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According to state-run Herald Newspaper, a Zimbabwean couple has been arrested for an alleged WhatsApp message that claimed President Emmerson Mnangagwa had succumbed to Covid-19. The couple, who are both aged 20, were arrested in the southern border town of Beitbridge, it said. The pair have reportedly appeared before a …

South Africa’s constitutional court has ruled that the former president Jacob Zuma must appear before a judicial panel investigating alleged corruption during his time in office. The court determined that he did not have the right to remain silent before the commission. Read more: Covid-19: German authorities ban travels from …

The legendary actress Cicely Tyson died Thursday night at age 96, according to her family. No details were immediately provided. Tyson is known for uplifting the stories of black women both on stage and the big screen. Oprah Winfrey took to twitter to honor Tyson’s legacy. “She used her career …

The German government accepted to ban all travel from high-risk countries, including South Africa, the United Kingdom, Portugal and Brazil. The restrictions are due to be signed on Friday and could come into force as early as Saturday, according to Spiegel magazine. Germany’s Interior Minister Horst Seehofer announced this ahead …

Some young Tunisians are fuming. For the last two weeks, they’ve been organising protests across the country, clashing with the police at time. And the unrest couldn’t have come at a more symbolic time. It’s now 10 years since Tunisia got rid of its long-serving President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali. …

On Thursday, the World Health Organization said at least 20 percent of the continent can expect to be immunized against coronavirus by the end of the year Only a handful of Africans have been vaccinated against COVID-19, which is a stark difference when compared to richer nations, as African countries …

Morocco’s King Mohammed VI has launched the country’s nationwide coronavirus vaccine campaign, getting his injection at the at the royal palace in the city of Fez. The palace released pictures showing the monarch, wearing a face mask, being jabbed in the arm on Thursday. 🔴His Majesty King Mohammed VI launched, …

Algeria is set to receive its first doses of Covid-19 vaccine on Friday and begin immunisation on Saturday, the communication minister has said. The country will receive the Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine and says other doses from China and India are expected later. The elderly and health care workers are …

Hundreds of Nigerian living in Saudi Arabia without work or residency permits have been deported. It comes after a number of migrants posted a video to social media about their squalid conditions, asking for help. A total of 384 people including 300 men, 83 women and one infant were flown …

The Congolese Prime Minister Sylvestre Ilunga Ilunkamaba is dismissed by the members of parliament this Wednesday, January 27, 2021. This decision comes a month and a half after the break between the presidential camp and Joseph Kabila. After breaking with Joseph Kabila, President Felix Tshisekedi takes a new step towards …