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Zambia: Young people drop out of school due to Covid-19

Some young people in some underprivileged communities in Zambia may not return to school this year, despite all education institutions having re-opened, because a...

Covid-19: Africa’s young population, hot climate slowed infections

The World Health Organization has said that it has identified some factors that potentially played a role in slowing down the Coronavirus infection rate...

Gambia’s draft constitution rejected by lawmakers

Gambia’s lawmakers have rejected a draft constitution to replace the 1997 constitution. The document which was to help reform the country’s governance system could not...

Kenya’s chief justice wants parliament dissolved over gender rule

Kenya's Chief Justice David Maraga has advised the country's President Uhuru Kenyatta to dissolve Parliament. Maraga says his advice is in line with Kenya's Constitution...

Ivory Coast: Opposition calls for protests against President Ouattara

Ivory Coast's main opposition is piling pressure on President Alassane Ouattara ahead of next month's presidential elections. The country's main opposition presidential candidate, Henri Konan...

Ex-CAR officer arrested in France for war crimes

A former presidential guard from the Central African Republic (CAR) has been arrested in France by police on charges of war crimes and crimes...

Mourning of a giant university fish in Zambia receives mixed reactions

The death of a giant fish, fondly called ‘Mafishi,  which lived for over 3 decades, in a pond, at one of Zambia's biggest higher...

Patrice Lumumba’s tooth taken from corpse to be returned to family

The family of Congolese independence hero Patrice Lumumba is expected to receive the tooth taken from his corpse. A court in Belgium has ruled that...

Drug firm pauses Covid-19 vaccine trial after ‘strange illness’ in volunteer

Drug giant AstraZeneca said Tuesday it had paused global trials of its coronavirus vaccine because of an unexplained illness in one of the volunteers. It's...

US sanctions ICC prosecutor over Afghan war crimes probe

The United States of America has announced sanctions against the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) for her continued probe into alleged...

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