Burundi: Covid-19 hit First Lady Denise Nkurunziza
The Burundian First Lady has been hospitalized for several days in Nairobi. Denise Nkurunziza arrived in the Kenyan capital during the night of Wednesday to […]
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AfDB Grants €264 million to Morocco to help fight Covid 19
To support the “Covid-19 response support program” launched by Moroco, the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has decided to grant €264 […]
WHO suspended clinical trials with hydroxychloroquine after publication of a study on its ineffectiveness against Covid-19
The announcement was made on 25 May. The World Health Organization (WHO) has “temporarily” suspended the clinical trials with hydroxychloroquine it is conducting with partners […]
Classes have resumed in Abidjan
Schools reopened in Abidjan and its outskirts on Monday 25 May. This happens, one week after classes resumed in the rest of the country. Primary […]
Arrests of volunteers distributing masks continue in Cameroon
Last weekend and on Monday 26 May, four volunteers of the association “Initiative Survie Cameroun”, launched by the Cameroonian opponent Maurice Kamto, were arrested in […]
COVID-19: South African mining company AngloGold Ashanti shut
AngloGold Ashanti, the deepest mine in the world, which restarted operations on April 22 after closing entirely during a nationwide lockdown, and was operating at […]
Coronavirus Lockdown Costs Morocco $100 Mln Per Day
The coronavirus lockdown, enforced in Morocco from March 20 to June 20, has been extended for three more weeks till June 10 to prevent the […]
Pandemic elections in Benin
In Benin, voters went to the polls without much enthusiasm on Sunday, May 17, to elect their municipal councilors. The poll was marred by the […]
Morocco repatriates nationals from Melilla and Ceuta
Morocco has started to repatriate hundreds of its nationals who were stuck in the Spanish-occupied enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla. The Moroccan citizens will be […]
COVID-19: Diaspora’s money transfer to Africa may decline by 23%
Remittances from the African diaspora are expected to decline by 23% this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic consequences. This year, the […]