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A Sudanese protester has been shot dead by security forces on Thursday during anti-coup demonstrations held across the country, several media reported. Thousands of Sudanese were marching towards the presidential palace in the capital city Khartoum. They were met by gunfire and tear gas from security forces, the BBC reported. …

Mozambique has imposed a partial ban on South African imports of cattle, goats, sheep, pigs and their meat and by-products following an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in the neighbouring country. The ban covers products from the South African provinces of North West, Limpopo and KwaZulu-Natal provinces. The three provinces reported …

Less than 24 hours after the resignation of Tewolde GebreMariam at the head of Ethiopian Airlines, Mesfin Tasew, the general manager of Asky has been appointed to succeed him. Managing Director of Asky, the Ethiopian Mesfin Tasew was appointed on March 24 to head the Ethiopian Airlines group. This appointment …

Authorities in Ethiopia’s Tigray region have welcomed the ceasefire in the region and said they will do everything possible to ensure its success. It comes after the federal government earlier announced an indefinite humanitarian truce in the country’s civil war. In a statement, the Tigrayan forces said they were committed …

The World Health Organization (WHO), has warned African countries leaders against easing restrictions against the coronavirus pandemic. The WHO is concerned as most African countries are rolling back Covid-19 surveillance and quarantine measures. It says this is especially “worrisome in a continent that still has the lowest rates of vaccination …

Ghana’s government has announced a raft of measures including injecting $2bn into the economy to help prop up its falling currency, and slashing the salaries of government appointees, including ministers and heads of state-owned enterprises, by 30%. Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta said the measures were to help Ghana cope with …

The court of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) has ordered the suspension of its sanctions against Mali, pending a “detailed” court ruling, the body’s spokesperson said. In January, the organisation instructed the suspension of all financial institutions under its wing in Mali, after its ruling military junta …

South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has sacked health minister, Elizabeth Acuei Yol, according to a decree announced by state media on Wednesday night. No reasons were given for the firing of the minister. Ms Yol is the first cabinet minister from the party of the First Vice-President Riek Machar, the …

A Nigerian father lost four of his children after they drowned following a boat accident in the northern state of Kebbi, the BBC reported. The father, Musa Labaran, who survived the accident, said he made unsuccessful attempts to save the fifth child who was closer to him on the boat. …

Zambia’s Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has arrested former Foreign Affairs Minister, Joseph Malanji for alleged money-laundering activities. According to authorities, Mr Malanji was arrested for owning a hotel and procuring a helicopter suspected to be bought by proceeds of crime. “The hotel has since been seized together with the two …