Africa News of Monday, 24 February 2020

Mauritius holds Italian plane amid coronavirus fears

Forced sterilisation of women in South Africa exposed

Snake stops crowd from separating adulterous couple stuck on top of each other

Court dissolves 7-year-old marriage over constant fighting

Boy electrocuted while leaning on a gate

Orphans being forced into Islam – Christian group

WhatsApp clones gaining popularity among African youths — Report

Our son was murdered, family of slain Sagamu footballer insists

Boko Haram is frustrated – Buhari

Bitter rivalry in South Sudan politics ends as TB Joshua prophecy comes to pass

Half of Kenyan population is aged below 35 years

Woman, others jailed 160 years over fake naira notes

Man rapes six teenage boys, blames demons

Nigeria’s economy grew by 2.27% in 2019 – NBS

Kenya again extends deadline for biometric passports

Ethiopia: 29 injured in 'bomb attack' at pro-Abiy rally

Abiy's charm offensive on Somaliland 'hits a snag'

Police arrest lady as man dies in a hotel after bouts of sex

Nigeria: One shot in protest calling for an end to SARS

East Africa court 'to hear Museveni age limit case'

Lesotho high court to rule on PM's immunity bid

Togo's president 'tells rivals to accept defeat'

Tanzanian investigative journalist freed after six months

Malema warned of arrest if he misses May court case

BBC launches 2020 Komla Dumor Award

Nigerian innovator fixes educational sector with unique technology

Man allegedly stabs bartender to death over payment

Nigerian police rescue 10-yr-old girl sold for 8M naira

Kenya rules out evacuating citizens from epicenter of coronavirus

Nigerian Air Force kills key Boko Haram Leaders in Borno

Boko Haram's threat against Buhari empty boast - Military

Arrest warrant issued for Julius Malema for failure to appear in Court

Lesotho PM pushes for immunity from prosecution

Opposition candidates allege fraud in Togo election

Thousands fleeing escalating violence in Africa's Sahel region

Nigeria denies spying on social media users

WHO warns it is running out of money to tackle ebola in Congo

Lesotho's murder-accused PM in court

Don’t come to camp with fake certificates - DG warns prospective NYSC members

Kenya again extends deadline for biometric passports

I’m not threatened by gang-up in APC – Akeredolu

‘How political forces killed Anti-Grazing Bill’

Age-limit case against Museveni to proceed

Woman arrested over kidnap of friend’s mother

Lagos moves against frivolous charges by police

Man rapes six teenage boys, blames demons

Woman, others jailed 160 years over fake naira notes

Now to end 'long suffering': South Sudan's former rebel leader sworn in as first vice president

Togo President Gnassingbe wins re-election in landslide: preliminary results

Togo awaits results of presidential election

'African youth optimistic about the Continent’s future'

Pete Edochie's son react to father’s comments about men kneeling to propose

Nigerian film 'The Delivery Boy' screens at Pan African Film Festival

Rwanda announces import ban on tilapia fingerlings

Kenya Airways counts $8m in lost revenue after flying out of China route

Bids deadline for $1.35m L. Victoria Basin Commission offices set for March

NDIC liquidates 425 banks in 32 years

Foreign reserves drop by $1.64bn in five weeks

Dangote invests N63bn in Enugu-based automaker, buys 3,500 trucks