Tags GENERAL Algeria extends coronavirus lockdown to April 29 Algeria will extend a lockdown by 10 days until April 29 as it tries to limit the spread of the
Tags GENERAL IMF, World Bank urge action to cover $44 bln gap in Africa’s pandemic needs African leaders, the IMF and the World Bank on Friday appealed for rapid international action to help African countries respond
Tags GENERAL Tunisia president extends coronavirus lockdown -statement Tunisia’s president extended on Friday a coronavirus lockdown, with the government to announce later the extension period, a presidency statement
Tags GENERAL Pompeo urges UN Security Council to extend Iran’s arms embargo U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has urged the United Nations Security Council to extend Iran’s arms embargo, saying lifting
Tags GENERAL South African Airways offers staff severance packages after government backs out. South African Airways (SAA) is offering severance packages to its workforce of around 5,000 workers, a proposal by the airline’s
Tags GENERAL China donates funds, medical supplies to help Nigeria’s COVID-19 fight China on Friday delivered over 91,000 USD and protective medical supplies to Nigeria to help in its fight against COVID-19.
Tags GENERAL Africa’s COVID-19 death toll tops 1,000 Africa’s COVID-19 deaths have surpassed 1,000, with the World Health Organization (WHO) suggesting that the number could be even higher.
Tags GENERAL Kenya’s COVID-19 cases rise to 262 as 16 more test positive 16 more people in Kenya have tested positive for COVID-19 raising the total number of confirmed cases in the country
Tags GENERAL Local journalists help flatten COVID-19 curve in Africa’s refugee camps “Refugees both in Kakuma and Kalobeyei are panicking due to news of the pandemic… health facilities are poor & few
Tags GENERAL Ethiopia records nine new COVID-19 cases raising the total to 105 Ethiopia’s confirmed coronavirus cases have reached a total of 105 after nine more people were confirmed positive for the virus.