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Give me my daughter, she’ll go and die in my house – Father of coronavirus patient
A Nigerian man who was seen complaining over the poor condition of an isolation center where his daughter with coronavirus…
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Sierra Leone’s ex-Defence Minister charged with treason
A Sierra Leonean former minister has been charged with treason for walking into the president’s house with a gun ahead…
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SA pensioners die waiting for grant payouts
Two pensioners in South Africa died on Monday as they were hoping to collect money from the government in the…
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Pastor charged for denying coronavirus exists in Africa
Ugandan authorities have charged a controversial pastor who is accused of telling his congregation that there is no coronavirus in…
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Congo’s ex-president Yhombi-Opango dies of Covid-19
The former president of the Republic of Congo, Jacques Joaquim Yhombi Opango, has died in Paris from complications related to…
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Botswana executes duo convicted of murder in 2014
Botswana, one of the few democracies to still enforce the death penalty, executed two men convicted of murder on Saturday,…
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Celebrities tell Egyptians not to kill their cats
There have been calls in Egypt for people not to abandon or put down their pets after false rumours that…
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Zimbabwe doctors and nurses down tools over lack of protective coronavirus gear
Doctors and nurses in Zimbabwe are striking to protest the shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) for health workers in…
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South Africa could seek IMF loan to fight coronavirus
South Africa has considered approaching the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and other institutions as a last resort for emergency funding…
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Sierra Leone scraps ban on pregnant girls from going to school
The government of Sierra Leone has overturned a ban on pregnant girls from attending school. The ministry of education said…
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