1Trump ends preferential economic treatment for Hong KongWednesday, July 15, 2020

US President Donald Trump has signed an order to end preferential economic treatment for Hong Kong, after China enacted a new security law there. Hong Kong would be treated "the same as mainland China", Mr Trump said. He also signed a law to impose sanctions on officials who cracked down on rights. China has strongly... Read More

2Buhari: Nigeria's corruption war 'real and active'Monday, July 13, 2020

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has publicly reacted, for the first time, to the suspension of the head of the country’s anti-corruption agency. President Buhari said the suspension of Ibrahim Magu is an indication that Nigeria's fight against corruption is "real and active", according to a statement released... Read More

3Nigerian police 'rescue American trapped in romance fraud'Monday, July 13, 2020

The Nigerian police say they have rescued an American woman who has been trapped in a hotel in Lagos for more than a year as part of a romance fraud. They say the retired civil servant flew to Nigeria in February 2019 to be with a 34-year-old man who she met on Facebook. In May 2019 she got married to the man. He... Read More

4South Sudan medics resign after contracting virusMonday, July 13, 2020

Some of the 16 health workers in South Sudan who tested positive for Covid-19 have resigned, the country's health ministry has said. Eight health workers resigned last week due to pressure from their families, who expressed concerns that they might bring the virus home and infect family members, the ministry said. Some... Read More

5Coronavirus immunity may only last for monthsMonday, July 13, 2020

A new study of people who have caught and recovered from coronavirus raises the prospect that immunity to the virus may be short-lived. Scientists at King’s College London studied how the body naturally fights off the virus by making antibodies, and how long these last in the weeks and months after recovery. Almost... Read More

6New study indicates how Covid-19 affects the heartMonday, July 13, 2020

We’ve already heard about the potential long-term health impact of Covid-19, as well as its effects on the brain. But researchers now say the disease may also affect the hearts of those hospitalised with the disease. A new study by Edinburgh University of more than 1,200 patients in 69 countries found that more... Read More

7Coronavirus: South Africa bans alcohol sales again to combat Covid-19Monday, July 13, 2020

South Africa has introduced new restrictions, including another ban on alcohol sales, to help contain the spread of coronavirus. A night-time curfew has been imposed, and the wearing of masks outdoors is now compulsory. President Cyril Ramaphosa said the alcohol ban - South Africa's second this year - would take pressure... Read More

8Nelson Mandela's daughter Zindzi dies at 59Monday, July 13, 2020

Zindzi Mandela, the youngest daughter of South Africa's first black president Nelson Mandela and anti-apartheid activist Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, has died at the age of 59. Zindzi Mandela died in a Johannesburg hospital in the early hours of Monday morning, public broadcaster SABC said. She was serving as the South... Read More

9Harvard and MIT sue over US visa rulingThursday, July 9, 2020

Two elite US universities are suing immigration services over a decision to withdraw visas from foreign students whose courses move fully online. Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology filed the lawsuit against Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The lawsuit argues that... Read More

10Nigeria reverses decision to reopen schoolsThursday, July 9, 2020

The Nigerian government has reversed its decision to reopen schools across the country. The Education Minister Adamu Adamu told reporters at the presidential palace that schools would only reopen when it was safe to do so - and not when the number of coronavirus cases was rising. Last week, Nigeria announced that... Read More