Saudi Arabia deports thousands of Ethiopians amid COVID-19 pandemic
Thousands of undocumented Ethiopian workers are being abruptly deported from Saudi Arabia in cargo planes amid efforts to contain the spread of the deadly coronavirus […]
Articles by Steven Addamah
Glencore to shut Zambia copper mines
A copper mine in Zambia is shutting on Wednesday because of disruption brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. Glencore’s Zambian subsidiary Mopani Copper Mines (MCM) […]
COVID-19: Guangzhou shutdowns Africa trading hub in China
Hundreds of African residents and businessmen in China’s southern city of Guangzhou have been evicted from hotels and apartments as local health officials rollout a […]
Gunmen kill 25 soldiers in north Mali attack
In Mali, unidentified gunmen killed 25 soldiers and wounded six others in an attack in the Gao region on Monday, army spokesman Diarran Koné told […]
Burkina Faso crisis and COVID-19 concerns highlight pressure on Sahel
Across the Central Sahel in Africa – encompassing Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger – more than five million people face severe food insecurity ahead of […]
Coronavirus restrictions hamper aid access for Sudanese in need
The United Nations and its partners are putting in place alternative plans to ensure the continuity of humanitarian assistance in Sudan, as measures taken by […]
Africa: Pharmacy Students produce hand sanitizers to fight Covid 19
Since the emergence of the coronavirus pandemic, sales of hydro-alcoholic disinfectant products have tripled and many pharmacies and shops are out of stock in many […]
Marseille’s ex-president Pape Diouf dies of Covid-19
Former president of French football club Olympique de Marseille, Pape Diouf, has died after contracting coronavirus – the first death in Senegal from the pandemic. […]
Zimbabwe Court dethrones opposition leader
Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader has lost a court appeal to remain president of the biggest opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), local media […]
Congo-Brazzaville mourns its former President
Former President Jacques Joaquim Yhombi Opango, who ran Congo-Brazzaville between 1977 and 1979, died in France on March 30 at the age of 81 from […]