Tags GENERAL Students sit for Basic School Certificate Examinations in Sudan Students in Sudan have sat for their Basic School Certificate Examination. The Ministries of Education and Health in the state of
Tags GENERAL Sudan loosens prohibition on alcohol amid rollback of pre-revolution Islamist laws Sudan’s judiciary has announced a partial lifting on the country’s decades-old prohibition against the sale and consumption of alcohol. The
Tags GENERAL Congo central bank keeps 2020 economic growth forecast at -2.4% The Democratic Republic of Congo’s central bank kept its 2020 economic growth forecast unchanged at -2.4% because of the uncertainty
Tags GENERAL Kenya’s COVID-19 cases top 10,000 The number of COVID-19 infections in Kenya surpassed the 10,000 mark on Saturday as the country continues to see a
Tags GENERAL Kenyan authorities arrest two suspects accused of plotting attack on airport Kenyan police arrested two terror suspects who are thought to have been planning an attack on an airport in the
Tags GENERAL Banks in Uganda to lower lending rates to beat off COVID-19 impact Commercial banks in Uganda have agreed to heed to a call by the country’s central bank to lower lending interest
Tags GENERAL South Africa mulls return to restrictions as COVID-19 surges Confronted by surging hospitalizations due to COVID-19, South Africa is considering a return to tighter restrictions to combat the disease,
Tags GENERAL Women in Malawi react to female cabinet appointments Just a few days after the swearing-in of new ministers in Malawi, women in rural communities have shown optimism with
Tags GENERAL Novel coronavirus could have existed long before outbreak: WHO regional official The novel coronavirus could have existed in a dormant state long before its outbreak, Melita Vujnovic, the representative of the
Tags GENERAL Power blackouts continue in S. Africa amid escalating COVID-19 pandemic Massive rolling power blackouts continued in South Africa on Sunday for three days running, dealing another heavy blow to the