Tags GENERAL WHO warns that malaria fatalities in Africa could double in 2020 The number of deaths caused by malaria in Sub-Saharan Africa could double to 769,000 this year, as efforts to curb
Tags GENERAL UN chief warns against human rights violations in COVID-19 fight The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday the COVID-19 pandemic could give some countries an excuse to adopt
Tags GENERAL Zimbabwe rolls back food prices to pre-COVID-19 levels Zimbabwe’s government cut the prices of basic goods, including bread and sugar, back to the levels they were prior to
Tags GENERAL African nations to get 300 ventilators from Jack Ma Foundation African nations that lack ventilators for the treatment of COVID-19 patients will receive some from a donation of 300 supplied
Tags GENERAL African airlines stand to lose $6 billion of passenger revenue in 2020 -IATA African Airlines could lose $6 billion of passenger revenue in 2020 compared to 2019, according to the International Air Transport
Tags GENERAL Malawi records 10 new cases of COVID-19 The number of COVID-19 cases in Malawi has reached 33 after 10 new cases were reported Thursday. The country’s Minister
Tags GENERAL Sports not part of the expected easing of COVID restrictions in South Africa The expected lifting of lockdown restrictions in South Africa at the end of the month is unlikely to result in
Tags GENERAL Kenya reports 17 new COVID-19 cases, focus shifts to local transmission Kenya has reported 17 new cases of COVID-19 cases, bringing the country’s new tally of confirmed cases to 320. The
Tags GENERAL Ethiopian Airlines ‘fighting for survival’, says CEO In March, Ethiopian Airlines CEO Tewolde Gebremariam stated he felt the coronavirus pandemic was “a temporary problem” – comparable to
Tags NEWS IMF approves $363 million to help Congo fight coronavirus The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Executive Board has approved a disbursement of $363 million under its Rapid Credit Facility to