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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…
Nigeria: Terrorists abduct aid worker, 50 bus passengers
More than 50 motorists, passengers including a United Nations Humanitarian Worker have been abducted by suspected terrorists along the deadly Maiduguri- Jakana- Damaturu federal highway. This latest incident comes barely two weeks after 35 passengers mostly women were kidnapped near…
Africa Education Watch calls for advancement in education sector
As governments from across West Africa plan to reopen schools for the 2021 academic session, an education think tank – The Africa Education Watch, mentions 2 key priority areas. The education watchdog operational in countries including Ghana, Nigeria, Liberia, and…
Niger launches operation to track down jihadists following massacre of civilians
The Nigerien military has launched an operation to track down and destroy jihadists who killed over fifty civilians in the Tillaberi region along the border with Mali and Burkina Faso. The killings took place in two villages which were raided…
South Africa to purchase COVID vaccine for over 40M citizens
South African health minister Zweli Mkhize said on Sunday that the government was committed to rolling out vaccines with urgency to establish herd immunity against Covid-19. Speaking during a virtual public briefing, outlining the Department of Health's Covid-19 vaccine rollout strategy,…
UNICEF: 300,000 chldren at risk of malnutrition in Nigeria
The United Nations Children’s Fund has predicted that about 300,000 children in the north-eastern part of Nigeria are likely to die of acute malnutrition in 2021. In a statement on Friday, UNICEF also said over 800,000 children in the North-East…
Ghana reopens schools closed due to COVID
Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo has announced the reopening of schools this month. While Kindergarten and Junior High School pupils are to return to school on January 15, 2021, first-year Senior High School students will start classes on March 10 with…
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