Tags GENERAL Four African countries to benefit from $25 million in CERF funding to IOM The efforts by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to support front-line life-saving health and water and sanitation responses by
Tags GENERAL DR Congo to announce end of Ebola outbreak in east region, W.H.O. says The Democratic Republic of Congo is expected to announce the end of the Ebola outbreak in its eastern region on
Tags GENERAL First vaccinations begin in Africa for COVID-19 trial Africa’s first participation in a COVID-19 vaccine trial started Wednesday as nervous volunteers received injections, while officials said the
Tags GENERAL Toyota Cheetahs sign winger Rosko Specman, Vodacom Bulls sign lock Sintu Manjezi South African rugby team the Toyota Cheetahs completed the signing of Springboks Sevens stalwart Rosko Specman on a two-year contract from
Tags GENERAL Gabon lawmakers vote to decriminalise homosexuality Lawmakers in Gabon’s lower house of parliament on Tuesday voted to decriminalise homosexuality, becoming one of the few countries in
Tags GENERAL Tanzania govt buys gemstones from Maasai tribesman for $3.34 million A 51-year-old Tanzanian Maasai tribesman has discovered two large Tanzanite gemstones with a total weight of about 14 kilograms, authorities
Tags GENERAL Nigeria to continue to exchange rate convergence around investors’ window Nigeria is to maintain its policy of exchange rate convergence around what is offered in the investors and exporters window,
Tags GENERAL S. Africa’s economy hit hard amid the COVID-19 pandemic South African Finance Minister Tito Mboweni delivered a grim assessment of the nation’s finances in a special adjustment budget that
Tags GENERAL UNESCO: Universal, inclusive education ‘non-negotiable’ Inclusive education should be a “non-negotiable” right for all children, the head of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Tags GENERAL Zambian health minister arrested for corruption Zambia’s Health Minister Chitalu Chilufya has been arrested on suspicion of corruption, an anti-graft body said on Wednesday. Chilufya, 47,