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 […]
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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 […]
Macky Sall calls Senegalese to get along with covid 19
“In the best of cases, COVID-19 will continue to circulate in the country until the month of August, or even September, the Senegalese president said […]
COVID-19: Algeria extends lockdown by 15 days
Algeria’s Prime Minister Abdelaziz Djerad announced a 15-day extension of the lockdown as the North African country sees increases in the number of covid-19 contaminations, […]
Togo: Mutiny in Lome prison where many COVID-19 cases were confirmed
A mutiny broke out on May 12 in a prison in Lome, but was quickly brought under control by the guards of the establishment who […]
Covid-19: Morocco Decides to Export Excess Facemasks
Morocco, which produces 10 million non-woven masks per day in 23 factories, has decided to export its surplus of this most coveted commodity in the […]