News24.com | Egypt seeks aid from IMF amid virus downturn
Egypt is seeking an aid package from the International Monetary Fund to offset the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli said Sunday. In a televised press…
News24.com | Murder, power and army on the streets: Lesotho’s deepening crisis
Lesotho, a tiny mountain kingdom encircled by South Africa, is one of the few countries in the world yet to confirm a case of the new coronavirus that in recent…
News24.com | Zimbabwe official charged for ‘insulting’ president Emmerson Mnangagwa over coronavirus
An opposition municipal official has been charged with insulting Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa over for his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, a lawyers’ association said. Chrispen Rambu, a local councillor…
News24.com | Zimbabwe under strain as Malaria cases surge during Covid-19 fight
Already battling to contain the novel coronavirus, Zimbabwe health authorities are also facing a surge in malaria cases which has claimed 152 lives this year, a doctor said Friday. The…
News24.com | ‘Families don’t know who to turn to’ – Algerians linked to protests ‘forgotten’ in pre-trial detention
Algiers – Dozens of Algerians linked to the country’s anti-government protest movement remain “forgotten” in pre-trial detention during the coronavirus crisis, with little or no legal support. Zinedine Hanane, 32,…
News24.com | Covid-19 wrap: Worldwide death toll ticks past 190 000, US prods China again and cases surge in Djibouti
Keeping you up to date on the latest novel coronavirus (Covid-19) news from around the world. FOLLOW LIVE | Government to clarify classification of industries for reopening of economy on…
News24.com | West African bloc recognises Guinea-Bissau’s disputed president Umaro Sissoco Embalo
Bissau – West African nations on Thursday recognised Umaro Sissoco Embalo as president of Guinea-Bissau, after four months of dispute over whether his election was fraudulent. Embalo won a run-off…
News24.com | German-funded mobile coronavirus testing labs land in Uganda, Rwanda
Frankfurt am Main – Uganda and Rwanda have taken delivery of two mobile diagnostic labs to help fight the coronavirus pandemic, the first in a network of German-funded units for…
News24.com | 12 fishermen drown after boat sinks in DR Congo’s Lake Albert
Beni – Twelve fishermen drowned when their overloaded wooden canoe sank in Lake Albert in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo, a local official said on Thursday. Five…