News24.com | UN triples coronavirus appeal to $6.7bn to help poor countries
The United Nations on Thursday more than tripled its appeal to help vulnerable countries combat the spread and destabilising effects of the coronavirus pandemic, asking for $6.7bn to help 63…
News24.com | Lesotho PM confirms plans to step down by July 31
Lesotho’s Prime Minister Thomas Thabane on Thursday reiterated his intention to retire by the end of July “or earlier”, despite risk of prosecution for his alleged involvement in the 2017…
News24.com | Ethiopia’s Abiy warns of opposition power grab amid pandemic
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on Thursday that opposition politicians were trying to exploit uncertainty created by the coronavirus pandemic to seize power, risking instability. “Those pushing for unconstitutional…
News24.com | Virus patients protest in north Nigeria
A group of coronavirus patients staged a protest outside an isolation centre in northern Nigeria to demand increased medical attention and food, officials and residents said on Wednesday. Twenty patients…
News24.com | Morocco launches fleet of drones to tackle virus from the sky
Morocco has rapidly expanded its fleet of drones as it battles the coronavirus pandemic, deploying them for aerial surveillance, public service announcements and sanitisation. “This is a real craze. In…
News24.com | Egypt reopens slowly to revive pandemic-hit economy
Egypt’s economy had just started to recover after years of political turmoil and militant attacks when the coronavirus crisis hit, impacting especially its vital tourism sector. Now President Abdel Fattah…
News24.com | WATCH | Lesotho’s murdered first lady agreed to divorce on day she died – sources
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News24.com | Covid-19: Man sentenced to death in Nigeria’s first ever virtual ruling
A Nigerian court sentenced a man to death in the country’s first ever virtual ruling during a five-week coronavirus lockdown. Lagos judge Mojisola Dada on Monday ordered death by hanging…
News24.com | Niger labour minister died from coronavirus – public TV
Niamey – The novel coronavirus caused the death of Niger’s minister of employment and labour, Mohamed Ben Omar, public television announced on Monday. The minister’s Social Democratic Party (PSD) reported…