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Some travellers from South Africa who arrived in Nigeria last week have been tested positive to the Omicron variant, the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced. In a press release, the body warns that it is a matter of “when, not if” more cases are identified. The NCDC …

The South African Head of State, Cyril Ramaphosa has said he was disappointed by African leaders who have followed western countries in suspending flights to and from southern African states after the discovery of a new coronavirus variant. He said it was unfortunate, and that he would have preferred if …

Authorities in Nigeria have confirmed that nine more bodies have been recovered on Wednesday morning following the tragedy of boat capsizing on Tuesday evening. This brings the death toll to 29 so far and the search and rescue operation is ongoing. The boat was carrying dozens of people from the …

A boat carrying more than 50 people capsized in Kano state, northern Nigeria, on Tuesday evening, killing at least 20 people, most of them students, BBC News reports. The boat was carrying dozens of people from the village of Badau to the town of Bagwai, where they were due to …

Government in Zimbabwe has reimposed a lockdown and mandatory quarantines for all travellers amid rising Covid cases in order to curb the spread of the Omicron variant. President Emmerson Mnangagwa reimposed a curfew from 21:00 to 06:00 local time and said international travellers will be required to be tested on …

The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Gebreyesus, voiced concern on Tuesday that some states are introducing blanket measures aimed at the Omicron coronavirus variant that he said were “not evidence-based or effective on their own”. Dr Tedros said these were penalising southern African countries that reported …

Authorities in Barbados announced on Tuesday that the country is no longer dependent on the British crown but is becoming a republic for the first time in its history. Several leaders, and public figure, including Prince Charles and Rihanna, attended the ceremony, which kicked off Monday evening in a popular …

The Ugandan army has launched joint air and artillery strikes against the rebels of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, BBC News reports. Uganda People’s Defence Forces Spokesperson Brigadier General Flavia Byekwaso has confirmed this via her official twitter account. She said that the …

Activists in Sudan have called for more protests across the country on Tuesday to denounce the political deal between PM Abdalla Hamdok and leaders of the military coup. Activists staged the protests despite meeting with the prime minister. “If the creation of fictitious bodies could protect the authority, then [ousted …

Coup leaders in Guinea have said that the deposed president Alpha Condé has been transferred to his wife’s home in the capital Conakry. In a statement broadcast on state television, the National Rally and Development Committee (CNRD) said Mr Condé was now with his wife, Hadja Djene Kaba Condé. The …