Former Minister jailed for corruption
Corruption
Zambia’s former Minister of Community Development and Social Services, Emerine Kabanshi, has been sentenced to two years in prison.
A Magistrate’s Court in the capital,...
Kidnappers kill two more students abducted from Nigerian university
Two students who were kidnapped from a university in northern Nigeria last Tuesday have been killed, making it a total of five Greenfield University...
Zimbabwe purchases 600,000 vaccines from China’s Sinopharm
Zimbabwe has purchased 600,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses from China’s Sinopharm, in addition to 200,000 China has donated, its information minister said on Wednesday, adding...
Tanzanian leader cautious over Covid vaccines
Tanzania's President John Magufuli has warned health officials against acquiring Covid-19 vaccines saying - without giving evidence - that they could harm the population.
"The...
Tanzania to resume oil, gas negotiations in 2021
The Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) is optimistic that the Host Government Agreement (HGA) negotiations between the government and International Oil and Gas Companies...
EU halts aid to Ethiopia over Tigray conflict
The European Union has postponed almost 90 million euros in budget support payments to Ethiopia over the bloc's concerns of the Tigray crisis, according...
