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South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa is self-quarantining after a guest at a dinner he attended later tested positive for Covid-19. The president is not showing symptoms and will perform his duties remotely, his office said in a…

Social media users in Tanzania are having difficulties accessing Twitter and WhatsApp, a day before the country votes in a general election. Since Tuesday, WhatsApp users have been failing to download photos or videos and can only send and…

A man has testified at a judicial inquiry in Nigeria's commercial hub of Lagos that police officers of the now-disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (Sars) tortured him and extracted two of his teeth after arresting him in 2014. He was the…

An Eastern Cape woman who gave birth to a child and allegedly sold it appeared at the Cala magistrate's court on Monday. Yamnkela Nkote, 21, allegedly told the father of the child that the baby had died, but failed to point out her…

Police in a Kenyan county have arrested a woman for allegedly assaulting an expectant woman, leading to the death of the unborn baby. County Police Commander of the  Maua town in Meru County, John Mwinzi, and Igembe South police boss…

Zanzibar's main opposition party says its leader had been arrested a day before local and national elections. Maalim Seif Sharif was at a polling station on Tuesday morning when police officers hauled him away, his ACT Wazalendo…

Protests took place across Italy on Monday over new restrictions to curb the country's second wave of Covid. Clashes were reported in the northern cities of Milan and Turin, where petrol bombs were thrown at officers. In Milan…

The Ghana Journalists Association on Saturday held its 25th awards ceremony at the Movenpick Ambassador Hotel in Accra.  On a glitzy night when fashion, food, music and speeches flowed, more than 60 journalists and media houses…

Muhammad Ikram, 32, takes aim, flexes his neck and strikes with his chin, sending the cue ball across the table and sinking his shot in a corner pocket. Born without arms, Ikram has nevertheless mastered the game of snooker. In…

A senior aide to President Donald Trump has conceded that the US is "not going to control the pandemic". Instead White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said Covid-19 could only be defeated by "mitigation areas" like vaccines and…