News24.com | Gunmen kill nine in central Nigeria attack
Gunmen on Wednesday killed nine civilians in an attack on a village in central Nigeria, said police, in what one politician describe as the latest outburst of intercommunal violence. A…
News24.com | IMF okays almost $230 million in coronavirus aid for Niger, Burkina
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved emergency aid totalling nearly $230 million to help two Sahel countries fight coronavirus. The IMF’s executive board gave the green light to disbursements…
News24.com | Zimbabwe must protect medics from coronavirus, says court
A Zimbabwe court on Tuesday ordered the government to provide healthcare workers with protective gear and roll out mass testing against the deadly coronavirus. An association of human rights doctors…
Black people in China 'banned from McDonalds and evicted from their homes' over coronavirus fears
‘They treat us like animals,’ says Max, who was forced from his apartment and put into quarantine – despite testing negative for Covid-19
News24.com | Anger in Africa over coronavirus ‘stigma’ in China
African countries are seething over accounts that Africans are battling stigma and discrimination in China over the coronavirus pandemic, apparently linked to a cluster of cases in the Nigerian community…
News24.com | IMF approves $1 bn in virus aid for Ghana
The IMF has approved a $1 billion (910-million-euro) aid package for Ghana to help the West African country manage fallout from the new coronavirus pandemic, the multilateral lender said. The…
News24.com | Ethiopia opens aid transport hub to fight Covid-19
Ethiopia and the United Nations on Tuesday opened a humanitarian transport hub at Addis Ababa airport to move supplies and aid workers across Africa to fight coronavirus. The arrangement, which…
News24.com | Covid-19: African economies feel the strain
Sub-Saharan Africa has not been as badly hit by the coronavirus pandemic as some other parts of the world, but the economy is being pummelled. Here’s a look at the…
News24.com | WATCH | Burundi remains untouched by Covid-19
Burundi is one of just six nations across Africa to not yet report a single positive Covid-19 case. But the country’s government continues to warn people to practice good hygiene.…