Amy McConaghy
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Kenyan hotel Intercontinental, shuts and lays off all employees
In yet another massive layoff, Intercontinental hotel in Kenya’s capital CBD has sacked all employees and ended its Kenya operations amid the coronavirus economic...
Tanzania opposition names presidential candidate who survived shooting
A politician who survived being shot 16 times in an apparent assassination attempt will challenge Tanzania’s president in October elections, his party said as...
South Africa’s sharp economic downturn extends into July – PMI
South Africa’s economic downturn extended into last month, though businesses still reeling from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic reported slightly less steep in...
Opinion
Opinion: Morocco’s role in the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum
by Thamik Hanane
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought China and Arab nations closer together through the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum and the mechanism of political...
Opinion: COVID-19 Response is Everyone’s Business
By Dr. Githinji Gitahi and Edwin Macharia
The specter of COVID-19 has developed from a public health emergency to a global economic crisis. In Africa,...
Opinion: Morocco’s plan to defeat COVID-19
On March 2, Morocco registered the first positive coronavirus patient on its soil. Since then, the country has embarked on a real race against...