South Africa forecasts grim economic prospects amid pandemic
South Africa’s economy is expected to decline by 7.2 percent this year, its worst performance in nearly 90 years, as
Libya’s UN-backed PM meets Italian foreign minister
The UN-backed Libyan prime minister Fayez Serraj on Wednesday met with Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs Luigi Di Maio in
Senegal president self-quarantines after contact with COVID-19 case
Senegalese President Macky Sall is quarantining for two weeks after coming into contact with someone who has since tested positive
Four African countries to benefit from $25 million in CERF funding to IOM
The efforts by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to support front-line life-saving health and water and sanitation responses by
DR Congo to announce end of Ebola outbreak in east region, W.H.O. says
The Democratic Republic of Congo is expected to announce the end of the Ebola outbreak in its eastern region on
Mnangagwa warns critics sabotaging Zimbabwe’s economic recovery
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa sent out a stern warning that his administration will deal with what he termed as malpractices
First vaccinations begin in Africa for COVID-19 trial
Africa’s first participation in a COVID-19 vaccine trial started Wednesday as nervous volunteers received injections, while officials said the
Gabon lawmakers vote to decriminalise homosexuality
Lawmakers in Gabon’s lower house of parliament on Tuesday voted to decriminalise homosexuality, becoming one of the few countries in
Toyota Cheetahs sign winger Rosko Specman, Vodacom Bulls sign lock Sintu Manjezi
South African rugby team the Toyota Cheetahs completed the signing of Springboks Sevens stalwart Rosko Specman on a two-year contract from
Tanzania govt buys gemstones from Maasai tribesman for $3.34 million
A 51-year-old Tanzanian Maasai tribesman has discovered two large Tanzanite gemstones with a total weight of about 14 kilograms, authorities