Tags GENERAL Africa’s confirmed COVID-19 cases now above a half-million mark The continent-wide total is over 508,000, according to figures released Wednesday by the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
Tags GENERAL Malawi government cancels order sending chief justice on forced leave The new Malawian government nullified a previous order by the administration of former president Peter Mutharika which sought to retire
Tags GENERAL Somalia’s forces kill three Al-Shabaab militants in operation Somali National Army (SNA) killed three Al-Shabaab fighters on Tuesday in an offensive on the outskirts of the Somali capital
Tags GENERAL Over 70 million people expected to fall into extreme poverty due to COVID-19 More than 70 million people are expected to fall into extreme poverty as a consequence of COVID-19, the UN Human
Tags GENERAL Learning a language in a pandemic: Ghanaian students of Chinese persevere The passion of Ghanaian students for learning Chinese continues amid COVID-19 through online teaching, said Chu Beijuan, chief of the
Tags GENERAL France calls for release of Mali opposition leader Cisse French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian on Wednesday called for the release of Malian opposition leader Soumaila Cisse, who has
Tags GENERAL 107-year-old woman recovers from COVID-19 in Egypt A 107-year-old Egyptian woman has fully recovered from COVID-19 in Egypt’s Minya province, the Egyptian government said Tuesday. The woman,
Tags GENERAL Retailers, workers in Zimbabwe reject local currency as economy re-dollarizes As Zimbabwe slowly re-dollarizes, informal businesses in the country are increasingly refusing to accept payment of goods in local currency.
Tags GENERAL S. Africa reports record single-day deaths related to COVID-19 South Africa reported a record 192 single-day deaths related to COVID-19 late Tuesday, bringing the total to 3,502 in the
Tags GENERAL Africa may lose 25-30 million jobs in 2020 due to COVID-19: report Africa may lose between 25 and 30 million jobs this year depending on the level of economic contraction due to