The President of the United States of America, Donald Trump has reportedly launched a scathing attack on African countries, Haiti and El Salvador calling them “shithole countries”.
Young girls in Ghana who are in their menstrual periods have been prevented from crossing a river in the country’s central region. The chiefs in the Upper Denkyira East community in central Ghana have said that the directive was from the river god.
The government of Zimbabwe has withdrawn state security officers detailed to former first lady of the country, Grace Mugabe. Most aides assigned to the wife of the former President of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe have also been "recalled and reassigned".
Protesters defied threat from the government to crackdown on their agitations as they poured onto the streets on Wednesday to demand improvement in living conditions.
The Namibian government has said that importation of all perishable food, fish, fruits, unprocessed food and water from its neighbouring country Zambia would be halted for now due to the cholera outbreak.
In Ghana a restaurant that serves largely entrepreneurs and business owners has opened in the country’s capital Accra, and only organic beverages and food are served customers who usually sit to talk business.