COVID-19

Breaking: Zimbabwe’s COVID-19 Cases Rise To 160

Zimbabwe’s COVID-19 cases continue to rise as 9 returnees from South Africa and Botswana and 2 locals tested positive for…

May 30, 2020

Three months of COVID-19 in sub-Saharan Africa

Three months ago sub-Saharan Africa confirmed its first COVID-19 case in Nigeria. Although infections have risen and continue to grow,…

May 29, 2020

Breaking: Nigeria Records 182 New Cases of COVID-19

Nigeria has recorded 182 new cases of COVID-19, bringing to 8,915 the total number of confirmed cases in the country.…

May 29, 2020

Tanzania – President Magufuli’s pandemic response

Tanzanian President Magufuli’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic bears many of the hallmarks of his leadership to date—but magnified. As…

May 27, 2020

COVID-19: Oando staff raise above N25 m to feed Nigerians

The employees of Oando Plc have contributed over N25million under The Aggregator Platform (TAP) initiative, to feed needier Nigerians as…

May 27, 2020

WHO suspends hydroxychloroquine trials over safety concerns

The World Health Organization says it is temporarily halting its clinical trials that use hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19 patients over…

May 26, 2020

Kenya: It’s time we prioritize the textile and apparel industry

COVID-19 pandemic has caused an unprecedented disturbance on social, political and economic structures all over the world. World leading economies…

May 26, 2020

COVID-19: We don’t have money to buy food – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has urged farmers to return to their farms in order to provide food for Nigerians, as there…

May 26, 2020

Nigeria’s economy grows by 1.8% in first quarter of 2020

Nigeria’s economy grew 1.87% in the first three months of 2020 from a year earlier, the statistics office said on…

May 25, 2020

Business: Gordhan Stakes Clout for South Africa on Reviving Airline

Pravin Gordhan, South Africa‘s minister for public enterprises, is staking his own credibility and that of President Cyril Ramaphosa‘s government…

May 24, 2020

Breaking: Voluntary ‘baby abandonment’ soars in South Africa

A Johannesburg NGO ‘Door of Hope’ is concerned more families will abandon their babies as the economic situation worsens during…

May 24, 2020

Potential Coronavirus vaccine shows promising sign in early results

An early trial of a prospective COVID-19 vaccine that will soon be tested on Canadians has found it to be…

May 23, 2020

Nigeria: NAPPS suggests phased reopening of schools

Private school owners in the country under the aegis of the National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools, NAPPS, have…

May 22, 2020

Economic distancing: 60 million face extreme poverty – World Bank

The coronavirus pandemic and its economic consequences could push as many as 60 million people into extreme poverty. The World…

May 21, 2020

Burundi awaits poll results as opposition alleges fraud

Polling station closed across Burundi on Wednesday in a largely incident free process in keenly watched general elections. The polls…

May 21, 2020

Impact of Covid-19 on African economies; a look at Nigeria

The COVID-19 pandemic and related measures have brought the world’s economy nearly to a total halt. A UN report released…

May 19, 2020

Breaking: South Sudan VP, wife test positive for COVID-19

South Sudan Vice President Riek Machar tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday, his office said. In a statement, the office…

May 19, 2020

NNPC set to build hospitals in 14 states

To strengthen the nation’s health sector, the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mele Kyari, is…

May 19, 2020

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

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

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