Ethiopia calls for int’l support to contain ‘very severe’ desert locust outbreak
The Ethiopian Ministry of Agriculture on Thursday called on its international partners to support ongoing efforts to avert desert locust-inflicted
South Africa confirms first case of coronavirus
Minister Dr. Zweli Mkhize has confirmed that South Africa has recorded its first positive test case for the Covid-19 coronavirus.
Moroccan FA orders matches played without fans over coronavirus fears
All football matches in Morocco will be played without fans from Thursday, the Moroccan football association (FRMF) said on Wednesday
Ethiopian Airlines has no plans to suspend service to China
The CEO of Ethiopia’s flag carrier, Ethiopian Airlines (ET) Tewolde Gebremariam on Wednesday said stopping flights to China is not
Zimbabwe to release prisoners to ease food shortage
Zimbabwe will release at least 5,000 prisoners to curb food shortages at correctional facilities as the southern Africa country struggles
Italian tourists caught trying to evade Mauritania virus containment
The government of Mauritania says it caught and deported a group of Italian tourists who tried to escape coronavirus confinement.
UN estimates 9 million in Sudan in need of humanitarian assistance
At least nine million people in Sudan urgently need humanitarian assistance in what could compound the economic situation of a
14 killed in jihadist attack on Nigeria military base
Jihadists killed 14 security personnel and civilians in an attack on a military base in northeast Nigeria’s Borno state on
Former U.N. Secretary-General Perez de Cuellar dies aged 100
Former U.N. Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar, a Peruvian diplomat who played a crucial role in ending the Iran-Iraq war
Agency banking overtakes ATMs in Uganda
Latest figures from the Uganda Bankers Association (UBA) show that agency banking, which was introduced to the country in 2018,