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 | 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.…
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 | Egypt postpones opening Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza due to coronavirus
Egypt has postponed the opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza on the outskirts of Cairo until next year, as the country tries to halt the coronavirus spread. The…
News24.com | Haftar forces pound Libya capital after losing towns
The forces of Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar rained rockets on the capital Tripoli early on Tuesday after being ousted by government loyalists from a string of towns to its…
News24.com | Locust invasion wipes out 200 000 hectares of crops in Ethiopia, creating a food crisis – UN
Swarms of locusts in Ethiopia have damaged 200 000 hectares of cropland and driven around a million people to require emergency food aid, the United Nations says. The findings from…
News24.com | Questions over Nigeria virus measures as lockdown period ends
President Muhammadu Buhari has appealed to Nigerians to stay at home to stop the spread of the coronavirus, but the government has still not said whether it will extend a…
News24.com | Recession & food crisis looms for Africa – World Bank
Africa’s forecast of 2.4% growth for the year has been dealt a deathblow by the global Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. Albert Zeufack, the World Bank’s chief economist for Africa, delivered a…