Tags GENERAL Egypt reports 188 new coronavirus cases Egypt confirmed 188 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases since the outbreak to 3,032,
Tags GENERAL 44 suspected Boko Haram jihadists found dead in Chad prison A group of 44 suspected members of Boko Haram, arrested during a recent operation against the jihadist group, have been
Tags GENERAL Uganda procures mobile laboratories to accelerate COVID-19 tests Uganda has procured two mobile polymerase chain reaction (PCR) laboratories to accelerate COVID-19 tests on cross-border cargo drivers, a health
Tags GENERAL Algeria extends coronavirus lockdown to April 29 Algeria will extend a lockdown by 10 days until April 29 as it tries to limit the spread of the
Tags GENERAL Somalia confirms 19 new COVID-19 cases Somalia has confirmed nineteen new COVID-19 cases, as two more patients succumb to the disease, according to the country’s Ministry
Tags GENERAL Tunisia president extends coronavirus lockdown -statement Tunisia’s president extended on Friday a coronavirus lockdown, with the government to announce later the extension period, a presidency statement
Tags GENERAL IMF, World Bank urge action to cover $44 bln gap in Africa’s pandemic needs African leaders, the IMF and the World Bank on Friday appealed for rapid international action to help African countries respond
Tags GENERAL South African Airways offers staff severance packages after government backs out. South African Airways (SAA) is offering severance packages to its workforce of around 5,000 workers, a proposal by the airline’s
Tags GENERAL Pompeo urges UN Security Council to extend Iran’s arms embargo U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has urged the United Nations Security Council to extend Iran’s arms embargo, saying lifting
Tags GENERAL China donates funds, medical supplies to help Nigeria’s COVID-19 fight China on Friday delivered over 91,000 USD and protective medical supplies to Nigeria to help in its fight against COVID-19.