A consortium of tobacco companies has taken the South African government to court in a bid to overturn the administration’s decision to ban the sale of alcohol and tobacco products during the Covid-19 pandemic. Japan Tobacco International (JPI) and British American Tobacco South Africa (BATSA), together with The South Africa…
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry urged the need for a ceasefire in Libya in order for political negotiations to move forward during his Tuesday telephone call with Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov, but he also warned that Egypt makes its own security situation a priority. Shoukry’s comments come one day after…
The World Health Organization has issued a clear warning about the acceleration of coronavirus cases on the African continent, noting that many countries are seeing a rise in positive COVID cases that exceeds the percentage that has commanded so much attention in South Africa. “It’s not accelerating any faster than…
President Alassane Ouattara was on hand Friday for services to honor Amadou Gon Coulibaly, the…
In Nigeria, the Gokada delivery service continues on despite the gruesome murder of CEO Fahim…
The United States says it has clear evidence that the Wagner Group of mercenary fighters,…
There has been little progress in the stalemate over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD),…
An escalation in the violence in Mali has the international community appealing for restraint, following…
