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Oil Price fell to $26 on US supply fears

Crude oil prices fell yesterday, with a United States crude futures contract hitting its lowest level since 1998, as concerns…

April 21, 2020

Statement on arrests of pro-democracy figures in Hong Kong

Statement 19 April 2020 I am concerned by news of coordinated arrests on 18 April of 14 high-profile pro-democracy figures…

April 19, 2020

Trump Halting W.H.O. Funding Is ‘Dangerous’ – Bill Gate

Billionaire Microsoft founder Bill Gates on Wednesday criticized President Donald Trump’s decision to halt the United States’ funding of the…

April 15, 2020

French COVID-19 evacuation halted after gunshot incident in Congo Republic

Air France confirms that it had to postpone a flight from the Republic of Congo after the jet was damaged…

April 13, 2020

COVID-19 casts muted spirit on Easter across Europe

The Easter weekend will be observed without usual festivities. Churches across Europe have shut their doors and cancelled annual celebrations.…

April 11, 2020

Madagascans profit from relaxed restriction to quit ‘infected’ Antananarivo

Residents of Madagascar capital Antananarivo flocked transport terminals on Tuesday in a bid to travel out of the capital to…

April 9, 2020

Botswana: Kweneng Issues Over 3 000 Travel Permits

Kweneng District commissioner, Ms Bernice Mosime, says over 3 300 COVID-19 travel permits have been issued in the district. Ms…

April 8, 2020

EU to channel more aid to Africa to help cope with COVID-19

The European Union has agreed to try to channel more aid to Africa to help it cope with the coronavirus…

April 4, 2020

Eritrea ‘missing’ as IGAD leaders forge regional coronavirus plan

Leaders across East Africa and the Horn of Africa met via video conferencing for a meeting aimed at forging a…

March 31, 2020

Coronavirus: Ethiopia records first cases outside capital

Ethiopia at close of day March 29 had reported 21 confirmed cases of COVID-19. An increase of five over the…

March 30, 2020

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