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.…
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…
News24.com | China vows improvements for Africans after virus discrimination claims
Under strong international pressure, China on Sunday vowed to improve the treatment of Africans in the southern city of Guangzhou following accusations of discrimination linked to the coronavirus pandemic, and…
News24.com | State minister dies from coronavirus in Somalia one day after testing positive
The justice minister of Somalia’s autonomous Hirshabelle state, Khalif Mumin Tohow, has died after contracting the novel coronavirus, the second recorded death in the country. Tohow died on Sunday in…