BREAKING: 2nd COVID-19 case in Algeria
By Sola Ogundipe The World Health Organization, WHO, has confirmed COVID-19 infection in Algeria. The case, reported by the Ministry of Health, Population and Hospital Reform of Algeria is the country’s first case of COVID-19 and the second in Africa. Health authorities report that tests indicate that an Italian adult, who arrived in the country […]
Son of Congo president charged in France for money laundering
A son of Republic of Congo President Denis Sassou Nguesso has been indicted in France on money-laundering charges in a probe into the family’s foreign assets, a source close to the case told AFP on Friday. Denis Christel Sassou Nguesso, 45, was charged by the French investigating magistrate in December 2019, the source added, the […]
Egypt re-awakening African togetherness
On assumption of the chairmanship of the African Union in February 2019, the Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi realized the significant African roots of his country both economically and politically.
Africa’s economy to grow at 3.9% in 2020 ― AfDB
As Adesina urges youth employment priority Emma Ujah The African Development Bank (AfDB) has projected Africa’s economy would grow at 3.9 per cent in 2020. This was contained in its 2020 Africa Economic Outlook launched in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, Thursday. “Africa’s economic growth remained stable in 2019 at 3.4 per cent and is on course […]
African countries tackling spread of coronavirus
African countries, including the continent’s biggest economy, Nigeria, on Wednesday said they had begun to introduce measures aimed at stopping the spread of the new coronavirus. No verified infection has been reported to date in sub-Saharan Africa, but elsewhere countries have stopped flights to China and airlifted their citizens out of the area where the […]
South African billionaire apologises for telling Trump ‘Africa loves you’
A South African billionaire businessman and the first black African on the Forbes billionaires list, Patrice Motsepe has apologized for telling United States President, Donald Trump that “Africa loves you” during the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos last week. A video of Patrice Motsepe’s remarks to Trump went viral on social media and sparked […]
Coronavirus in Africa: Suspected cases in Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Kenya
The coronavirus was first confirmed in China in the city of Wuhan after which other cases were reported in Asian countries and the United States. The first suspected case of coronavirus in Africa was announced in Ivory Coast when a 34-year-old student who returned from Beijing showed flu-like symptoms. The traveller has lived in China […]
94% of companies in Africa, others experienced cyber attack in 2019
Afrocet Montgomery, organiser of West African Cyber Security Summit, WACSS, has said that about 94 percent of companies in Africa and Middle East experienced cyber attacks in 2019.
Nigeria key in eliminating child labour, trafficking in Africa —ILO
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has declared that eliminating child labour, trafficking and slavery in Africa will hardly succeed without Nigeria playing a pivotal role.
Africa’s Agric development lies in sustainable technology, innovation — AATF
By Gabriel Ewepu- Abuja The African Agricultural Technology Foundation, AATF, has emphasized that hope for Africa’s agricultural development lies deeply in sustainable technology and innovation. This was contained in the Foundation’s programme overview, where it stated that the potential of growth in the sector is enormous based on World Bank’s estimate that indicated more than […]
British PM makes case for bigger investments in Africa
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson , Monday, made a case for bigger investments in Africa and called for increased and renewed partnership between the UK and Africa
Focus on access to power, Sahara Group urges investors in UK, Africa
Leading energy conglomerate, Sahara Group has urged participants at the UK-Africa Investment Summit to explore committing resources towards addressing the energy needs on the continent that is home to about 1.3 billion people. The Summit which holds on January 20, 2020, in London, will be hosted by the Prime Minister, bringing together businesses, governments and […]
China’s ZTE, local telecom firm start 5G technology trial in Uganda
China’s ZTE and MTN Uganda have started 5G technology trial to bring the Standalone 5G network into reality in east Africa as the region awaits its commercial rollout. The companies are the first to roll out the technology in the region Uganda’s Prime Minister, Ruhakana Rugunda, who was the chief guest at the launch, said […]
Shaving Africa’s hair in his absence
A NUMBER of countries including Turkey and Russia, this week tried to put out the flames engulfing Libya by convening a peace meeting in Moscow, with the likelihood of another in Germany on Sunday. In France, President Emmanuel Macron, like a head master, summoned the presidents of Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, Chad and Mauritania to Pau, Southern France to explain why there are rising anti-French sentiments in Africa. He threatened to pull out the 4,500 French troops allegedly fighting terrorists in Africa.
Strike suspended at Mandela’s prison museum in South Africa
Workers at South Africa’s Robben Island Museum, where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for nearly two decades, decided Thursday to suspend their strike over low pay, management said. The decision comes ahead of a meeting between unions and management on January 21, the museum said in a statement. Around 200 employees walked out on January 6, demanding […]
Malawi, Kenya, Ghana trying out first malaria vaccine in babies
A pinch in the leg, a squeal and a trickle of tears. One baby after another in Malawi is getting the first and only vaccine against malaria, one of history’s deadliest and most stubborn of diseases. The southern African nation is rolling out the shots in an unusual pilot program along with Kenya and Ghana. […]
