A court in Bahirdar, northern Ethiopia, has sentenced the country’s former communications minister and close ally…
Category: Africa
Covid-19: WAEMU’s health ministers to hold a videoconference on May 7th
(Togo First) – Tomorrow, May 7, all health ministers of the WAEMU will hold a videoconference…
Coronavirus: Togo plans to proceed to random large-scale testing soon
As the number of Covid-19 cases keeps rising in the country, Togo is about to proceed…
Nigeria Leads In COVID-19 Deaths In West Africa
The West African sub-region has a recorded a total of 13,112 Coronavirus (Covid-19) infections and 301…
Coronavirus: Nigeria’s death penalty by Zoom ‘inhumane’
The sentencing to death of a Nigerian driver via Zoom is “inherently cruel and inhumane”, Human…
Coronavirus: DR Congo reports highest single-day rise
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s health ministry has confirmed 92 new coronavirus cases in the country,…
Burundi vote campaigns marred by clashes
Burundi’s Attorney General Sylvestre Nyandwi has urged politicians not to incite violence following several clashes, some…
Returning South Africans stranded at airport
Some 270 South Africans who arrived home from the United States on Monday afternoon are stranded…
Stolen millions are returned to Nigeria
Nigeria has received more than $300m (£241m) that were stolen by the former military ruler, Sani…
Coronavirus lockdown: Nigerians cautious as restrictions eased in Lagos and Abuja
In Nigeria, some businesses have reopened on the first working day after the easing of a…