Cape Town – From Cyril Ramaphosa urging South Africans to get vaccinated as the country battles an unprecedented surge in Covid-19 cases; to Gambia’s Adama Barrow winning a second term…Read these and other stories making the headlines from around the African continent.
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President Barrow wins second term in Gambia election
Adama Barrow comfortably won a second term in The Gambia’s presidential election, with thousands of his supporters celebrating in the streets of Banjul, although his opponents disputed the results announced late on Sunday. Read more…
Sudan top general denies military could run in elections
Sudan’s top general Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on Sunday denied that military and paramilitary members of the transitional administration could run for the country’s July 2023 elections. Read more…
MTN introduces mandatory Covid-19 vaccination for its staff from January
Africa’s largest mobile network operator, the MTN Group has announced that it will implement a mandatory vaccination policy for its staff from January 2022. Read more…
Thousands of Ghanaian commuters, students and workers were stranded at bus stations across the country on Monday after commercial transport drivers went on strike over high fuel costs. Read more…
UN says 30% of Sudan’s people will need aid next year
Thirty percent of Sudan’s population will need humanitarian aid next year, the UN warned in a report on Monday, saying the rate is “the highest in a decade”. Read more…
South African anti-apartheid veteran Ebrahim Ismail Ebrahim dies at 84
Ebrahim Ismail Ebrahim, a veteran of the fight against apartheid who spent years imprisoned on Robben Island alongside Nelson Mandela, died on Monday aged 84, South Africa’s ruling party announced. Read more…
‘Go and get vaccinated without delay,’ Cyril Ramaphosa urges South Africans as Covid-19 cases surge
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday urged citizens to get vaccinated as the country battles an unprecedented surge in cases driven by the new Omicron variant. Read more…
Tunisian president sacks two consuls, orders financial audits
The Tunisian presidency on Sunday dismissed the country’s consuls in Paris and Milan and ordered financial audits at the European missions. Read more…
‘This is really unexpected,’ says retired KZN salesman, 69, after he bags R35m Lotto Plus jackpot
A 69-year-old KwaZulu-Natal man, who recently retired as a salesman, reportedly became a multi-millionaire after he won the R35.1 million Lotto Plus 1 jackpot. Read more…
Hearts of Oak flop again in north Africa as Algerians score four
Famed Ghanaian club Hearts of Oak crashed out of the CAF Confederation Cup on Sunday after another dismal defensive show in north Africa. Read more…
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