COVID-19: Tunisia tourism could lose $1.4bln
In Tunisia, the tourism sector could lose $1.4 billion and 400,000 jobs this year due to the new coronavirus pandemic, local media reported. In a […]
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Moroccan Police Bust Illegal Migration Attempt in Saharan City of Dakhla
Moroccan authorities foiled on Tuesday an illegal migration attempt in the southern city of Dakhla amid covid-19 lockdown enforced in the country from March 20 […]
COVID-19: Major relief airlift reaches ‘most vulnerable’ African nations
The World Food Program (WFP) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have dispatched aboard an Ethiopian Airlines charter one million facemasks, along with gloves, goggles, […]
COVID-19: 111 Africans tested positive in China’s Guangzhou city
A total of 111 Africans in China’s southern city of Guangzhou had tested positive for the novel coronavirus as of Monday, Xinhua news agency said […]
COVID-19 : Zimbabwe to face mass starvation—UN
The United Nations food agency said on Wednesday it needed $130 million to fund emergency operations in Zimbabwe. “With most Zimbabweans already struggling to put […]
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 […]
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 […]
COVID-19: Morocco took special measures to cushion economic, social impact of pandemic
Morocco took a package of special measures to cushion the economic and social impact of the pandemic. Morocco has decreed a state of health emergency, […]
Morocco: King Mohammed VI pardons over 5,000 inmates amid battle against covid-19
Morocco’s monarch Mohammed VI has granted freedom to 5,654 prisoners as the North African kingdom battles against the spread of the covid-19 disease, which has […]
COVID-19: Morocco declares health emergency, unveils rescue package to impacted workers & businesses
Morocco has declared a health emergency and asked citizens not to leave home unless they receive an authorization from local authorities to buy essentials or […]