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Angolan former president José Eduardo dos Santos returned home on Tuesday after spending two years in Spain, amid growing tensions between his family and the current head of state João Lourenço over alleged corruption. The details of the length of his stay are not yet known, but his arrival precedes …

The coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc in Ethiopia, killing 72 people in the past two days, the health ministry said. It is the highest number of deaths recorded in the country since last week when the ministry officially confirmed the presence of the highly transmissible Delta variant, BBC News …

The son of Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni say it wouldn’t take the country’s army a day to put down any attempt by mutinous soldiers to stage a coup, similar to the one that ousted that ousted Guinea’s President Alpha Condé. With a picture of Col Mamady Doumbouya, Lt Gen Muhoozi …

Zimbabwean authorities have ruled that all civil workers who have not been vaccinated against covid-19 be expelled from work with immediate effect. According to the Information Minister Monica Mutsvangwa, the government had given its workers “ample time” to get Covid-19 vaccines. It’s not clear how many civil servants are affected …

The French defence minister, Florence Parly, has warned Malian government against entering into a deal with a Russian security firm. Wagner is said to be operating in several African countries as Russia plans to increase its influence. Malian military leaders are about to hire mercenaries for them. Ms Parly described …

Authorities in Nigeria have announced that 144 prisoners of the 240 who escaped last week-end during the attack of the correctional facility in Kogi state were recaptured. The authorities have urged the rest to surrender or risk being prosecuted after arrest. The public is encouraged to report any case. Authorities …

According to data from the Mozambican Ministry of Health, coronavirus cases have dropped considerably during these first two weeks of September. In the first 13 days of the month, there were 2,943 new cases of Covid-19 and 107 hospital admissions, a big drop from the 15,385 cases and 542 admissions …

In order to curb the spread of the coronavirus and its Delta variant, the Ivorian president Alassane Ouattara has announced that people entering Ivory Coast should show their health pass or a PCR test which last at least 72h. Mr Ouattara also said that the validity of coronavirus PCR tests …

Security forces in Morocco say they have broken up a cell of militants linked to the Islamic State (IS) group. The dismantling led to the arrest of three jihadists. The three suspected whose names are not revealed, are members of the Islamist State (IS) group and were arrested in the …

In a two-page statement, Ugandan Education Minister and First Lady Janet Museveni said the continued closure of schools in the country was aimed at protecting young people who are Uganda’s future from the COVID-19. On her official twitter account, Ms Museveni asked parents to be patient as the government is …