According to the latest report from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Zambia is among the ten African countries expected to record the strongest economic growth in 2025. The report forecasts that Zambia's gross domestic product…
BREAKING: Nigeria’s Coronavirus cases hit 4,151, with 239…
Nigeria recorded 239 fresh cases of Coronavirus on Saturday, taking its overall total to 4,151 infections. Lagos leads the pack with 97 new cases, while Bauchi recorded 44 new infections and Kano, ramping up 29…
Street beggars in South Africa struggle under lockdown
The homeless in Johannesburg South Africa are the most affected by containment measures that have been in place in the country for more than a month. With these restrictive measures, this very disadvantaged section of…
Chad abolishes death penalty for terrorist acts
Chad on Tuesday abolished the death penalty for terrorist acts, quashing an exception that was on the books for four years, Justice Minister Djimet Arabi told KnowAfrika. The Sahel country passed legislation in 2016 to…
Algeria extends lockdown measures until May 14
Algeria on Monday extended until 14 May the containment measures to curb the spread of the new coronavirus, after authorising the reopening of some businesses during the Ramadan period. Prime Minister Abdelaziz Djerad has “renewed…
Nigeria: Lagos makes mask wearing compulsory
The governor of Lagos State, the economic capital of Nigeria, has made the wearing of masks compulsory to fight against the coronavirus, his spokesman told a source on Sunday. “Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu proclaimed the wearing…
Egypt: coronavirus dampens Ramadan mood
Majority of Muslims across the world started Ramadan fasting today but across the Middle East, preparations for the month-long religious exercise was dampened thanks to the global threat of the novel coronavirus. The faithful who…
FDD salutes the timely allocation of K10 billion…
The Forum for Democracy and Development has saluted the timely decision taken by the Bank of Zambia to allocate K10 billion to commercial banks and other financial institutions to enable Small and Medium Enterprises to…
I will not put Dar es Salaam on…
Dar es Salaam. Tanzanian President John Magufuli has ruled out the possibility of locking down the country's commercial hub, Dar es Salaam, even as the novel coronavirus continues to spread. “There are those who have…
S. African president unveils a $26 billion program…
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday announced a 26 billion U.S. dollars relief package to support the economy and the vulnerable during the coronavirus pandemic. In a special address to the nation, Ramaphosa announced…
Burkina Faso govt to probe ‘arbitrary killing of…
Burkina Faso’s security forces reportedly killed 31 unarmed men in the country’s north earlier this month, according to a report on Monday by Human Rights Watch. The killings occurred on April 9, hours after the…
Salary losses in counties, which pose a significant…
Several county governments are racing against time to raise funds for medics’ salary arrears to avert go-slows in the fight against Covid19. The counties that have written to the National Treasury to release the funds…
National Internet Seminar Held in Uganda
On the occasion of President Kim Il Sung's 108th anniversary, a national web seminar on the Juche idea "Juche Idea and Collective Self-reliance" was held in Kampala, Uganda. The Juche idea's Ugandan adherents who took…
Viral racist treatment of Africans in China sparks…
As China continues diplomatic efforts to quell a recent surge in protests by African governments and the African Union, AU, there is a new round of outrage on social media after a new visibly racist…
Cameroon’s ‘missing president’ reappears, holds COVID-19 meeting
Cameroon president Paul Biya for the first time in weeks appeared publicly at a time citizens continued to call for his whereabouts to be made known. Biya on Thursday met with the French ambassador Christophe…
Siaya priest granted Sh150,000 bail after charged with…
The Siaya priest alleged to have spread Covid-19 when he jetted back from Italy last month has been charged. Father Richard Oduor was on Thursday charged before a Milimani court with spreading the coronavirus. He…
Botswana cabinet agree 10% pay cut to support…
Cabinet members in Botswana have agreed to donate 10% of their salaries towards the country’s COVID-19 relief fund, government announced on Tuesday. According to Vice President Slumber Tsogwane, members have pledged 10% of their salaries…
Painter turns isolation into art
Most people might be bored of the view from their windows, particularly those under lockdown to curb spread of COVID-19. But 37-year-old painter Frank Laws is turning isolation into art. And it turns out people…
Drogba set to offer his clinic as coronavirus…
Former Ivorian international Didier Drogba has availed his private hospital for use as a government coronavirus facility, according to reports. The news was also posted on a Facebook page called Fans de Didier Drogba. The…
