Mozambique’s long-held dreams of natural gas have got a fresh boost following an estimated $1.1 billion contract award by ExxonMobil for the Rovuma LNG Phase 1 project in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado region. The signing of the contracts represents a big leap towards FID for the project, whose objective is to build onshore LNG facilities with […]
The total confinement of Gabon’s capital, Libreville, and three bordering communes, put in place two weeks ago to limit the spread of the new coronavirus, will be relaxed, the Prime Minister announced on Monday. This small central African country officially has only 176 cases of Covid-19 positive patients, including three deaths, for some 2 million […]
Algeria on Monday extended until 14 May the containment measures to curb the spread of the new coronavirus, after authorising the reopening of some businesses during the Ramadan period. Prime Minister Abdelaziz Djerad has “renewed for an additional period of 15 days, namely from 30 April to 14 May, the current containment measures as well […]
Several hundred Burkinabè traders demonstrated Monday in Ouagadougou to demand the reopening of all the markets, which were closed at the end of March to combat the spread of the coronavirus, a source said. “We want the markets to reopen so we can resume our activities and provide for our needs,” said Soumaila Tiendrebeogo, a […]
The governor of Lagos State, the economic capital of Nigeria, has made the wearing of masks compulsory to fight against the coronavirus, his spokesman told a source on Sunday. “Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu proclaimed the wearing of masks compulsory in the state” of the 20 million inhabitants megalopolis, spokesman Gboyega Akosile told various sources. Lagos, the […]
Kenya Cup clubs will today go ahead with their quest to have the Judicial Committee reverse Kenya Rugby Union’s decision to cancel to 2019/20 season after last-ditch consultations fell through over the weekend. In a stormy conference call meeting involving 10 Kenya Cup clubs and the union on Saturday, both sides failed to reach an […]
Political campaigning ahead of the 20 May presidential elections officially kicks off in Burundi today against a backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic and continued intimidation of people by the Imbonerakure youth wing of the ruling party, the National Council for Defence of Democracy – Forces for the Defence of Democracy (CNDD-FDD). “Fleeing refugees consistently told […]
South Africa on Sunday received a medical team from Cuba to help health officials treat COVID-19 patients. The 217 health care professionals include doctors, nurses, epidemiologists and technical experts. “It’s really something great, the feeling for what is being done to help other countries with fewer resources deal with this pandemic is hard to describe, […]
Egypt’s Prisons Authority, which operates under the auspices of the interior ministry, ordered on Thursday the release of 4,100 prisoners on the occasion of the Sinai Liberation day, which falls on 25 April. 3,778 prisoners will be released upon a presidential pardon, and 233 will be released conditionally. A list of those released was not […]
Kenyan laboratories on the front line in the fight against coronavirus are stepping up their preparedness. At the Kemri Medical Research Institute in the capital Nairobi, researchers are tracking the virus with a range of newer equipment. They are preparing samples in machines capable of testing several thousand people in a day. “The beauty of […]
In South Africa, provision has been made at a treatment centre for those infected by the coronavirus. At a visit to a COVID-19 treatment centre in Johannesburg Friday, president Cyril Ramaphosa expressed his satisfaction with the level of preparedness. “The country now needs to get very well prepared, because we are going to be reaching […]
At least 17 people, including 12 rangers were killed Friday in an attack in Virunga National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site in the restive east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, an official said. It was one of the deadliest attacks in the park, Africa’s oldest and most biologically diverse protected area. Besides the […]
Former Ivorian international Didier Drogba has availed his private hospital for use as a government coronavirus facility, according to reports. The news was also posted on a Facebook page called Fans de Didier Drogba. The hospital in question, located in the city of Abidjan, is named after Ivory Coast footballer Laurent Pokou, who died in […]
Majority of Muslims across the world started Ramadan fasting today but across the Middle East, preparations for the month-long religious exercise was dampened thanks to the global threat of the novel coronavirus. The faithful who have witnessed the cancellation of Iftar – fast breaking feasts – and the suspension of prayers at the mosque as […]
Months after Guinea-Bissau’s disputed presidential election, leaders in the West Africa bloc, ECOWAS, have acknowledged the victory of Umaro Sissoco Embalo. In a statement released on Tuesday, the Economic Community of West African States said the decision followed “a thorough analysis of the political situation in the country.” The development signifies a diplomatic victory for […]
Coast and Northeastern are staring at flooding after the water levels of rivers Sabaki and Tana, as well as three dams, went up following heavy rains. Areas at risk include Garissa, Tana River, Kilifi, Kwale and Taita Taveta. Reports indicate rivers Sabaki and Tana could burst their banks any time soon. Residents of Tana River […]
Facebook (Facebook.com) is expanding its Coronavirus Information Center to 24 more countries in Africa as part of its ongoing commitment to empowering people around the world with timely and accurate news from trusted health authorities. The Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information Center is featured at the top of News Feed and provides a central place for people […]
Northern Tigray regional state, the first to declare a COVID-19 state of emergency have announced a relaxing of the measure, the regional information outfit reported. The state of emergency declared in late March is now expected to last for three months according to the state council. In explaining the rationale for the current move, regional […]
