Tags GENERAL Kenya’s central bank slashes base lending rate to 7% Kenya’s central bank on Wednesday announced that it had cut its benchmark interest rate following a meeting of the Monetary
Tags GENERAL Chinese embassy aids Ghanaian children with anti-epidemic supplies amid COVID-19 outbreak The Chinese embassy donated a consignment of anti-epidemic supplies to the government of Ghana on Tuesday for the care and
Tags GENERAL Tunisia extends state of emergency Tunisian President Kais Saied decided Wednesday to extend the state of emergency imposed throughout the country since November 2015, for
Tags GENERAL Researchers find “no evidence of manipulation” in Chinese virus data, dismiss Wuhan lab origin myth Researchers in the US and UK say they’ve found “no evidence of manipulation” in the Chinese reported data for COVID-19
Tags GENERAL Tanzania’s COVID-19 cases rise to 480 Tanzanian Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa said on Wednesday 196 new COVID-19 cases have been recorded in the country from April
Tags GENERAL Zambia discharges 12 COVID-19 patients Health authorities in Zambia on Wednesday discharged 12 people from COVID-19 isolation centers after they recovered from the disease. Those
Tags GENERAL New polio outbreak in Niger after vaccination suspended: UN Niger has been struck by a new outbreak of polio, following the suspension of immunization activities during the COVID-19 pandemic,
Tags GENERAL Gates Foundation, TikTok pledge $20 million to help Africa fight COVID-19 The response to the COVID-19 pandemic in lower-income countries in Africa received a boost after Gavi, the vaccine alliance, received
Tags GENERAL Coronavirus: Senegal’s social services supports the homeless In Senegal, over 8-hundred cases of the coronavirus have been reported. Nine people have also died from the disease, prompting
Tags GENERAL Kenya’s growth to decline if COVID-19 disruptions persist: World Bank Kenya’s gross domestic product (GDP) is forecast to significantly decline in 2020 due to the negative impact of the COVID-19