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Zimbabwe goes into lockdown as COVID cases rise

The Zimbabwean government has reintroduced a 12-hour dusk-to-dawn curfew to contain rising COVID19 cases and combat citizens’ disregard of lockdown regulations.  It comes as the World Health Organization calls on Zimbabweans to abide by the new regulations. As Veronic Njie…

MSF condemns killing of staff in CAR

Medecins Sans Frontieres MSF, also known as Doctors without Borders, has denounced the killing of one of its medical staff members following a shooting incident on a public transport truck in Grimari city in Ouaka prefecture, Central African Republic (CAR).…

Uganda: Bobi Wine arrested at campaign stop

Ugandan police said Thursday they prevented popular singer Bobi Wine, one of the frontrunners in the January 14 presidential election, from gathering his supporters, citing health regulations regarding Covid-19, but denied arresting him. However, the police said he is "currently…

Sudan: AU, UN end peacekeeping mission in Darfur

The United Nations Secretary-General and the Chairperson of the African Union Commission have reiterated their commitment to continue to support Sudan consolidate peace as the AU-UN hybrid peacekeeping mission in the country’s Darfur region ends its operations. In a joint…

Counting ongoing following CAR’s contentious poll

Counting is underway in the Central African Republic (CAR) following voting on Sunday. The vote was overshadowed by violence between government and rebel forces. President Faustin-Archange Touadera is seeking a second term and has accused his predecessor, François Bozizé, of…

Banks reopen in Ethiopia’s Tigray region

State-affiliated Fana TV said on Monday that banking services have resumed in the capital of Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region for the first time, since war broke out there on November 4. It comes as the government seeks to restore normality.…

UNHCR commends new asylum law in Chad

The UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, has commended Chad for adopting its first-ever asylum law, which will enhance protection for the nearly 480,000 refugees currently hosted in the country. Adopted 23 December 2020, the law ensures refugees and asylum-seekers fundamental protections,…