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Wed, 06 Jan 2021 15:10:57 +0000News24.com | Central African Republic opposition candidates call for presidential vote to be annulled
Ten opposition candidates in the Central African Republic's presidential election have called for the vote – won by incumbent Faustin Archange Touadera – to be annulled in view of 'numerous irregularities'.
Tue, 05 Jan 2021 18:48:51 +0000News24.com | WATCH | Egypt eyes slow return for tourism after dire 2020
Tourism officials in Egypt are forecasting a gradual recovery for the industry in 2021, after the pandemic stopped the majority of people visiting its sights last year.
Tue, 05 Jan 2021 18:21:29 +0000News24.com | African airlines' traffic sinks after slight improvement
The latest update from the International Air Transport Association shows the load factor in Africa fell to 45.5% in October 2020 compared to September.
Tue, 05 Jan 2021 16:04:38 +0000News24.com | Jihadist group claims killings of French soldiers who died in Mali blast
An al-Qaeda-linked jihadist group has claimed responsibility for an attack that killed two French soldiers in Mali.
Tue, 05 Jan 2021 13:28:26 +0000News24.com | Niger massacre: 3 days of national mourning declared, attack on two villages probed
Niger has declared three days of national mourning following the massacre of 100 civilians in two villages in the western region of the country where Islamist militants have carried out a series of attacks.
Tue, 05 Jan 2021 12:14:59 +0000News24.com | A lack of hospital beds, a dire economy and crocodiles: dealing with Zim's hard lockdown
While health experts believe rising cases and the constrained situations at Zimbabwean health facilities justifies the lockdown, economists are bracing for the worst.
Mon, 04 Jan 2021 14:39:18 +0000News24.com | Nigerian authorities arrest, severely beat journalist and opposition leader Omoyele Sowore
Nigerian authorities have arrested five activists who were organising an anti-government protest, severely beating the most prominent of them, Omoyele Sowore, his lawyer has said.
Mon, 04 Jan 2021 12:17:42 +0000News24.com | 2 French soldiers killed after vehicle hits bomb in Mali
Two French soldiers have died after their vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in northeastern Mali, just days after three others were killed in similar fashion.
Sun, 03 Jan 2021 09:07:16 +0000News24.com | Covid-19: Zimbabwe reintroduces 'stiff' national lockdown measures with immediate effect
Zimbabwe's government on Saturday imposed a national lockdown with immediate effect, following a surge in Covid-19 cases, creating a major problem for most citizens who rely on the informal employment sector.
Sat, 02 Jan 2021 12:13:35 +0000News24.com | WATCH | Senegal: Judge quashes graft case against Aliou Sall
The case was brought forward following a 2019 investigation by the British public broadcaster, the BBC.
Fri, 01 Jan 2021 15:59:59 +0000News24.com | Total asks Mozambique staff to leave as attacks draw near to liquid natural gas project
Fighters linked to Islamic State this week raided a town less than 5 kilometers from the construction camp of the R293 billion project, which is Africa’s largest private investment
Fri, 01 Jan 2021 09:17:19 +0000News24.com | Africa heralds onset of free-trade pact after years of talks
The accord “will fundamentally change the economic fortunes of our continent,” President Cyril Ramaphosa, who holds the AU’s rotating chairmanship, said in a speech on Thursday.
Fri, 01 Jan 2021 08:30:02 +0000News24.com | Peace mission in Sudan's Darfur ends, stoking fears of new clashes
The United Nations and African Union on Thursday ended a 13-year mission to keep the peace in the vast Sudanese region of Darfur, even as recent violent clashes leave residents fearful of renewed fighting.
Fri, 01 Jan 2021 07:34:55 +0000News24.com | Chad locks down capital for first time as Covid-19 cases rise
Chad has locked down its capital N'djamena for the first time since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic and has declared a dusk to dawn curfew due to a rise in infections, a decree signed by President Idriss Deby showed on Fr
Thu, 31 Dec 2020 13:30:29 +0000News24.com | Peacekeeping mission in Sudan's Darfur ends, stoking fears
Sudan's hybrid United Nations-African Union mission in Darfur is set to end its 13-year peacekeeping operations in the conflict marred region.
Thu, 31 Dec 2020 11:09:28 +0000News24.com | Egyptian prosecution wants accusations against police excluded from Regeni case
Egypt's public prosecution has told investigators to exclude Italian prosecutors' accusations against four Egyptian policemen on the killing of an Italian student in Cairo.
Wed, 30 Dec 2020 18:57:32 +0000News24.com | Little damage done as tropical storm Chalane hits Mozambique
The powerful tropical storm Chalane made landfall near the central Mozambique city of Beira.
Wed, 30 Dec 2020 15:40:49 +0000News24.com | Zimbabwe shuts schools as it braces for cyclone
Zimbabwe has postponed the re-opening of schools planned for next week, the government says.
Wed, 30 Dec 2020 17:23:59 +0000News24.com | UPDATE | Uganda's Bob Wine was 'restrained' and taken home, police say, slams 'false claims'
Uganda opposition presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, and his campaign team were arrested in the country's central region, he said on Twitter.
Wed, 30 Dec 2020 13:07:41 +0000News24.com | Boko Haram landmines kill 11 Nigerian security personnel
Landmines planted by Boko Haram jihadists have killed 11 security personnel, including four soldiers in Nigeria, security sources have said.