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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…