CHAD : Secret talks to place Déby's son "Kaka" under intense international pressure
Before it even began, Idriss Déby’s state funeral on 23 April had all the trappings of a Chad-Africa summit. Since Source link
Post Office scandal: What the Horizon saga is all about
The background to the case of sub-postmasters whose convictions were based on evidence from faulty IT. Source link
DRC : China-DRC middleman Simon Cong goes into copper mining with Gecamines
While some supporters of the clan of former DRC president Joseph Kabila have made themselves scarce following his party’s departure from the governing coalition led by current head of state Félix Tshisekedi, some are pressing ahead with their business affairs.Chinese Source link
Covid pushes UK borrowing to highest since WW2
The government borrowed £303bn in the year to March, reflecting the cost of measures to support the economy. Source link
TUNISIA : Ghannouchi leaves parliament's international relations advisor job open
Rached Ghannouchi has still not appointed anyone to the post of adviser in charge of international relations to help him in his position as speaker of the Assembly of People’s Representatives (ARP), Tunisia’s parliament. Source link
Covid: India joins UK's 'red list' as travel ban begins
It comes as a further 55 cases of the so-called India coronavirus variant are reported in the UK. Source link
KENYA : Sputnik V vaccine confusion reignites suspicions over Jubilee party
Since 10 April, Kenyan firm Dinlas Pharma has been struggling to obtain the necessary authorisations to re-export 75,000 doses of Source link
Covid-19: Delhi hospitals run out of oxygen supplies
Hospitals are overwhelmed in the Indian capital, with the majority of intensive care beds occupied. Source link
MALAWI : Mkango Resources hires General James Jones to curry favour with Biden
On 20 April, the Canadian mining junior and rare earths specialist Mkango Resources signalled its clear intent of aligning itself Source link
Tesla's Autopilot 'tricked' to operate without driver
A Model Y made multiple trips on a test track without a human in the driver’s seat, engineers found. Source link