Tags GENERAL Ethiopia protest clashes kill at least nine Clashes between Ethiopian security forces and protesters demanding the release of an opposition politician and a media magnate have killed
Tags GENERAL South Africa’s Gold Fields profit jumps on surging bullion prices South African miner Gold Fields reported a four-fold jump in half-year earnings on Thursday, benefiting from a surge in the
Tags GENERAL WHO urges safe reopening of schools in Africa amid COVID-19 risks The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday urged African countries to put solid COVID-19 prevention measures in place before embarking
Tags GENERAL Africa beginning to “bend the curve” of coronavirus – Africa CDC Africa is beginning to slowly “bend the curve” of COVID-19 infections as measures like mask-wearing and social distancing slow down
Tags GENERAL Nigeria considers using private firms for coronavirus tests after foreign flights resume Nigeria is considering partnerships between state governments and private firms to ramp up testing and tracing of coronavirus cases after
Tags GENERAL U.S. sanctions four Ugandans implicated in fake adoption scam The United States government imposed sanctions on four Ugandans who were implicated in a fake adoption scam, the U.S. Treasury
Tags NEWS Sonae ditches partnership with Angola’s dos Santos in Portugal’s NOS Portugal’s Sonae has moved to strengthen its position in local telecoms firm NOS by increasing its stake and ditching a
Tags GENERAL Somali pirates hijack Panama-flagged ship -regional official Somali pirates have hijacked a Panama-flagged ship, a regional official told Reuters on Thursday. The ship was traveling from the
Tags GENERAL France says its military operation Barkhane will continue in Mali France will pursue its military operations in Mali against Islamic fighters despite the ousting of the country’s president two days
Tags GENERAL South Africa’s Standard Bank leaves door open to dividend despite profit plunge South Africa’s Standard Bank reported a 43% drop in half-year profit on soaring bad loans but said sound that its