Deputy Minister Bernice Swarts oversees South Africa's 10 million tree cover expansion project spanning five years from her office as Forestry, Fisheries, and Environment minister. South African staff members started "One Employee One Tree" in…
Egypt presses on with new capital in the…
While Egypt’s economy has stumbled due to the coronavirus outbreak, construction at a new capital taking shape east of Cairo is continuing at full throttle after a short pause to adjust working practices, officials say.…
Prisons capacity enhanced as virus claims three more…
The Health ministry in partnership with county governments has begun enhancing capacity in prisons to combat the spread of the coronavirus. The ministry has identified prisons as one of the high-risk areas after some inmates…
S. Africa deports 900 undocumented migrants
More than 900 undocumented migrants from Southern African countries were deported to their original nations last week, said a South African official on Monday. Bongani Bongo, chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs of…
Zimbabwe Records ZERO New COVID-19 Cases On 10…
The Ministry of Health and Child Care didi not a single COVID-19 positive case on all 270 rapid screening tests and 279 PCR tests conducted in Harare on Sunday. Therefore, the total number of confirmed…
Ethiopia admits shooting down Kenyan plane
Ethiopia has admitted that they shot down on Monday a Kenyan plane carrying humanitarian and medical supplies, killing all six people onboard. In a statement to the African Union, the Ethiopian military said they interpreted…
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…
