Low voter turn out in Mali's legislative polls

Officials in Mali said Thursday that voter turnout for the country;‘s legislative elections was just 36 per cent.
Ethiopia: Dam dispute stokes anti-Egypt feelings
Ethiopia: Dam dispute stokes anti-Egypt feelings
For the last 12 years, around four days a week, when the light appears over the skies of the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, Tsehay Wulo, 55, ascends to Entoto, a forested mountain north of the capital.
Coronavirus: Nigerian state bans people from going out without wearing face masks
Coronavirus: Nigerian state bans people from going out without wearing face masks
Governor Ben Ayade of Cross Rivers State has prohibited the movement of people in the state unless they wear a face mask.
File photo: police assault
Kenyatta apologises for police brutality
Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta has apologised to the public after reports of police brutality as officers implemented a curfew to curb the spread of coronavirus.
 Pyramid
Egypt beams messages of solidarity on Great Pyramid
Messages of unity and solidarity with those combating the pandemic were projected on to Giza’s Great Pyramid by Egypt’s government on Monday night.
Joachim Yhombi-Opango (L) fled into exile in France in 1997
Congo's ex-president Yhombi-Opango dies of coronavirus
The former president of the Republic of Congo, Jacques Joaquim Yhombi-Opango, has died in Paris from complications related to coronavirus.
Kenya is to distribute cereals to the poor (file photo)
African governments increase help to poor
As the number of coronavirus cases continues to rise in Africa, governments in some countries are taking measures to help poor people affected by lockdowns and other restrictions.