Tags GENERAL Nigeria seeks $2.36 bln in domestic loans; external markets unfavourable Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari is seeking approval to borrow 850 billion naira ($2.36 billion) from the domestic capital markets to
Tags GENERAL Djibouti reports 37 new COVID-19 cases, Somalia reports 48 Djibouti on Tuesday reported 37 new COVID-19 cases taking the total number of cases in the country to 1,072. This
Tags GENERAL Implementation of AfCFTA deal postponed due to COVID-19 disruptions The Secretary General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Wamkele Mene said on Tuesday that implementation of the
Tags GENERAL Uganda denies sending back COVID-19 positive foreign truck drivers Uganda on Tuesday denied allegations that it is sending back foreign truck drivers who test positive for the coronavirus. Ugandan
Tags GENERAL Côte d’Ivoire presidential hopeful Guillaume Soro sentenced to 20 years in jail Côte d’Ivoire presidential candidate Guillaume Soro was on Tuesday sentenced to 20 years in jail by a court for embezzlement
Tags GENERAL Namibia’s diamond, uranium sectors projected to contract in 2020 Namibia’s diamond and uranium mining sectors are projected to contract in 2020 before a solid recovery in 2021, according to
Tags GENERAL Uganda’s recoveries from COVID-19 surpass 50 The number of people who have recovered from the coronavirus in Uganda rose to 52 after five patients were discharged,
Tags GENERAL Chad’s parliament outlaws death penalty for acts of terror Chad on Tuesday abolished the death penalty for terrorist activities, Justice Minister Djimet Arabi told AFP. “The MPs unanimously voted
Tags GENERAL Escaped Ebola patient hiding in Congo militia-held area -Officials An Ebola patient who escaped from a treatment centre in eastern Congo earlier this month has been hiding in
Tags GENERAL Nigeria to gradually ease lockdown restrictions: COVID-19 Nigeria’s president said the country will begin a gradual easing of lockdown restrictions to curtail the spread of the coronavirus