Djerba and Hammamet, Tunisia’s coastal treasures, attract millions to their sunny beaches and inclusive resorts. Hammamet exudes vibrancy and features endless sandy beaches, whereas Djerba offers a more serene island atmosphere. Hammamet beaches and Djerba resorts both of these locations are excellent examples of travel destinations. Hammamet’s Premier Beaches The beaches of the Gulf of […]
Digital banking services across Mashreq have gained a significant boost. The launch of the Mashreq Digital Egypt account brought an advantage to the digital economy of the country. Mashreq is the oldest bank in Egypt, which is strengthening the financial sector of the country. The move reflects a growing push toward mobile-first, branchless banking solutions. […]
Global pollution has significantly declined thanks to the coronavirus pandemic which has slowed industrial production across the world. The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Sentinel-5P earth-observation satellite, captured this development as northern Italy went into lockdown due to the deadly coronavirus outbreak. From 1 January to 11 March, northern Italy’s nitrogen dioxide levels dropped. Simonetta Cheli […]
Egypt has declared a curfew starting from Wednesday, March 25) to counter the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. The north African country is one of the most impacted on the continent. Schools and universities, which were shut on March 14 for two weeks, will be extended for a further two weeks. Announcing the new measures, […]
Growing up with a celebrity as your parent could mean an automatic tutoring on how to act and carry yourself as a famous person, and most times these set of people usually get the needed support from their parents to start a career in the entertainment industry. Meet 6 Nigerian celebrities whose parents are also […]
Odum Chijioke John, the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Chiji14xchange, a leading Nigerian e-commerce company in the business of crypto currency trading and Gift cards exchange has decried the lack of government support in their evolving sub-sector of the e-commerce industry. Odum, who made this known in a recent interview accused the government of […]
Chairman, Nigerian Governors’ Forum, NGF, Dr. Kayode Fayemi has told all governors to go into self-isolation immediately after being exposed to contacts who have tested positive for Coronavirus. Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari and Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State tested positive for Coronavirus on Monday and Tuesday respectively. Bala and Kyari […]
Rwanda became one of the first countries in sub-Saharan Africa to impose a lockdown over the coronavirus pandemic. The East African country is the most impacted in the region with 17 confirmed cases. With the shutdown, authorities are imposing some of the strictest coronavirus measures in Africa where infections are rising fast with fear that […]
Kenyans are indisciplined and difficult people, Health CS Mutahi Kagwe has said. “Kenyans are very indiscipline and it will cost us. We want responsibility among citizens, Keep your kids home..you people of the media need to tell them,” he said. Addressing the media on Tuesday, Kagwe said Kenyans have been warned against contracting the disease […]
Animal lovers will have to wait a little while to see gorillas in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Virunga National Park has closed to the public over fears of COVID-19. ‘‘We don’t know right now how seriously they will be affected but we do know that other human diseases that have gone to apes […]
Authorities in Gambia on Friday begun a hunt for 14 people who broke out of a hotel in Banjul where they had been quarantined for COVID-19. The group was among 32 passengers who arrived from the United Kingdom on Wednesday. “Those people who fled, we are following them and we are getting information. Because the […]
Bayero University Kano(BUK) has suspended lectures for one month and asked students to go home, as part of measures to contain coronavirus. The university suspended lectures following a circular from the Federal Ministry of Education through the National Universities Commission (NUC), ordering the closure of universities. BUK Public Relations Officer, Malam Lamara Garba, said on […]
Mobile phone giants, MTN, are tweaking their tariffs in the area of mobile money transfers in some African countries with the aim of reducing contact with cash amid the coronavirus pandemic. The latest developments are in Uganda and Cameroon where the operator is waiving costs on transfers done with their mobile money platform. The MTN […]
A glut of unsold, high quality Nigerian crude continues to build up with weak global demand caused by coronavirus and surplus supplies by Saudi Arabia, UAE, Russia and other OPEC nations. Nigeria, which produces some of the easiest-to-refine crude that typically commands a premium, has 30 or more unsold April-loading cargoes, traders say, equal to […]
There’s growing concern in Ivory Coast over a government decision to quarantine passengers from countries with 100 or more cases of the coronavirus in a sports centre and a new plan called ‘home quarantine’. Some Ivorians have condemned the decision saying that there is no evidence that these people who are supposed to be confined […]
Mombasa county is bracing for tough measures meant to curb coronavirus as authorities await the results of samples taken from eight visitors. The eight foreigners are among 34 people who visited the Coast and are being quarantined, county commissioner Gilbert Kitiyo told The Standard. “We are awaiting the results of samples taken from eight people […]
China has reported no new local infections for the first time since the coronavirus crisis began three months ago, reaching a milestone in its battle with the deadly outbreak. The country has hailed its success as evidence of what can be achieved when a vast, top-down bureaucracy is mobilized in pursuit of a single target […]
Africa should “prepare for the worst” as the coronavirus begins to spread locally, the World Health Organization’s director-general said Wednesday, while South Africa became the continent’s new focus of concern as cases nearly doubled to 116 from two days before. South Africa’s health minister, Zweli Mkhize, this week called that kind of rate “explosive” in […]
The coronavirus epidemic continues to disrupt life across the world. The disruption is all but gathering steam in affected even virus-free African countries. The rate of infection is lower on the continent as compared to Europe, Asia and parts of the Americas, where lockdowns are in place. The impact on gatherings is an area that […]
