More than two dozen killed in DR Congo armed attack

More than two dozen people were killed in two separate attacks in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, a region in the grip of militia violence, officials said on Wednesday.
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Kenya slams China over racism connected to coronavirus
Kenya rebuked China on Tuesday over coronavirus-related discrimination against its citizens in Guangzhou province while noting that no Kenyans there had died from COVID-19.
Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari
Chibok girls not forgotten issue - President Buhari assures
President Muhammadu Buhari has extended his good wishes to the people of Chibok in Borno State, as they hold prayers and thanksgiving services to mark the sixth anniversary of the kidnapping of their daughters by Boko Haram terrorist group.
 Rain leaves 390 people homeless in Tanzania
Rain leaves 390 people homeless in Tanzania
A six-year old child died and 390 people have been rendered homeless following heavy rainfall accompanied by strong winds in two villages along the Lake Rukwa Rift Valley Basin in Sumbawanga District, Rukwa Region.
Coronavirus could push half a billion people into poverty
Coronavirus could push half a billion people into poverty
The economic fallout from the coronavirus could increase global poverty by as much a half a billion.
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Chad kills 1,000 jihadists and clears lake hideouts - army
Chad says it has killed 1,000 jihadists in an operation in the Lake Chad area against the Islamist militant group Boko Haram.
Botswana is on a 28-day lockdown
Botswana quarantines all MPs amid coronavirus fears
Botswana's 57 MPs will be put in mandatory quarantine for 14 days after a parliamentary nurse tested positive for Covid-19, the respiratory illness caused by coronavirus.