Uganda unveils $12.3 billion budget
Uganda on Thursday unveiled a 45-trillion-shilling (12.3 billion U.S. dollars) fiscal budget that will revive the country’s economy after facing
Africa free trade zone could launch by January 1
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) could begin operating on January 1 next year, after the COVID-19 pandemic made
Governments can invest in clean energy amid COVID-19 crisis
As COVID-19 hits the fossil fuel industry, a new UN report published on Wednesday shows that renewable energy is more
IMF approves additional $111.06 million to Rwanda to address COVID-19 pandemic
The International Monetary Fund said on Thursday it had approved an additional $111.06 million disbursement to Rwanda to address the
Egypt to open seaside resorts to foreigners from July 1
Egypt will open up its main seaside resorts for international flights and foreign tourists from July 1, the cabinet said.
Kenya arrests three policemen for dragging woman behind motorbike
Kenyan detectives have arrested three police officers for allegedly whipping a woman and dragging her along behind a motorbike, the
Tottenham’s Dele Alli handed one-match suspension over COVID-19 prank
Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Dele Alli will miss the Premier League restart after being suspended for a match by the Football
South Africa’s COVID-19 death toll rises to 1,284
South Africa recorded 74 more coronavirus deaths late Thursday, bringing the death toll in the country to 1,284, according to
DRCongo prosecutor seeks 20-year sentence for president’s chief of staff
Prosecutors asked a high court in the Democratic Republic of Congo to sentence Vital Kamerhe, the president’s chief of staff,
At least 53 dead in migrant shipwreck off Tunisia
The number of illegal immigrants killed after their boat sank off the southeastern coast of Tunisia has risen to 53,