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Malian troops and citizens gather outside the private residence of Malis President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita in Bamako, Mali. AP photo

Mali president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita quits after armed mutiny

The news of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keitaâ€™s departure was met with jubilation by anti-government demonstrators

19 Aug 2020 9:53 AM GMT

Across Africa and around the world, the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the supply of antiretroviral drugs to many of the more than 24 million people who take them, endangering their lives.(AP)

WHO team to assist South Africa in reinforcing COVID-19 response

South Africa, at present, has the world-'s fifth largest virus caseload with over 5,79,000 confirmed cases and more...

16 Aug 2020 7:02 AM GMT

Vessel MV Wakashio, belonging to a Japanese company but Panamanian-flagged, that ran aground near Blue Bay Marine Park off the coast of south-east Mauritius. (AFP)

Mauritiusâ€™ oil spill worsens as leaking ship splits in two

Volunteers rushed to the shore to create makeshift oil barriers from tunnels of fabric stuffed with sugar cane leaves...

16 Aug 2020 6:48 AM GMT

Volunteers collect seaweed mixed with leaked oil from the MV Wakashio bulk carrier that had run aground at the beach in Bois des Amourettes, Mauritius. (AFP)

Ship owner pledges to respond -'sincerely-' to Mauritius-'...

Mauritius declared an unprecedented environmental emergency last week as the ship began seeping oil into a protected...

15 Aug 2020 7:08 AM GMT

Nurses collect the data of people about to get tested for COVID-19 at a testing center in the capital Kigali, Rwanda. (AP)

Rwanda resorts to pooled testing to solve COVID supply shortage

Some experts, and even the researchers, had initially noted concerns that the complexity of the approach could deter its...

13 Aug 2020 9:07 AM GMT

People scoop leaked oil from the vessel MV Wakashio, belonging to a Japanese company but Panamanian-flagged, that ran aground and caused oil leakage near Blue bay Marine Park in southeast Mauritius. (AFP)

Mauritians join hands to contain oil spill in countryâ€™s...

An estimated 1 ton of oil from the Japanese shipâ€™s cargo of 4 tons has already escaped into the sea, officials say

10 Aug 2020 7:09 AM GMT

Oil leaking from the MV Wakashio, a bulk carrier ship that recently ran aground off the southeast coast of Mauritius. (Photo by Georges de La Tremoille of Mu Press/ via AP)

Mauritius declares environmental emergency as stranded ship spills...

A military transport aircraft with pollution control equipment and a navy vessel to be sent by France for Mauritiusâ€™...

8 Aug 2020 8:52 AM GMT

People who did not respect the measures to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) pandemic, such as the correct wearing of masks in public places, are forced to sit and listen the prevention speeches for a few hours in Nyamirambo stadium in Kigali, Rwanda. (AFP)

Rwandans sent to all-night lectures as punishment for breaking COVID...

Every evening, public health messages are blared through loudspeakers to spectators seated at least a metre apart in the...

7 Aug 2020 5:40 AM GMT

A resident from the Alexandra township gets tested for COVID-19 in Johannesburg, South Africa. (AP)

South Africa sees dip in new coronavirus cases

More than 24,000 healthcare workers have been infected by the coronavirus in South Africa which is five percent of...

5 Aug 2020 10:53 AM GMT

edros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), addresses a press conference about the update on COVID-19 at the World Health Organization headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. (AP)

WHO warns of -'lengthy-' pandemic that could lead to response fatigue

The agency also said the effects of the pandemic -'will be felt for decades to come-' in an emergency WHO committee...

2 Aug 2020 6:54 AM GMT

A nurse wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) is seen at Casa Serena, an Old Age home in Johannesburg. (AFP)

South Africa hits half a million cases, still not at its peak

Confirmed coronavirus cases in Africa as a whole approached a million

2 Aug 2020 3:18 AM GMT

PM Narendra Modi. (PTI)

Modi and Mauritius PM jointly inaugurate new Supreme Court building at...

-'India-'s development partnerships reflect the development priorities of our partner nations,-' Modi said while...

30 July 2020 11:36 AM GMT