NewsRescue Bill Gates, known for his controversial statements including on the use of vaccines for population control, in this video pushes for indemnification for governments in administration of vaccines which could lead to 700,000 casualties. The views expressed in this article belong to the author and do not necessarily reflect the editorial policy of NewsRescue […]
South America is “a new epicenter” of the coronavirus pandemic, the World Health Organization has declared, as US President Donald Trump intensified his push to reopen the reeling American economy. Brazil led the surge across South America, its death toll passing 21 000 on Friday from 330 000 infections, the third highest caseload of any […]
Forces loyal to Libya’s UN-recognised government said Saturday they seized three barracks from fighters aligned with strongman Khalifa Haftar south of the capital, in an apparent new victory against their rival. “Our forces have regained control of the Yarmouk, Hamza and Al-Sawarikh camps,” south of Tripoli, said Mohamad Gnounou, spokesman for the Government of National […]
It was a cold and overcast day in Cape Town’s city centre on Thursday, where more than 100 people joined the queue snaking around the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) offices in Long Street. When GroundUp arrived mid-morning, some people were sitting on the ground or in camping chairs, while others with children stood around cars parked […]
African countries are facing multiple dilemmas during the coronavirus pandemic, including whether to allow voting and whether to continue restraining economies, all while battling stigma surrounding the virus. South Africa continues to enforce a tough lockdown, with much of the economy not allowed to operate at full capacity and restricting movement. In contrast, Tanzania, while […]
Kano – Jihadists have killed five soldiers in an attack on a military outpost in restive northeast Nigeria, army sources said on Thursday. Fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP in several trucks opened fire on troops at a checkpoint outside the town of Mainok in Borno state on Wednesday, they said. “We […]
Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa said Saturday the lockdown imposed to control the spread of coronavirus would stay in place for the moment, but would be reviewed every two weeks. The restrictions have so far borne fruit as transmission has not been widespread and numbers remain lower than had been initial projections, he added. From more […]
Lesotho’s beleaguered prime minister, Thomas Thabane, finally resigned on Tuesday, ending a months-long crisis that engulfed the kingdom after he was accused of having a part in his ex-wife’s murder. “I come before you today to announce that the work that you assigned me may not be over but the time to retire from the […]
The coronavirus has killed 311 959 people worldwide since it surfaced in China late last year, according to an AFP tally at 11:00 GMT on Sunday based on official sources. There have been at least 4 647 986 officially recorded cases in 196 countries and territories. The United States has recorded the most deaths at […]
Madagascar on Sunday announced the first death of a patient suffering from novel coronavirus, nearly two months after it was first detected in the country. The 57-year-old hospital worked died on Saturday and had underlying diabetes and high blood pressure before he was infected, an official from the anti-coronavirus task team said. “It is with […]
Johannesburg – On the cusp of stepping down, Lesotho’s embattled prime minister has denied in an interview with AFP any role in the murder of his estranged wife, a drama that has gripped the tiny kingdom for months. The octogenarian Thomas Thabane has been under pressure even from his own party to resign over the […]
Lesotho’s embattled prime minister appeared far from quitting after the attorney general advised him that he could not be forced to resign despite a scandal over his former wife’s murder. The tiny southern African kingdom has been plagued by political instability since the start of this year after police accused Thomas Thabane of having a […]
A former senior Rwandan official went on trial in Belgium on Monday accused of taking part in the 1994 genocide in his country. Friends and relatives of the alleged victims of 71-year-old Fabien Neretse were present as he arrived at the Brussels court, leaning on a crutch. For the first time in a Belgian case, […]
Six opposition activists have been arrested in Cameroon for distributing face masks and disinfectant gel, their lawyers and Human Rights Watch said Friday. The six were arrested on Monday in a busy market in the capital Yaounde. They are all supporters of main opposition leader Maurice Kamto, who lost the 2018 presidential election to veteran […]
Sixty-four migrants from Ethiopia were found dead on Tuesday, crammed inside a freight container in the northwestern Mozambican province of Tete, a senior hospital official said. The victims were discovered in a blue cargo container loaded on a truck. They were surrounded by survivors. Temperatures in Tete currently hover around 34 degrees Celsius. 64 dead […]
Mozambique’s army said it has killed 50 suspected jihadists in the northern Cabo Delgado province after another spate of insurgent attacks in the gas-rich region this week. A shadowy Islamist group has terrorised remote communities in the Mozambique’s Muslim-majority north since 2017, killing more than 1 100 people, according to the Armed Conflict Location & […]
Three months ago, Africa recorded its first case of coronavirus, sparking fears that the world’s poorest and least-equipped continent faced a catastrophe. But so far, the virus has not come anywhere close to wreaking the same damage in Africa as in Europe and the US – a phenomenon that has stirred much debate. What are […]
A High Court in Zimbabwe has set aside a central bank exchange control directive which had unilaterally ordered conversion of US dollar bank account balances into Zimbabwe dollar balances at a fraction of their original value. At the time, the directive destroyed billions of dollars in savings and wreaked havoc on pension funds. In 2018, […]
2019 is already a busy year for internet shutdowns in Africa, with governments ordering cutoffs as soon as a crisis appears. “It is not even the second month of the new year and we have had significant internet shutdowns in four African countries,” said Berhan Taye, who leads the #KeepItOn campaign for global digital rights […]
Sylvie Briand, the World Health Organization’s infectious hazards management chief, said the UN body was surprised by certain countries’ lack of preparation for a pandemic before the coronavirus crisis. Here is a question-and-answer with the French scientist: Are you surprised by how quickly the pandemic has spread? “We’re not surprised as such, because we knew […]
Luanda – Isabel dos Santos, the billionaire daughter of Angola’s ex-president Jose Eduardo dos Santos, on Tuesday accused the government of resorting to forgery to freeze her assets last year. The 47-year-old tycoon and her Congolese husband Sindika Dokolo are accused of syphoning off more than one billion dollars from Angolan state companies. A court […]
Senegalese police arrested 74 young people on Tuesday night, in a working-class district of the capital Dakar, after they broke a strict night-time curfew intended to curb coronavirus. A senior police officer said the youngsters were arrested in Medina, a district bordering the city centre, between 20:00 and 06:00, when people are required to stay […]
Tunisia on Monday urged continued vigilance against the novel coronavirus, a day after recording no new cases for the first time since March 2 as it eases strict lockdown measures. The country’s overall toll stood at 1 032 cases on Sunday, the same as the previous day, with 45 deaths – unchanged for several days […]
The number of deaths from Aids-related illnesses in sub-Saharan Africa could double if the provision of healthcare to HIV sufferers is disrupted during the coronavirus crisis, the United Nations said Monday. A six-month disruption of antiretroviral therapy due to the Covid-19 pandemic could lead to more than 500 000 extra deaths in the region in […]
Maseru – The government of Lesotho’s embattled Prime Minister Thomas Thabane collapsed on Monday after his coalition partners pulled out, and the formation of a new administration could take two weeks, the speaker of parliament said. Pressure has escalated on the kingdom’s 80-year-old prime minister to resign early over allegations he had a hand in […]