Tags GENERAL UN: The fight against COVID-19 pandemic is leading to an increase in plastic pollution The promotion of mask wearing as a way to slow the spread of COVID-19 has led to an extraordinary increase in the
Tags GENERAL Zambia ends domestic football season as clubs flout COVID-19 protocols Zambia’s football association (FAZ) said it will end its domestic season on Aug. 6, just weeks after it restarted, due
Tags GENERAL Two dead in clash at DRC wildlife sanctuary Two people were killed in a clash sparked by an operation to clear a wildlife sanctuary in eastern Democratic Republic
Tags GENERAL Botswana reinstates coronavirus lockdown in capital for two weeks Botswana’s capital city Gaborone returned to a two-week lockdown from midnight on Thursday to stem the latest local coronavirus surge
Tags GENERAL Zimbabwe forces step up patrols in effort to stop planned anti-government protests Zimbabwe’s businesses were shut and streets deserted in the capital Harare early on Friday as security forces increased patrols to
Tags GENERAL Uganda approves private laboratories to carry out COVID-19 tests Private laboratories in Uganda have been allowed to carry out COVID-19 tests provided the laboratories are approved by a committee
Tags GENERAL Shell writes down Nigerian licence at heart of Italian bribery trial Royal Dutch Shell said on Thursday its second-quarter writedowns include the OPL 245 licence for an offshore oilfield in Nigeria
Tags GENERAL 5,000 left jobless in tourism sector in Tanzania’s Zanzibar over COVID-19 At least 5,000 people in the tourism sector in Tanzania’s Zanzibar have been left jobless following the outbreak of the
Tags GENERAL South Africa adjusts tourism regulations to minimize impact of COVID-19 With about 700,000 jobs predicted to be lost in the tourism sector in South Africa this year due to COVID-19,
Tags GENERAL Morocco reports 1,046 new COVID-19 cases, 23,259 in total Morocco on Thursday reported 1,046 new COVID-19 cases, the biggest single-day increase so far, taking the total number of infections