Pandemic

Pandemic can boost digital financial services – Ecobank CEO

The COVID-19 pandemic is likely to quicken the shift to digital financial services in Africa, Ecobank Transnational Incorporated CEO Ade…

May 10, 2020

Launch of Africa free trade deal postponed due to coronavirus pandemic

The implementation of a mammoth African free trade agreement will not begin on July 1 as planned due to disruptions…

April 29, 2020

Burundi: Election campaigns kick-off amid COVID-19 pandemic

Political campaigning ahead of the 20 May presidential elections officially kicks off in Burundi today against a backdrop of the…

April 27, 2020

Muslims start Ramadan fasting on April 24 amid pandemic

Saudi confirms sighting of moon, Ramadan starts April 24 Majority of Muslims around the world will start fasting on April…

April 24, 2020

Malawi reports first three cases of Coronavirus infection

Malawi has reported its first three confirmed cases of coronavirus, the nation’s government has confirmed. The southern African nation was…

April 3, 2020

Concerns over Queen Elizabeth’s health amidst Coronavirus Pandemic

There are growing concerns about the health of Queen Elizabeth II following the diagnosis of her son, Prince Charles, who…

March 30, 2020

Keeping up with the First Ladies: Gabon FL shares coronavirus murals

Across the African continent, First Ladies are generally considered the ‘Mother of the Nation’, and are often expected to be…

March 30, 2020

Ex-governor donates $520,000 to Lagos, national disease control outfit

National leader of Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has donated over half a million dollars to…

March 30, 2020

Banks lower charges for social grant recipients amid Covid-19 pandemic lockdown

Social grant recipients will in the next few days make use of many ATMs and retail shops as possible to…

March 30, 2020

Could decades-old chloroquine be a solution to coronavirus

Could a pair of decades-old, relatively inexpensive anti-malarial drugs be the solution to the novel coronavirus pandemic? Around the world,…

March 29, 2020

Zimbabwe confirms first coronavirus case

Zimbabwe recorded its first confirmed case of coronavirus. Health minister Obadiah Moyo made the shock announcement on state television Friday.…

March 21, 2020

South Africa repatriates 121 citizens from China

A large media contingent at the Gateway International Airport at Polokwane in Limpopo welcomed the arrival of 121 South African…

March 14, 2020

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