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The government of Equatorial Guinea has announced a solidarity contribution of $2 million to China over the rampaging coronavirus outbreak. The decision was reached after a cabinet meeting this week. It was chaired by President Obiang Nguema Mbasogo. The cabinet also expressed solidarity and support for the Chinese government. Gabriel Mbaga Obiang Lima, Minister of Mines and Hydrocarbons said about ...

The government of Jersey is to return over US$300 million, which was looted by the Nigerian military dictator, Sani Abacha, to the government in Abuja over 20 years after the military ruler’s death. The Asset Recovery Agreement to return the funds was sealed on Monday by the governments of Jersey and Nigeria and the US Department of Justice. The deal ...

Manchester United are looking to sign a striker before the transfer deadline. Manchester United have been offered the chance to sign Odion Ighalo on loan before the transfer deadline and in bizarre circumstances, the Coronavirus could play a major part in the deal. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is desperate to bring in a forward before Friday’s deadline and is actively exploring short-term options. Islam ...

At least 36 people have been killed in a suspected rebel attack in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo‘s Beni region, where hundreds have died in violence since November, a local official has said. DRC troops have been carrying out a military operation on an armed group in the east of the country – long plagued by various armed groups – and ...

Liverpool and Arsenal will be among the worst-affected Premier League teams after the decision to move the Africa Cup of Nations back to January. The Africa Cup of Nations has been rescheduled with the 2021 tournament in Cameroon set to be held next January. The 2019 competition – held in Egypt and won by Algeria – took place in June and July ...

As a coronavirus continues to spread around the world, The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation have announced that it is contributing US$10 million toward the fight to contain the outbreak. Of that total, the foundation is giving $5 million to support the response in China, while the other $5 million is going to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and ...

Authorities in Cote d’Ivoire have tested the first person on the African continent for the Wuhan coronavirus, Cote d’Ivoire’s Ministry of Health and Public Hygiene said in a statement Sunday. An Ivorian student who traveled from Beijing to Abidjan experienced symptoms such as coughing, sneezing and difficulty breathing, the ministry said. The student was moved to a safe location on ...

Boko Haram insurgents beheaded a Christian leader in their captivity on Monday, according to Ahmad Salkida, a Nigerian journalist closely covering the crisis in Nigeria and across the Lake Chad region. The journalist in a tweet said Reverend Lawan Andimi along with a soldier were were killed by the the terrorists at the same time. They released a video which ...

Angolan authorities have vowed to explore all possible means to bring back Isabel Dos Santos, the daughter of the country’s former president. Thousands of recently leaked documents claimed that Dos Santos, dubbed Africa’s richest woman, made her fortune by ripping off the Angolan people. Speaking on public radio on Monday, Helder Pitra Gros, Angola’s prosecutor general, said he would invoke ...

Four African nations are targets of a new travel ban by United States president Donald Trump, multiple news sources have reported. An official announcement is expected by next week. Incidentally, only one of the quartet is a Muslim-majority nation i.e. Sudan. The others are Eritrea, Nigeria and Tanzania. During an engagement on the sidelines of the ongoing 2020 World Economic ...