Tags GENERAL World Bank moving forward on first $1.7 billion in pandemic aid projects The World Bank’s executive board is expected to consider later this week the first fast-track funds to help Afghanistan and
Tags GENERAL Canada pulls out of 2020 Tokyo Olympics Canada became the first country to pull out of the Tokyo Games due to the coronavirus pandemic and Australia told
Tags GENERAL NCDC: Nigeria confirms first death from COVID-19 The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) in a tweet sent on Monday confirmed Nigeria’s first death from COVID-19. The
Tags GENERAL Botswana president in coronavirus self-isolation after Namibia trip Botswana President Eric Mogweetsi Masisi is in self-isolation for a fourteen day period, the government through the office of president
Tags GENERAL Coronavirus in Kenya: Local fashion designer hands out masks to protect vulnerable communities Last week, David Ochieng barely slept. The Kenyan fashion designer has been working day and night in his studio, crafting
Tags GENERAL At least 10 dead during Guinea referendum Officials count votes are under way in Guinea after at least 10 people were killed in the violence as debris
Tags GENERAL Uganda’s president urges social distancing to prevent virus spread Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Sunday called on citizens to maintain social distancing in order to prevent the spread of
Tags GENERAL Africa’s mountain gorillas also at risk from coronavirus As the coronavirus infects more people around the world, conservationists are warning of the risk to another vulnerable species:
Tags GENERAL IOC kicks off discussions on possible Tokyo 2020 Olympics postponement The International Olympic Committee is stepping up its “scenario planning” for the Tokyo 2020 Games — including a possible postponement
Tags GENERAL Talk Africa Uranium’s role in Namibia’s economy The Namib Desert is not the most inhabitable place for humans due o it’s wild inhabitants. But the vast expanse