Machete-wielding attackers kill 15 in eastern Congo, local chief says

Militants armed with guns and machetes killed at least 15 people and injured four on Tuesday in an early morning raid on a village in Congo's eastern Ituri province, according to local authorities.
#militants #guns #congo

EU, Gates Foundation to invest over R1bn to set up African drugs regulator

The European Union and the Gates Foundation will invest over 100 million euros (about R1.7 billion) over the next five years to help set up an African medicines regulator to boost the continent's drugs and vaccine production, the EU Commission said on Tuesday.
#eu #gatesfoundation

Work to widen Suez Canal is underway

Work is underway to expand the two-way section of the Suez canal to 82 km from 72 km, the chairperson of the authority managing the Egyptian waterway said on Tuesday.
#suezcanal #egypt

Mozambique drops school science textbook after outcry over homosexuality, masturbation content

Mozambique will remove a seventh grade natural science textbook from schools after outrage on social media over content that discussed masturbation and homosexuality, the education ministry said Tuesday.

Mozambique drops school science textbook after outcry over homosexuality, masturbation content

Mozambique will remove a seventh grade natural science textbook from schools after outrage on social media over content that discussed masturbation and homosexuality, the education ministry said Tuesday.

Trial of New York Times freelancer accused of smuggling colleagues into Zimbabwe wraps up

The trial in Zimbabwe of New York Times freelancer Jeffrey Moyo, accused of arranging fake accreditation for two colleagues, ended Monday with his lawyers seeking to have the case dismissed.
#zimbabwe #jeffreymoyo #newyorktimes

Zimbabwe opposition leader Tendai Biti briefly detained while on campaign

Zimbabwe's former finance minister, Tendai Biti, was on Monday detained for several hours while campaigning for upcoming legislative by-elections in Harare amid fears of a fresh wave of opposition arrests.
#zimbabwe #tendaibiti

Coal boom triggers Grindrod plans to triple capacity at Mozambique's biggest port

Grindrod, the Johannesburg-listed logistics operator, plans to triple capacity at its drybulk port terminals in Mozambique to cater for growing demand for coal exports from neighboring South Africa, the company said on Monday.
#grindrod #southafrica

Africa 'on track' to control the Covid-19 pandemic, WHO says

African countries are on course to control the coronavirus and its emerging variants this year, the World Health Organization's regional head for the continent has said.
#africa #africancountries #who

Sadio Mane To have stadium named after him in Senegal

Senegal forward and AFCON hero, Sadio Mane etched his name in the history of Senegalese football when he struck home the winning penalty against Egypt in the final of the Nations Cup to hand the Terranga Lions their first ever title.
#senegal #afcon #sadiomane