Africa

COVID-19: Africa records 19,000 confirmed cases, 4,416 recoveries

The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, says the number…

44 countries in Africa can now test for COVID-19, WHO says

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says 44 countries in Africa can now test for COVID-19.…

300,000 people may die of COVID-19 in Africa – UNECA

More than 300,000 people in Africa could lose their lives due to the COVID-19 outbreak,…

Mitigating COVID-19’s impact on Africa’s food systems

The global spread of COVID-19 and the rising number of coronavirus cases in Africa are…

France pushes for global moratorium on African debt in virus crisis

French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday called for a global moratorium on debt payments by…

After COVID-19, what will Africa look like in 2030 and 2063?

African leaders need to look in the mirror and ask where this continent will be…

WHO advises Africa to use Ebola response in tackling COVID-19

The World Health Organisation (WHO), Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, has advised African…

World Bank foresees Sub-Sahara Africa’s 1st recession in 25 years

The World Bank Group says Coronavirus (COVID-19), is taking Sub-Saharan Africa towards its first recession…

What Africa Must Do To Mitigate the Damaging Effects of Coronavirus

. By Atiku Abubakar Before the novel coronavirus pandemic hit the globe, Nigeria spent 42%…

EU to help Africa, others fight coronavirus with €15bn

The European Union is set to give 15 billion euros’ (16.3 billion dollars’) worth of…