Tags GENERAL Zimbabwe turns water cannon on coronavirus Zimbabwe’s police began using water cannon on Friday to disinfect markets and bus ranks, turning instruments associated with repression into
Tags GENERAL Namibia to study feasibility of regional high-speed railway Namibia will study the feasibility of the Southern African Development Community’s high speed railway line, Namibia’s Walvis Bay Corridor Group
Tags GENERAL Nigerian government to avert grain shortage amid COVID-19 challenges: official The Nigerian government said it is set to deliver up to 70,000 tons of grains from its reserve to cushion
Tags GENERAL Egypt, Sudan begin operating joint electricity grid The electricity grids of Egypt and Sudan were officially connected on Friday with an initial capacity of 60 megawatts,
Tags GENERAL Coronavirus cases in Egypt nudge 1,000, with 66 deaths Egypt confirmed on Friday eight COVID-19 deaths and 120 new cases, the largest daily figures since the outbreak of the
Tags GENERAL Botswana Kills Five Suspected Poachers in Effort to Save Rhinos Botswana has seen an unprecedented increase in rhino poaching in the last year. The government reports that nearly 50 of
Tags GENERAL Kidnapped Mali Opposition Staff Freed, Leader Still Missing Five people that were kidnapped last week with Mali’s main opposition leader Soumaila Cisse were freed except Cisse and three
Tags GENERAL Tunisia ‘robocop’ enforces coronavirus lockdown A police robot has been deployed by Tunisia’s interior ministry to patrol the streets of the capital and enforce a
Tags GENERAL South Africa coronavirus cases reach 1,505 South Africa has confirmed another 43 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total to 1,505, health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize said
Tags GENERAL AfDB approves 1.5 million USD to control locust invasion in east Africa The African Development Bank (AfDB) said Thursday it has approved 1.5 million U.S. dollars emergency relief grant to assist nine