Africa

Guinea’s Conde addresses coronavirus after voting in contested referendum

Guinea’s President Alpha Condé on Sunday cast his ballot in parliamentary polls and disputed constitution referendum in the capital, Conakry.…

March 23, 2020

Angola, Eritrea, Uganda confirm first cases

Angola, Eritrea and Uganda confirmed their first cases of coronavirus, while Mauritius recorded its first death as the virus spreads…

March 23, 2020

Uganda confirms first COVID-19 case

Uganda has confirmed its first case of coronavirus from a 36-year-old Ugandan who travelled from Dubai on Ethiopian airlines on…

March 22, 2020

Uganda’s Tumukunde charged with treason

A Kampala court on Wednesday remanded Ugandan presidential aspirant Lt-Gen Henry Tumukunde in Luzira prison until March 30 on charges…

March 21, 2020

Migrants arrives from Greek island

After hours of waiting, some 600 migrants stranded on the tourist island of Kea in the Aegean Sea were able…

March 21, 2020

No going back on land reform, Shiri

Government will not return land to the white former commercial farmers but only to the indigenous farmers and those that…

March 20, 2020

Key town captured by Amisom in Somalia

African Union peacekeepers in Somalia have liberated the first major town since the beginning of the year. The African Union…

March 20, 2020

Combating coronavirus the China way in Africa

China has reported no new local infections for the first time since the coronavirus crisis began three months ago, reaching…

March 20, 2020

Renewable Energy Policy Set for Launch in Zimbabwe

President Mnangagwa will today launch the National Renewable Energy and the Bio-fuels Policies of Zimbabwe in Harare, a move that…

March 19, 2020

COVID-19:Africa must ‘prepare for the worst now’ – WHO

Africa should “prepare for the worst” as the coronavirus begins to spread locally, the World Health Organization’s director-general said Wednesday,…

March 19, 2020

Ghana tweaks mobile money charges, Nigeria revises budget

The coronavirus epidemic continues to disrupt life across the world. The disruption is all but gathering steam in affected even…

March 19, 2020

Coronavirus now present in 33 African countries – WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, says there are now 633 confirmed cases of…

March 19, 2020

African Nations seek special funds

The World Health Organization (WHO) has described the coronavirus pandemic as the “defining global health crisis of our time”, and…

March 18, 2020

Coronavirus in Africa: 33 countries infected, 21 virus-free

There are now more than 400 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing…

March 18, 2020

COVID-19 hits 27 countries in Africa

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says there are now over 300 confirmed cases of Coronavirus in Africa. WHO Regional Office…

March 17, 2020

African trade fair a ‘ forum for expanding export markets

The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition has invited companies to participate in the second Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF) set…

March 17, 2020

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…

March 16, 2020

Central African economic bloc discussed at Brazzaville event

These are six panels which followed one another to take stock of the economic situation of the countries of Central…

March 16, 2020

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…

March 16, 2020

Football leagues suspended in Africa

The coronavirus epidemic continues to disrupt life across the world. The disruption is much lesser in African countries that have…

March 16, 2020

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