Three women in final five for WTO leadership race
Three women, including two from Africa, are in the second round of the selection process for the next director-general of
Zimbabwe marks sixth consecutive day without a new COVID-19 death
Zimbabwe has not recorded a new case of COVID-19 death over the past six days, its longest period since the
South Africa commits $650 million to ailing airline SAA, administrator says
The South African government has told administrators of South African Airways (SAA) that there is a “clear cabinet commitment” to
IMF approves release of $1 billion to Angola for COVID-19 economic aid
The IMF approved the release of another $1 billion in lending for Angola as its economy struggles with the Covid-19
UN food chief urges rich to help keep millions from starving
The World Food Program chief warned Thursday that millions of people are closer to starvation because of the deadly combination
Somalia’s president appoints new prime minister
Somali President Mohamed Farmaajo appointed Mohamed Hussein Roble as the new prime minister on Friday, hours after regional leaders agreed
China donates 3,000 tons of rice to South Sudan
The Chinese Embassy in South Sudan on Thursday handed over 3,000 tons of rice as emergency food aid to the
New Botswana law gives wives the ability to own land
Women’s rights activists in Botswana are applauding the government’s decision to allow wives to own land alongside her husband. Women’s
Tunisia classifies all provinces as severest COVID-19 red zone
The Tunisian authorities on Thursday classified all the country’s 24 provinces as the red zone, the highest level of severity
Gunmen kill two senior police officers in NW Nigeria attack
Two senior police officers were shot dead Thursday and another seriously wounded as gunmen invaded a town in Nigeria’s northwestern