Morocco’s King reiterates relevance of stimulus plan to bolster economy
King Mohammed VI reaffirmed the importance of the stimulus plan launched to help the economy recover from the Covid-19 impact, citing an array of measures […]
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World Bank: Forty million Africans are at risk of falling into extreme poverty because of the Covid-19 pandemic
Leaden by the economic fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic, growth in Sub-Saharan Africa is expected to drop to -3.3% in 2020, leading the region into […]
Tunisia imposes curfew in four governorates to curb covid-19 spread
The administrators of four governors including Tunis Wednesday ordered a 15-day curfew as part of the efforts to stem the fast spread of covid-19 which […]
Nigeria: the Lagos Stock Exchange records its best performance in the last fifteen years despite the severe recession
It’s Christmas ahead of time at the Lagos Stock Exchange in Nigeria. On Tuesday, October 6, the index of the thirty largest stocks jumped by […]
South Africa: Government will lease 700,000 hectares of farmland to black farmers
The program is scheduled to start next week, October 15, 2020 and lands that belong to the South African state are to be leased to […]
Madagascar announces capsule remedy against malaria, Covid-19
Malagasy President Andry Rajoelina announced that Pharmalagasy has started the production of a capsule that could “cure malaria, dengue fever and Covid-19”. This time, the […]
Ethiopian Shura Kitata wins the 40th London Marathon in a special contest
The world stars of marathons had an appointment this Sunday for the London Marathon. But due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the event was reserved for […]
Togo: First female Prime Minister since Independence of the country
Seven months after the February 22 presidential election, Faure Gnassingbé, elected for a fourth five-year term, appointed a woman, Victoire Sidémèho Tomegah-Dogbé, Prime Minister. A […]
Ghana: Country’s economy fell by 3% due to Covid 19
It is a sad first in 37 years: Ghana’s economy fell by 3% in the second quarter of 2020, hard hit by the restrictive measures […]
Football: CAF announces new date for semi-finals and finals of the Champions League and Confederation Cup
The semi-finals and finals of the Champions League and Confederation Cup have been postponed by one month because of the Covid-19 pandemic, said the Confederation […]