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The co-chair of a taskforce overseeing government’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic has been fired by President Lazarus Chakwera, amid allegations over misuse of 6 billion Malawi Kwacha ($7.7m ). The co-chair of the taskforce, John Phuka, and the head of disaster management, James Chiusiwa, were sacked “for showing a …

Zimbabwe has received its first 200,000 doses of the Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine, donated by China. The consignment arrived on Monday morning in a Air Zimbabwe flight and was handed over to the government by the Chinese ambassador to the country. An additional 600,000 doses ordered by the Zimbabwean government are …

South Africa on Monday reopened 20 land border crossings that were closed over a month ago to limit the spread of Covid-19. The land border points with Zimbabwe, Namibia, Mozambique, eSwatini, Botswana and Lesotho will now have normal travel. They were closed following congestion by people who sought to enter …

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has appealed for calm after at least 10 people were killed in ethnic violence in the southern city of Ibadan. Mr Buhari called on religious and traditional leaders not to allow ethnic or religious groups to stoke up hatred and violence against other groups. “I appeal …

The World Health Organization (WHO) through its regional Director in Africa has expressed concern over the resurgence of Ebola in West Africa and activated response efforts. WHO’s Regional Director Matshidiso Moeti said the agency was “ramping up readiness”. Very concerned by reports of 4 suspected Ebola deaths in Guinea. @WHO …

In a statetement said on Sunday, the Rwandan health ministry said the country has started immunising its healthcare workers against the cornavirus pandemic. An official in the ministry said immunisation with the Pfizer vaccine started last week in a few hospitals in the capital, Kigali. In a tweet, the ministry …

At least 10 people have died during ethnic clashes that began at a busy market in the Nigerian city of Ibadan in Oyo State. The governor of south-western Oyo State has imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew to contain the violence in the city. It began after a wheelbarrow pusher, believed to …

Jack Dorsey, the co-founder of social media platform Twitter, has announced he and US rapper-turned-businessman Jay-Z are investing a chunk of their own money into bitcoin development in Africa and India. Mr Dorsey says they are putting a total of 500 bitcoin, worth around $23.6m, in the endowment fund called …

Health officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo have confirmed a third case of Ebola in the east of the country. The case occurred in North Kivu province, the same area as two earlier cases were detected. Efforts are underway to trace people who have come into contact with the …

Police in South Africa have arrested 15 people for alleged corruption relating to the funeral of the former president, Nelson Mandela, in 2013. Those arrested include the health minister of Eastern Cape province, Sindiswa Gomba, a number of business figures, and other lawmakers from the governing African National Congress. Among …