Burundi's first lady returns after husband's death

Denise Nkurunziza, the widow of Burundi’s late president, returned home from receiving medical treatment in Kenya hours after the announcement of her husband’s death, the BBC has learnt.
Uhuru Kenyatta
Why Kenyans are begging their president for freedom
n our series of letters from African journalists, Joseph Warungu captures the frustrations of Kenyans who have been pleading with the government to ease the measures taken to curb the spread of Covid-19.
Ivorian Defense minister Hamed Bakayoko
Ivorian Defense minister to sue over 'cocaine trafficker' allegations
Ivorian Defense minister Hamed Bakayoko has strongly denied allegations of being a drug trafficker. A Canadian website Vice has been publishing a series of articles suggesting that he was a “major cocaine trafficker.”
The president wants Uganda to be prepared for a rise in infections
Uganda preparing 40,000-bed field hospital
Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has said the country is preparing a 40,000-bed field hospital at Namboole Stadium in the capital, Kampala, for coronavirus patients.
Uhuru Kenyatta, President of Kenya
Kenyan lawyers to push for president's impeachment
Kenyan lawyers say they will petition both houses of parliament to initiate a petition to impeach President Uhuru Kenyatta for what they term as abrogation of the constitution.
Riek Machar tested positive for coronavirus three weeks ago
South Sudan vice-president 'recovers from coronavirus'
South Sudan's First Vice-President Riek Machar and his wife, Defence Minister Angelina Teny, have recovered from Covid-19, Sudan Tribune reports.
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Bail for Zimbabwe politicians accused of lockdown breach
A number of opposition figures arrested for allegedly breaching Zimbabwe's lockdown rules have been released on $1,000 (£789) bail each.