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DR Congo court gives 20-year sentence to president’s chief of staff Kamerhe for graft
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French court agrees to transfer Rwanda genocide suspect Félicien Kabuga to UN tribunal
A French court on Wednesday ordered Rwandan genocide suspect Félicien Kabuga be handed over to a United Nations tribunal for trial.
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At least 15 people were killed in northern Burkina Faso in an attack on a convoy transporting traders in a town in northern Burkina Faso on Friday, the government said on Saturday.
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Rwanda genocide suspect Kabuga arrested in Paris region
Rwandan genocide suspect Félicien Kabuga was arrested on Saturday in the Paris region, the French Justice Ministry said.
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Covid-19: In Cameroon, a chloroquine therapy hailed by French expert becomes state protocol
While debate rages in France over Professor Didier Raoult's recommendation of a mixture of chloroquine (an antimalarial) and azithromycin (an antibiotic) to treat patients with Covid-19, some African countries have taken it very seriously. Such is the case in Cameroon, which has embraced the French professor's method of treatment.
Ivory Coast presidential candidate Soro hit with 20-year jail term
Guillaume Soro, the former rebel leader running for president in Ivory Coast, was convicted in absentia on Tuesday of embezzlement and sentenced to 20 years in prison. The former prime minister, who is in exile in France, has denied the charges, claiming they are politically motivated.
Nigeria to ease Covid-19 lockdown for millions in key cities on 4 May
Nigeria will start easing a coronavirus lockdown covering its largest city Lagos and capital Abuja from May 4, President Muhammadu Buhari said on Monday.
Africa faces uphill battle against coronavirus pandemic with fragile health systems
The massive continent is poised to potentially become the next epicenter.
Coronavirus: Why some Nigerians are gloating about Covid-19
In our series of letters from African writers, Nigerian novelist Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani reflects on the different attitudes of the rich and poor towards coronavirus.
Nigerian president’s top aide and 'de facto head of govt' dies of Covid-19
The powerful chief of staff to Nigerian leader Muhammadu Buhari has died after contracting the novel coronavirus, the presidency said Saturday.
Coronavirus: Africa could be next epicentre, WHO warns
Africa could become the next epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned.
Coronavirus: ‘Racist’ plan to test virus vaccines on Africans slammed by World Health Organisation
Two doctors have been widely criticised for saying virus vaccines should be tested on Africans. Now the World Health Organisation has responded.
South Africa's ruthlessly efficient fight against coronavirus
One week into South Africa's nationwide lockdown to prevent the spread of coronavirus, and it is tempting - dangerously tempting - to breathe a sigh of relief.
Mali on lockdown as first coronavirus cases reported, but parliamentary elections to go ahead
Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita announced a nationwide night-time curfew on Wednesday to limit the spread of coronavirus, but said a parliamentary vote planned for this week will go ahead.
South Africa prepares to go into lockdown as coronavirus cases top 700
South Africa's coronavirus cases jumped again to 709, the health minister said Wednesday, as the country with the most cases in Africa prepared to go into lockdown first thing Friday.
Nigeria records chloroquine poisoning after Trump endorses it for coronavirus treatment
One man told CNN that in a pharmacy near his home on the Lagos mainland, he witnessed the price rise by more than 400% in a matter of minutes.
WHO head tells Africa to 'wake up' to coronavirus threat
Africa must "wake up" to the coronavirus threat and prepare for the worst, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has said.
Alassane Ouattara: How Ivory Coast's president stunned West Africa
Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara has stunned his critics by announcing that he will not run for a third term, putting pressure on other regional leaders to follow his example, writes the BBC Newsday's James Copnall from the main city, Abidjan.
Coronavirus: African states impose strict restrictions
Several African states have imposed far-reaching restrictions in a bid to curb the spread of coronavirus.
List of African countries with coronavirus grows as Kenya, Ethiopia, Sudan report cases
Kenya, Ethiopia, Sudan, Guinea and Mauritania all confirmed their first cases of the new coronavirus on Friday, giving the disease a foothold in 19 countries on the African continent.
