Tags GENERAL Liberia declares state of emergency to curb coronavirus Liberia declared a three-week state of emergency beginning April 10 to curb the spread of the coronavirus, President George Weah
Tags GENERAL Number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in DR Congo exceeds 200 The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) registered a total of 207 confirmed COVID-19 cases as of Wednesday, up by 24
Tags GENERAL Uganda bans outdoors exercises over COVID-19 outbreak Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has in the latest measures to enforce social distancing banned all outdoor workouts. The directive comes
Tags GENERAL African Development Bank launches $10 bln COVID-19 response facility The African Development Bank (AfDB) launched a $10 billion COVID-19 response facility on Wednesday aimed at helping the continent confront
Tags GENERAL U.N. seeks $130 million to prevent hunger catastrophe in Zimbabwe The United Nations food agency said on Wednesday it needed $130 million to fund emergency operations in Zimbabwe until
Tags GENERAL Morocco’s economy to shrink 1.8% this quarter, planning agency says Morocco’s economy will decrease by 1.8% in the second quarter after growing by 1.1% in the first quarter, the official
Tags GENERAL Egypt unearths construction material, warehouses of Ramesses II temple An archaeological mission from New York University has unearthed some construction materials and tools as well as warehouses inside the
Tags GENERAL Italy closes ports to migrant ships because of COVID-19 Migrant boats operated by charities will no longer be allowed to dock in Italy because of coronavirus concerns. The government
Tags GENERAL Kenyan footballer has goal of feeding 100 needy families Kenyan international Joseph Okumu has promised to reach out to over 100 families who have been affected by the effects
Tags GENERAL Kenya’s ‘YouTube athlete’ backs postponement of 2020 Olympics Kenyan javelin thrower and 2016 Olympic silver medalist Julius Yego says he supports the decision to postpone the 2020 Olympic