The coronavirus reproduction rate in Germany jumped to 2.88 on Sunday, up from 1.79 a day earlier, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for public health said, taking infections above the level needed to contain it over the longer term. A reproduction rate, or ‘R’, of 2.88 means that out of 100 people who contracted the […]

Nine civilians were killed in the restive eastern DR Congo after they were kidnapped by an Islamist militia group, local officials said on Sunday. The Allied Democratic Forces militia or ADF has been blamed for killing around 500 people in retaliation for an army crackdown on their bases in the forests around the Beni region. […]

Malawi, which holds presidential polls on June 23 after its 2019 vote was cancelled, is a small, poor southern African country where people are largely dependent on agriculture and its enormous lake for their livelihoods. – One-fifth water – The country is landlocked but around a fifth of its surface area is covered by water, […]

Zimbabwe’s health minister was Saturday charged with corruption related to the irregular awarding of a big contract to a new Dubai-based company for coronavirus testing and protective kits. Obadiah Moyo, 66, was arrested Friday night following investigations brought by the country’s anti-graft commission, which accused him of criminal abuse of office in connection with the […]

A top aide to DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi was handed 20 years hard labour for corruption on Saturday in a case that has tested the government’s anti-graft credentials. Vital Kamerhe, 61, who served as the president’s chief of staff, was convicted of diverting more than $50 million of public funds, the court in Kinshasa […]