The World Health Organization has officially designated COVID-19 a pandemic. "All countries in Africa must act," says Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa. " read more »
This far, deaths from the virus have been reported in Egypt, Algeria and more recently Sudan. read more »
A few amendments have been made as the country enters into an extended lockdown period. Mining operations will now operate at 50% capacity, particularly coal mining to supply electricity supplier … read more »
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), in a new report on the coronavirus pandemic, says over 300,000 Africans could lose their lives due t Read more »
Tens of thousands of jobs are increasingly in danger in flower exporting East African countries like Kenya and Ethiopia. Flower exports add about U.S.$1 billion annually to the ... Read more »
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When France imposed a total lockdown on March 17, illegal African workers were suddenly jobless and unable to claim benefits. Their ordeal which lasted a month will now be ... Read more »
UN Resident Coordinator in Nigeria Edward Kallon says the supplies include 10,000 test kits, 15 oxygen concentrators, personal protective equipment, vaccines, emergency health kits ... Read more »
While the Covid-19 pandemic is now hitting Africa with full force, some countries are decogesting their prisons as a means to curb the spread. Read more »
Orange Democratic Movement leader Raila Odinga is reportedly pitting President Uhuru Kenyatta against his deputy William Ruto. Odinga says the issue is about the change of the ... Read more »
A few amendments have been made as the country enters into an extended lockdown period. Mining operations will now operate at 50% capacity, particularly coal mining to supply ... Read more »
Human rights organisations have warned the ruling Zanu-PF party against the partisan distribution of COVID-19 aid meant for vulnerable households facing hunger during the 21-day ... Read more »
One of Brazil's most wanted criminals has been arrested in Mozambique after spending more than two decades on the run, officials say. Gilberto Aparecido dos Santos, known as ... Read more »
The National Human Rights Commission has said that at least 18 people have allegedly been killed by security operatives during operations to restrict movement to curtail the spread ... Read more »
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