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Supporters of South African ex-President Jacob Zuma have formed what they say is a human shield outside his home to try to prevent his arrest. On Tuesday the constitutional court found him guilty of contempt for defying its order to appear before an inquiry into corruption. A deadline for his …

More than 800 people and an undisclosed number of clients from several companies based in the Kampala Metropolitan Area received fake Covid-19 jabs last month. Some of the recipients have since died in the second wave of the pandemic, the Ugandan government revealed. Dr Wallen Naamara, the head of State House Health …

Kenneth Kaunda, Zambia’s first president, and a key figure in its independence struggle, has died at the age of 97, his family has confirmed. Kaunda was admitted to a hospital in the capital Lusaka on Monday suffering from pneumonia. His aides said he did not have Covid-19. In the 1950s, …

Nigeria’s government holds Twitter and its CEO Jack Dorsey indirectly liable for the losses the country suffered during the EndSars protest, the country’s Information Minister has told a call-in programme. Mr Dorsey and the social media firm have not yet responded to the allegations. Tens of thousands of Nigerians took …

The president of Zambia, Edgar Lungu, fainted on Sunday during the country’s televised official annual ceremony for the National Defence Forces Day – which was immediately interrupted following the incident. The 64-year-old head of state, who is running for re-election in August, suffers from the rare disease achalasia. The condition affects …

Ghanaians in Spain have actively joined in the fix-the-country demonstration. This is the first of its kind both in Ghana and abroad. Fix-the-country is a movement which has been in motion for a period of time. Until recently, most demands to fix the country have been made online. Attempts to …

Former US President Donald Trump has congratulated Nigeria on its decision to block Twitter – and that other countries should do the same. “Congratulations to the country of Nigeria, who just banned Twitter because they banned their President,” he said in a statement. The former president encouraged other countries to …

The President of Nigeria, Mr. Muhammadu Buhari, has commiserated with the family and members of the Synagogue, Church of All Nations (SCOAN) on the passing of their father and founder, Pastor Temitope Balogun, popularly known as TB Joshua. President Buhari said the late pastor will be missed for his philanthropic …

The Twitter handle of Nigeria’s First Lady, Aisha Buhari, has been deactivated. This comes hours after the Buhari-led government announced the suspension of the micro-blogging site’s operations in the country. A search on Twitter for her handle shows it has been deactivated. Screenshot below: Meanwhile, President Buhari’s Twitter handle is still active …

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have announced the birth of their second child, a baby girl. Lilibet “Lili” Diana Mountbatten-Windsor was born on Friday morning in a hospital in Santa Barbara, California. Both mother and child are healthy and well, the couple said in a statement. Buckingham Palace said: …