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South Africa counts economic impact of COVID-19

South Africa has recorded the highest level of infection of Covid-19 in the southern Africa region since its outbreak. Growth is expected to contract by 1.5 percent in the first 3 months, as the virus threatens two of its main sources of income: mining and tourism. The report issued by a subsidiary of the auditing […]

Eritrea bans all internal, external travel

The Ministry of health in Eritrea has issued additional guidelines to all nationals & expatriates residing in the country. They have not recorded any case yet even though neighbours Sudan and Ethiopia have one and five cases respectively. Somalia also just confirmed their first case. Egypt on the other hand has been the most impacted […]

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Virgin Atlantic, other UK airlines beg for bailout

Virgin Atlantic is leading Britain’s airline industry to request for emergency government support worth up to £7.5 billion and avert a catastrophe that would wipe out tens of thousands of jobs. Sky News and other news outlets reported on Saturday that Peter Norris, the chairman of Virgin Atlantic Airways’ majority shareholder, Virgin Group, will write […]

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Turkish servicemen killed in Libya’s Mitiga Airport attack-LNA

The Libyan National Army said it had killed Turkish servicemen stationed at Mitiga Airport in Tripoli, the Russia news website Sputnik reported on Sunday. LNA spokesperson Ahmad al-Mismari said that Turkish military targets, including radars and air defences, located at Mitiga Airport had been struck by the LNA for several days. Turkey has been sending […]

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Apple to close US retail stores

Apple is temporarily closing all of its retail stores “outside of Greater China” until March 27th, CEO Tim Cook announced in a letter posted on the company’s website late Friday night. “The most effective way to minimize risk of the virus’s transmission is to reduce density and maximize social distance,” Cook wrote. “We are committed […]

Rwanda confirms COVID-19 first case

Rwanda has confirmed its first case of coronavirus, an Indian citizen who arrived in the East African nation from Mumbai on March 8, the Health Ministry said on Saturday. He had no symptoms on arrival but presented himself to a health facility on March 13, the ministry said. “He is currently under treatment in stable […]

South Africa repatriates 121 citizens from China

A large media contingent at the Gateway International Airport at Polokwane in Limpopo welcomed the arrival of 121 South African citizens repatriated from Wuhan, in China, the epicenter of the Coronavirus pandemic. The 121 expatriates arrived in the country on Saturday, accompanied by members of the South African National Defence Force and South African Airways. […]

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Sports:CAF postpones Afcon 2021 qualifiers due to coronavirus

The Confederation of African Football (Caf) has postponed this month’s 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches indefinitely because of the coronavirus pandemic. The continent’s football governing body made the decision on Friday in order to protect the health and safety of stakeholders including players, sponsors, match officials and broadcasters. The games were initially fixed […]

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Malawi president dissolves cabinet

Malawian president Peter Mutharika has dissolved his cabinet with immediate effect and transferred all ministerial powers, functions and responsibilities to the presidency, local media outfit The Nation newspaper reports. A 13th March 2020 statement from the Chief Secretary to the government Lloyd Muhara, confirmed the new arrangement which comes in the run-up to the May […]

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Nuclear organisation appoints Montwedi as executive secretary

Global nonprofit industry organisation, the International Youth Nuclear Congress (IYNC) has appointed Emmanuel Montwedi as its new executive secretary. Montwedi is a senior nuclear engineer and is currently serving as the deputy chairperson of the South African Young Nuclear Professionals Society, a national network of more than 500 members. In a statement issued on Friday, […]

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Kenya Airways suspends flight to Rome

Kenya Airways on Thursday suspended flight on its Rome Geneva route in response to development of the coronavirus outbreak. In a statement the national carrier said the suspension was effective March 13 to April 30. “We will rebook our customers on alternative flight, extend a full refund to those who would like to cancel their […]

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OPEC slashes oil production worldwide

OPEC’s decision to cut oil production worldwide is yet another blow for oil-producing countries. The organization now forecasts a global demand of 0.99 million barrels per day, compared to more than a million. This slash they say is because of the Coronavirus outbreak in China. The first victim of this downward revision is the aviation […]

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COVID-19: Uganda restricts travel from 16 countries 

Uganda has restricted visitors from some countries with what it terms high cases of coronavirus, including China, France, Germany, Iran, Italy, South Korea, and Spain. “Government has decided to ask travelers from the affected countries not to come to Uganda because the high cases they are reporting can easily be imported into the country,” the […]

Gambia president relieve kinteh of duty

Gambian president Adama Barrow has replaced the head of the army according to a statement from the presidency. The March 11 statement said Barrow as Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces had “decided to relieve Lietenant General Masanneh Kinteh of his duties as the Chief of Defense Staff of The Gambian Armed Forces effective […]

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Morocco, Hungary concur on water development

The Minister of Equipment in Morocco, Abdelkader Amara, is on an official visit to Budapest, Hungary, where he will discuss means to strengthen bilateral cooperation in water management and road infrastructure. The working visit began Monday, March 9, and will wrap up on Wednesday, March 11. Amara is accompanied by a delegation of Moroccan experts […]

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I am proudly Nigerian, Anthony Joshua tells Royal Family

World Heavyweight Champion, Anthony Joshua has given a rousing speech in London in front of the Royal Family in which he spoke about his Yoruba roots and Nigerian heritage. He spoke on Monday night during the Commonwealth Day celebration service held at Westminster Abbey. “My name is Anthony Oluwafemi Olaseni Joshua and like many of […]

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Bus crash kills 29 people in Ghana.

Two buses caught fire after colliding in central Ghana, trapping passengers inside and killing at least 29 people early Monday, local government officials said. The buses collided in the Bono East area near Kintampo, Kintampo North municipal chief executive Micheal Sakodie-Baffoe said. The vehicles burst into flames after the crash, trapping the passengers inside, local […]