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Roundup of news stories across Africa

The African Development Bank (AfDB) announced Thursday evening, the launch of an independent investigation into allegations against its president, Akinwumi Adesina, the only candidate for re-election to a new term.  Go deeper: The United States had discredited a previous internal investigation...

Lesotho’s former first lady Maesaiah Thabane was arrested Wednesday, over the murder of the previous wife of her husband, former prime minister Thomas Thabane, police said.  Backstory: Lesotho’s Appeal Court revoked her bail last week on suspicion that procedure was not followed correctly when her...

The Sudanese army have used barbed wire and concrete to stop people from reaching its headquarters in the capital, Khartoum. Go deeper: More than 100 people were killed on June 3 last year, when the army attacked and cleared a...

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has issued out cheques for its association members. The continental football body will release more than 6,393 million CFA francs through financial channels alloting nearly 120 million to each Federation as a subsidy...

China to help Africa fight the coronavirus South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa disclosed Sunday, that China will give Africa 30 million test kits per month, as well as 10 000 ventilators and 80 million masks. #Let’sFightThisTogether: Across the continent, organisations and private...

With an economy further dipping into bigger problems, South Africa is planning projects worth $20.5 billion in sectors such as transport, energy and water as it looks to drive an economic recovery from the coronavirus crisis. The ANC’s treasurer-general, Paul...

After escaping authorities for more than two decades, Rwandan genocide suspect, Felicien Kabuga was arrested this month and charged to court; where he told a French court Wednesday, that the international charges against him were lies.   Kabuga has been indicted by...

Zambia's President Edgar Lungu has pardoned two men who were jailed last year for having sex with each other. Their 15-year sentence triggered a diplomatic row, which ended in the recalling of the US ambassador.  The two men, Japhet Chataba and Steven Samba, were listed among the...

Main opposition candidate in Burundi’s May 20 presidential election, Agathon Rwasa, has denounced an “electoral masquerade” after the announcement of the landslide victory of the ruling party’s candidate, Evariste Ndayishimiye.  “We are in the process of putting together our complaint file, and we are...