Sudan: The new head of UNMIS takes over
Volker Perthes of Germany takes over as head of UNMIS, the United Nations Integrated Mission for Transitional Assistance in Sudan. Created in June by the […]
COVID-19
Kenya sinks into a debt spiral
Kenya’s public debt has increased by more than $11 billion in one year, according to the Central Bank. A fiscal situation aggravated by the Covid-19 […]
The launch of the common currency of the ECOWAS countries postponed to 2025
The common currency of the ECOWAS countries may not see the light of day until 2025 at best. This is what emerges from the debates […]
Covid-19: Morocco’s King Will Launch Thursday Vaccination Campaign
King Mohammed VI will launch on Thursday Morocco’s nationwide immunization campaign against Covid-19 after the country received two million AstraZeneca vaccine doses and a half […]
A Critical Lack of Covid Tests in West Africa
During its 58th summit, held by videoconference this weekend, ECOWAS proposed measures to combat Covid-19. Starting with a harmonization of the price of PCR tests […]
Covid 19: ECOWAS member states agree to harmonize the price of PCR test
Member countries of the Economic Community of West African States have just committed to harmonize the price of PCR tests for Covid-19 at $50. The […]
Two million doses of the Covishield vaccine arrive in Casablanca
Two million doses of the Covishield vaccine, developed by the British laboratory AstraZeneca and Oxford University and manufactured by the Serum Institute of India, the […]
Air transport: ICAO estimates losses of African airlines at $14 billion in 2020
If there is one sector of activity where the severity of the health crisis in Africa can best be appreciated, it is that of civil […]
Uganda: Still under blockade, Bobi Wine lodges complaint against the State
The singer’s lawyers are pleading before the High Court of Justice in Kampala on Thursday to demand his release. President Yoweri Museveni’s main rival is […]
Covid-19: African countries experience a second wave
The case-fatality rate of the coronavirus on the continent is 2.5%, compared to 2.2% worldwide. The second wave of the Covid-19 epidemic is proving more […]