Tags GENERAL UN: Digital divide among those on and offline, could be “the new face of inequality” Managing the digital divide better has become “a matter of life and death” for people unable to access essential
Tags GENERAL U.N. warns coronavirus may push millions of children into underage labor The coronavirus pandemic has put millions of children at risk of being pushed into underage labor, reversing two decades of
Tags GENERAL South Sudan confirms 72 more COVID-19 cases 72 new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in South Sudan, bringing the total confirmed tally to 1,670, the Ministry
Tags GENERAL Uganda unveils $12.3 billion budget Uganda on Thursday unveiled a 45-trillion-shilling (12.3 billion U.S. dollars) fiscal budget that will revive the country’s economy after facing
Tags GENERAL Africa’s MultiChoice looks to Netflix and Amazon in strategy shift Adding streaming services will give Africa’s biggest pay-TV group, MultiChoice, a head start when online viewing takes off on the
Tags GENERAL Africa free trade zone could launch by January 1 The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) could begin operating on January 1 next year, after the COVID-19 pandemic made
Tags GENERAL Governments can invest in clean energy amid COVID-19 crisis As COVID-19 hits the fossil fuel industry, a new UN report published on Wednesday shows that renewable energy is more
Tags GENERAL Egypt to open seaside resorts to foreigners from July 1 Egypt will open up its main seaside resorts for international flights and foreign tourists from July 1, the cabinet said.
Tags GENERAL IMF approves additional $111.06 million to Rwanda to address COVID-19 pandemic The International Monetary Fund said on Thursday it had approved an additional $111.06 million disbursement to Rwanda to address the
Tags GENERAL Kenya arrests three policemen for dragging woman behind motorbike Kenyan detectives have arrested three police officers for allegedly whipping a woman and dragging her along behind a motorbike, the