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Mali's authorities have banned a protest scheduled for Wednesday afternoon in the capital Bamako against the presence of the French anti-jihadist force in the country. The protest is not allowed because of the restrictions to slow down…

Kenya expects to receive 24 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University next month, Reuters news agency reports. Health Minister Mutahi Kagwe said the vaccines were ordered through an African Union…

Zimbabwe's Foreign Affairs Minister, Sibusiso Moyo, has died. The minister succumbed to Covid-19 at a local hospital, according to a government statement. President Emmerson Mnangagwa eulogised Mr Moyo as a "devoted public servant and a…

Italy's Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has urged senators to back his government as it battles with the pandemic and faces a confidence vote which could prompt his resignation. The upcoming Senate vote follows a vote in the Chamber…

Nigeria’s minister of health has said that the country has requested 10 million Covid-19 vaccine doses from the African Union (AU) which has secured millions of doses on behalf of African countries. It’s not clear which of the Covid-19…

Rwanda has imposed a 15-day lock down on its capital, Kigali, as the country battles a second wave of coronavirus cases that has resulted in "unprecedented deaths and transmission rates". This is the capital's second lockdown since the…

The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said the world is on the verge of what he called a catastrophic moral failure over the way Covid-19 vaccines are being shared out to global populations. Speaking at the WHO's executive…

Rwandan authorities have announced closure of nursery, primary and secondary schools in the capital, Kigali, as numbers of coronavirus cases continue to rise. The closure takes effect on Monday. Education Minister, Valentine Uwamariya,…

The internet shutdown in Uganda that had entered its fifth day on Monday has ended. Social media is however still blocked and only accessible through VPN, the BBC's Patience Atuhaire says. The internet was shut down on Wednesday night…

At least 34 people have been killed and more than 600 injured after a magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck and toppled buildings in Indonesia’s Sulawesi island in the early hours of Friday, according to authorities. The epicentre of the quake…