Lazarus Chakwera has been sworn in as president of Malawi after winning an election rerun. “Time has come for us to wake up and to make our dreams come true,” Mr Chakwera said in his victory speech. He defeated incumbent Peter Mutharika with 58.57% of the vote in Tuesday’s poll. In February, Malawi’s constitutional court […]
Liberia’s Education Minister has been flown into Accra and is undergoing treatment after testing positive for Covid-19, sources close to Ghana’s Covid-19 management team have said. Professor Ansu D. Sonii Snr, 70, is reported to have been flown into Ghana over the weekend, in what has been described as a “diplomatic arrangement” between the two […]
The government of Ghana has apologised to the Nigeria High Commission in Ghana following the demolition of a storey building on its premises said to be at the centre of a land litigation. The building was demolished at the weekend. Some men said to be armed with the assistance of a bulldozer broke through the locked gate […]
Reports reaching BestNewsGH.com says the President of Burundi, Pierre Nkurunziza has died at the age of 55. Aljazeera which broke the news said the president died of a heart attack according government spokespersons in that country. In a statement posted on Twitter and sighted by BestNewsGH.com the government announced “with great sorrow to Burundians and […]
Tanzania’s President John Magufuli has declared the country “coronavirus-free” thanks to prayers by citizens. “The corona disease has been eliminated thanks to God,” Mr Magufuli told worshippers in a church in the capital, Dodoma. The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed concern over the government’s strategy on Covid-19. The government has stopped publishing data on […]
Ethiopia reports a surge in sexual violence since the start of the COVID-19 outbreak Officials in Ethiopia have said that more than 100 girls were raped and treated in the capital, Addis Ababa, since the outbreak of the COVID-19 disease. The privately owned Walta TV reported the news. The abuse includes cases of incest. The head of […]
Long queues have formed outside shops selling alcohol in South Africa after restrictions on its sale, imposed two months ago as part of measures to fight COVID-19 were lifted. Social media posts showed people who had braved the morning chill cheering as buyers emerged with their bottles. The alcohol ban was to allow police and […]
There is no need for Zimbabweans to panic over the spike in confirmed Covid-19 cases, but citizens must continue observing basic hygiene and social distancing recommended by public health experts, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said. The lockdown will continue at level 2, although President Mnangagwa keeps this under review and will modify it […]
Tanzanian comedian Idris Sultan has appeared at a magistrate’s court this morning in the commercial capital, Dar es Salaam, eight days after he was arrested. Sultan was expected to be charged with cybercrimes offences, tampering with evidence and using a Sim card registered in someone else’s name, a police spokesperson told the BBC on Monday. […]
Home affairs minister Aaron Motsoaledi has approved essential travel for South Africans who want to return to countries where they are based. The decision, made after consultations with the department of international relations & co-operation and the national coronavirus command council, was announced on Saturday. Many South Africans who work or live overseas and were […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has made it to the list of the top 50 personalities on the African continent who are daring to be different and causing change. He has been captured as one of the Top 50 African Disruptors for 2020. Making the list alongside the President is Nigerian Business Magnate, Aliko Dangote of […]
Information available to BestNewsGH.com reveals that top government officials in South Sudan have tested positive to the novel COVID-19. First Vice President, Dr. Riek Machar, his wife, the Minister for Defense as well as their bodyguards have all been confirmed positive. BestNewsGH.com is told other unnamed top government officials have also been confirmed positive. Source: […]
