Heavy fine for Equatorial Guinean company Comercial Santy after health scandal
The Equatorial Guinean justice system has condemned the company Comercial Santy after a health scandal for having changed the expiry dates of food products, announced […]
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New Covid-19 variant detected in South Africa
A new variant of Covid-19, with a high number of mutations that could threaten the effectiveness of existing vaccines, has been detected in South Africa, […]
Mauritian government has denied any agreement with India to set up a military base on Agalega Island
Mauritius on Wednesday evening denied press reports that it had given India permission to build a military base on the island of Agalega, with a […]
Covid-19: Nigeria says it is making progress on developing its own vaccine
While India has suspended shipments of vaccine, which is expected to prevent Nigeria from receiving several million doses as planned at the end of March, […]
Africa: Democracy has declined in many countries a report stated
Two benchmark rankings point to a decline in democracy around the world in 2020. In Africa, the 10 most democratic countries no longer include Benin, […]
South Africa receives its first doses of Covid-19 vaccine
A plane carrying 1 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine landed in Johannesburg on Monday, February 1. The doses were delivered by an Indian laboratory licensed […]
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 […]
Kenya and Djibouti, who will replace South Africa at the UN Security Council?
A long diplomatic battle between two African countries will come to an end today Wednesday 17 June at the United Nations. Kenya and Djibouti have […]
KSA: ICD puts partnership with India’s IL&FS on $1bn Fund on ice
Plans for the creation of a $1 billion Fund for development of mid-sized infrastructure projects in Africa between Saudi-based Islamic Corporation for the Development of […]
Morocco & India to boost cooperation in tourism
India and Morocco have agreed to give a new momentum to their cooperation ties in the field of tourism industry with a view to increasing […]