Africa

African community targeted in China

Africans in southern China's largest city say they have become targets of suspicion and subjected to forced evictions, arbitrary quarantines…

April 11, 2020

Nigeria to cut oil production

Nigeria will cut its oil production by 1.9 million barrels per day. This will reduce its daily crude oil production…

April 10, 2020

3 COVID-19 cases test negative twice after treatment

At least three confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Uganda have tested negative after treatment, health authorities have revealed. Dr Henry…

April 10, 2020

Ethiopia to Press Ahead With Africa’s Biggest Hydropower Dam

Ethiopia’s government vowed to continue work on a massive dam that’s stoked tensions with Egypt, even as the Horn of…

April 10, 2020

Malawi: MEC Plans July Vote Despite Coronavirus fears

Malawi's Electoral Commission (MEC) says it is pushing ahead with voter registration for July’s presidential election re-run, despite a government-ordered…

April 10, 2020

Ethiopia MPs approve 5-month coronavirus state of emergency

The Ethiopian Parliament has today approved the five-month state of emergency declared to fight coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The Council of…

April 10, 2020

African leaders trump Trump for attack on WHO, back Ethiopia’s Tedros

African leaders on Wednesday rallied behind the World Health Organization, WHO, and its Director-General, Ethiopia’s Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus; following an…

April 9, 2020

After Africa vaccine trial riposte, WHO tackles Trump over funding threat

The Director General of the World Health Organisation, WHO, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, continues to dominate the international news headlines for…

April 9, 2020

Coronavirus: Lesotho, Comoros virus-free; stats of most impacted nations

There are two African countries that have not recorded a case of coronavirus as of April 7. 52 countries have…

April 9, 2020

Hard times for Senegal’s Fish sellers

On the banks of the atlantic in Hann-Bel Air, Dakar, a young man waits desperately for the arrival of a…

April 8, 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

Grounded! COVID-19 pulls brakes on Africa’s ‘frequent-flier’ presidents

The coronavirus pandemic could narrow one gaping inequality in Africa, where some heads of state and other elite jet off…

April 7, 2020

Rwanda cabinet donate salaries to fight COVID-19

Rwandan ministers and top officials have joined the growing trend of public officials donating their salaries to the fight against…

April 7, 2020

S. Africa’s Economy May Shrink as Much as 4%, Central Bank Says

South Africa’s economy could contract by 2% to 4% this year due to the coronavirus pandemic and measures to curb…

April 6, 2020

African countries await 500 ventilators from Jack Ma

Jack Ma, Chinese business magnate, on Monday announced the second donation of medical equipment to 54 countries in Africa. Ma,…

April 6, 2020

Senegal extends state of emergency for coronavirus

Senegalese President Macky Sall has extended for 30 days the state of emergency introduced throughout the country in response to…

April 5, 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

Drogba, Eto’o blast doctors’ for suggesting Africa should be used as a test site.

Didier Drogba and Samuel Eto’o have slammed suggestions made by two France-based doctors that Africa should be used as a…

April 4, 2020

Central Kinshasa set to be quarantined for 14 days

Scenes of traffic jams are expected to become rarer in downtown Kinshasa from Monday April 6. The capital of the…

April 4, 2020

S.A police evict migrants in Cape Town

Police in South Africa on Thursday forced the evacuation of hundreds of foreign migrants who had been sheltering in a…

April 3, 2020

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