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Last Updated on February 14, 2020

Malawi Court rejects Election Results

Peter Mutharika

Malawi’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday threw out an application by President Peter Mutharika and the country’s electoral commission to suspend a landmark judgement that annulled last May’s presidential elections. The court last week overturned the results that saw President Mutharika narrowly re-elected citing widespread irregularities – especially the enormous use of correction fluid on tally sheets. A … Read more

Last Updated on February 14, 2020

Hate Speech: Ethiopia passes New Bill into Law

Abiy Ahmed

A few months to elections, Ethiopia’s parliament has passed a law punishing hate speech and misinformation with hefty fines and long jail terms. The bill was passed despite rights groups saying it undermines free speech months before a major election. Nearly 300 legislators voted in favour of the bill on Thursday, with 23 votes against … Read more

Last Updated on February 13, 2020

Suspected Boko Haram Attack leaves 30 Dead

Boko Haram Borno Attack

At least 30 people, including a pregnant woman and a baby, have been killed after suspected Boko haram militants set fire on sleeping travellers in Auno, Borno state, Nigeria. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack, but the Boko Haram group have often carried out attacks in the area – burning down villages, attacking … Read more

Last Updated on February 12, 2020

Timeline of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus

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As of today, the coronavirus killed over 1,000 people and has infected over 45,000. Here is a timeline of the deadly virus. December 31, 2019 Cases of Pneumonia detected in mainland Chinese city of Wuhan is reported to the World Health Organisation. The pneumonia cases occur between December 12 and December 29. In this period, … Read more

Last Updated on February 12, 2020

Coronavirus: All you need to know

Coronavirus

The new coronavirus also known as 2019-nCoV originated in China and is the cousin of the SARS virus. Almost 45,000 people worldwide have been infected by the new coronavirus, which continues to spread to more countries since it was first detected in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December. The death toll from coronavirus so … Read more