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World Bank predicts sub-Saharan Africa recession in 2020

Sub-Saharan Africa is expected to go into recession this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. This is according to a…

April 17, 2020

IMF debt relief for 19 African countries

Six months of debt relief has been granted to 25 countries considered the poorest in the world by the International…

April 17, 2020

Tiger Brands closes Albany bakery in Durban after workers test positive for Covid-19

Food manufacturing giant Tiger Brands has temporarily closed its Durban bakery after its staff tested positive Covid-19. In a statement…

April 16, 2020

Egyptian security raid on militant cell in East Cairo kills 7

Egyptian security forces on Tuesday killed seven suspected militants in a shootout in Cairo, the Interior Ministry said, amid tight…

April 15, 2020

Nigeria:President Buhari extends lockdown by 14 days

President Muhammadu Buhari has extended the initial 14-day lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19, by another 14 days. Buhari…

April 14, 2020

Coronavirus free Lesotho rolls out socio-economic interventions

Lesotho has yet to record a case of COVID-19 as of April 13, one of two countries to escape the…

April 13, 2020

Online Easter mass services held in Nigeria

This might be the norm for faithful in most parts of the world at least during this lockdown. Catholics in…

April 13, 2020

Joburg has more than 400 confirmed Covid-19 cases, Tshwane 90

In a statement, the department said Gauteng has recorded 801 cases since the outbreak was confirmed in the country in…

April 11, 2020

Botswana locks up stubborn MPs who flouted coronavirus quarantine

Barely 24 hours after government announced that all lawmakers were supposed to observe a period of quarantine for COVID-19, the…

April 10, 2020

Chinese experts arrive to help Nigeria in coronavirus fight

A team of Chinese medical professionals on Wednesday arrived at Abuja’s Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Nigeria flying in medical equipment…

April 10, 2020

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