africa exceeded 78,000 on Saturday, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)...

Walk-through sanitising booth sprays S.African commuters 14 May 2020 - 04:13 pm

JOHANNESBURG: Commuters squinted as they streamed into a bus station in the South African township of Soweto on a bright Thursday, but not...

Burundi kicks out top WHO official in country ahead of vote 14 May 2020 - 12:16 pm

KIGALI, Rwanda: Burundi is kicking out the World Health Organization’s top official in the country just days before the presidential election and after...