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Doctors in Zimbabwe have protested against a Twitter slur by the government spokesperson, who referred to them as “medical assassins” in the wake of the deaths of senior government officials from Covid-19. Medical Assassins— Nick Mangwana (@nickmangwana) January 24, 2021 The doctors’ association said it was unfortunate that a government …

The International Criminal Court says the Central African Republic has handed over a former rebel commander accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity. Mahamat Said Abdel Kani is charged with offences dating back to 2013. He was a prominent figure in the “Seleka” faction, a mainly Muslim coalition which …

An Ugandan court ordered the militaries and police to leave the house of Bobi Wine who has not left his house since the presidential election day. The politician contests the results of the elections of which Yoweri Museveni was declared winner. The state argued it needed to prevent him organising …

The Nigerian police say they are hunting for a group of gunmen who attacked an orphanage and kidnapped at least six children in Abuja, the capital. The gunmen stormed the orphanage in Abaji area on the outskirts of the city on Saturday. They kidnapped children are aged between 10 and …

AstraZeneca vaccine is the one choosen by the Malian government to fight against the covid-19 pandemic in the country. The government intends to immunize 4.2 million people by the start of April. Health minister Fanta Siby said on Friday that the vaccination would first target medical staff, the elderly and …

Egypt, the most populous Arab nation has begun the process of vaccinating its more than 100 million citizens against the coronavirus. The country has recorded nearly 9,000 deaths from the disease. The first recipients of a vaccine were a doctor and a nurse. They were given a Chinese-made injection. Vaccines …

Serious allegations of sexual violence are being reported in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, including a high number of alleged rapes in the city of Mekelle, Pramila Patten, the UN envoy on sexual violence in conflict, says. Government forces seized control of Mekelle, the regional capital, on 28 November after several …

According to the UN refugee agency, more than two million people have been displaced within their own countries by what it called the unrelenting violence in the Sahel region in Africa. The UNHCR said this was the highest number ever seen, and warned that the communities hosting the refugees in …

A 45-year-old Nigerian man has been sentenced to two years in prison for spending 2million Naira that had been erroneously transferred into his account, the country’s anti-corruption agency says. The judge in the south-western city of Ilorin also ordered Adetunji Tunde Oluwasegun, who had pleaded guilty, to repay the sum …

The information is reported by our colleagues of Beninwebtv. According to the online media, health workers and nurses were arrested by the police for not wearing a mask in the Departmental University Hospital Center of Borgou on Monday, January 18. According to the departmental director of health , Ibrahim Mama …