Tags GENERAL Uganda’s state-owned oil enterprise starts bulk trading of petroleum products Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) on Monday started bulk selling of petroleum products to local oil marketing companies in the
Tags GENERAL Somalia confirms first COVID-19 case, suspends all international flights Somalia’s government on Monday announced the suspension of all international flights for 15 days starting on Wednesday over fears of
Tags GENERAL EU proposes blanket travel restriction to contain COVID-19 The President of the European Union Ursula von der Leyen has proposed a blanket restriction on non-essential travel to member
Tags GENERAL South Africa’s PSL suspends all football matches over COVID-19 pandemic South Africa’s administrator of professional football, the Premier Soccer League, on Monday announced the suspension of all matches scheduled for
Tags GENERAL Egypt’s COVID-19 cases surpass 150 COVID-19 cases in Egypt have hit 150, according to Egyptian Minister of Information Osama Heikal. Heikal announced the new figures
Tags NEWS Sudan will mediate Egypt-Ethiopia dam dispute A top Sudanese general on Sunday said his country would mediate a deal on an escalating dispute between Ethiopia and
Tags GENERAL African nations close borders, cancel flights to contain coronavirus spread Several African governments on Sunday closed borders, canceled flights and imposed strict entry and quarantine requirements to contain the
Tags NEWS Morocco to create $1 billion fund to counter coronavirus pandemic Morocco’s King Mohammed VI ordered the creation of a 10 billion dirham ($1 billion) fund to upgrade health infrastructure and
Tags GENERAL South Africa declares state of disaster over COVID-19 South African President Cyril Ramaphosa declared a national state of disaster on Sunday as he announced a range of measures
Tags GENERAL Poor nations may see higher coronavirus deaths, warns UN official Governments and health systems in wealthy nations are struggling to cope with the coronavirus pandemic, suggesting the poorest countries may