Africa’s confirmed COVID-19 cases near 3.9m – Africa CDC
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases on the African continent has reached 3,891,047. According to the continental disease control and prevention agency’s COVID-19 dashboard, the death toll related to the pandemic stood at 103,519 so far. A total of 3,463,677 people infected with COVID-19 had recovered […]
Africa’s confirmed COVID-19 cases surpass 1.99m ― Africa CDC
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) on Tuesday said the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the African continent has reached 1,986,864. The continental disease control and prevention agency said in a statement that the death toll related to the pandemic stood at 47,647. According to the continental disease control and […]
African countries failing to progress in good governance ― Report
Governance progress slowed across Africa for the first time in a decade, even before the coronavirus pandemic hit, with commitment to democracy and civil rights faltering, a major report said Monday. The Mo Ibrahim Index of African Governance, published every two years, gives each country’s government a score according to criteria including anti-corruption measures, protection […]
China, Africa need to build stronger community with shared future – official
China and African countries need to strengthen solidarity and build a stronger community with a shared future, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Thursday. Wang made the remarks at the reception celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in Beijing. Twenty years ago, Chinese and African leaders […]
Democracy and Africa: Trouble is brewing
By Dr Ugoji Egujo We have to ask the question. Is multiparty democracy good for Africa? It hasn’t worked. If African democracy had been fruitful, the chronic cycle of poverty and disease in the continent would have been broken. But in Africa, generations have inherited strife and penury and bequeathed misery to their offsprings. […]
Dispute Management in Africa: Hogan Lovells partners Bentsi-Enchill, Letsa & Ankomah
Global law firm Hogan Lovells, in collaboration with Ghanaian law firm Bentsi-Enchill, Letsa & Ankomah hosted a two-day Power Sector focused Virtual Sessions organized as part of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce International Arbitration Centre (LACIAC) & Association for Consulting Engineering in Nigeria (ACEN) Second Regional Training Workshop on Dispute Management in Africa Infrastructure Projects […]
