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Uganda introduces lockdown measures to halt spread of Ebola: President
Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni speaks during a Reuters interview at his farm in Kisozi settlement of Gomba district, in the Central Region of Uganda,…
Burkina Faso’s latest coup leader becomes transitional president
By Sam Mednick The Associated Press
Capt. Ibrahim Traore officially became Burkina Faso’s transitional president Friday, two weeks after he seized power in…
Africa Tech Festival 2022 Awards (AfricaCom) Shortlist Announced
15 years on and three more new categories, the Africa Tech Festival Awards continue to grow their impact and influence
London, 12 October 2022 – 2022 is a year…
WHO probing Indian cough syrup after 66 children die in The Gambia
According to the medical product alert issued by WHO Wednesday, the four products are Promethazine Oral Solution, Kofexmalin Baby Cough Syrup, Makoff Baby…
Gambia cough syrup scandal: Police investigate deaths linked to medicine
By Omar Wally - Banjul, The Gambia (BBC)
Police in The Gambia have started an investigation into the deaths of 66 children, which have been linked to four…
Sierra Leone arrests suspected traffickers of half tonne of cocaine
FREETOWN (Reuters) - Sierra Leone's security forces said on Wednesday they had arrested three foreign nationals involved in the smuggling of half tonne (1,102…
Burkinabes react to the appointment of Ibrahim Traoré as head of state
The people of Ouagadougou are reacting to the announcement that Captain Ibrahim Traoré, leader of the 30 September coup d'etat, has taken power.
"It is a…
WHO issues alert against Indian-made syrups after 66 children die in…
ANKARA - The World Health Organization Wednesday issued a medical product alert for four contaminated medicines detected in Gambia which have been potentially…
After interview with BBC, British couple murdered, thrown to crocodiles…
A court proceeding in South Africa has revealed that a British couple was brutally killed hours after being interviewed by the BBC in early 2018. Living in…
Somali journalist Ahmed Mohamed Shukur killed while covering security…
Nairobi, October 3, 2022 — In response to reports that Somali National TV journalist Ahmed Mohamed Shukur was killed in a bomb attack on Friday, September 30,…