Africa

Africa’s top COVID-19 technocrats: Africa CDC’s John Nkengasong

The coronavirus pandemic has seized the world in multiple ways, snuffing lives out of humans, economies and everyday activities of…

May 18, 2020

United Nations Says Zimbabwe Needs Assistance

The United Nations has said that Zimbabwe is facing an economic and humanitarian crisis so acute that international assistance is…

May 18, 2020

News: India sends hydroxychloroquine to Africa in war on COVID-19

India is spending around $16 million -- half of it in Africa -- on pharmaceuticals, test kits and other medical…

May 18, 2020

Egypt tightens COVID-19 restrictions for Eid holiday

Egypt will bring forward the start of its curfew by four hours to 5 p.m. and halt public transport from…

May 18, 2020

Burundi set to go to polls amid fears authorities playing down Covid-19

Millions of voters in Burundi will go to the polls on Wednesday to elect a new president in the first…

May 18, 2020

Madagascar records its first coronavirus death

Madagascar on Sunday announced the first death of a patient suffering from the novel coronavirus, nearly two months after it…

May 17, 2020

Sudan inflation hits 99% due to soaring food prices

Sudan’s inflation rate has risen further to 99% in April due to rising food prices, the Sudanese Central Bureau of…

May 17, 2020

‘I told the Boss to sign Jabu’

In 2012, after months in the wilderness, when he made a comeback to the game, Jabu 'Shuffle' Mahlangu shocked many…

May 17, 2020

Health: Uganda’s COVID-19 cases rise to 227

The number of COVID-19 cases in the country has risen to 227 after 24 people tested positive to the virus.…

May 17, 2020

Nigeria receives Madagascar’s COVID-Organics, efficacy tests ordered

Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday (May 16) received the country’s share of a purported coronavirus herbal cure, COVID-Organics. The…

May 17, 2020

Zimbabwe: newly established political party foresees rise in tension

The newly formed political party, The Patriotic Front (TPF), has urged the government to meticulously address the abduction case of…

May 17, 2020

Business: Mango Airlines to cut employee salaries by 50%

Mango Airlines, the low-cost wing of SAA, is set to cut its employees’ salaries by up 50percent. Public Enterprises Minister…

May 17, 2020

East African truck drivers face COVID-19 backlash

Kenya’s Namanga border has been classified as a high-risk area by the government after recording a high number of COVID-19…

May 17, 2020

Botswana president talks farming

Botswana president Eric Mokgweetsi Masisi on Saturday gave social media users what he called a peep into “Mokgweetsi the farmer’s…

May 17, 2020

Coronavirus: Why African airlines could rebound faster – Gebremariam

African skies could experience increased activity earlier than other continents due to the planned evacuation of people seeking to return…

May 16, 2020

Breaking: 250 Malawians Stranded in South Africa Lockdown Arrive Saturday

At least 250 Malawians stranded in the 50 day Covid-19 lockdown in South Africa are expected to be in the…

May 16, 2020

Eritrea officially virus-free with 100% recoveries, zero deaths

Eritrea has officially declared itself virus-free after all 39 patients successfully recovered from COVID-19. A Ministry of Health statement said…

May 16, 2020

South Sudan’s president wants violence to end, for food production

Kiir made his call for peace in a speech delivered at the SPLA Day in Juba on Friday. He said…

May 16, 2020

Africa’s persona non grata diplomacy: Burundi sacks WHO experts

Diplomacy is a delicate business that is duly defined as the ‘art of dealing with people in a tactful way’,…

May 15, 2020

Nigeria’s COVID-19 Cases Exceed 5,000

Nigeria, on Thursday, recorded 193 new cases of COVID-19 as the number of infected people exceeded 5,000. Three people also…

May 15, 2020

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