Africa

COVID-19: WHO raises alarm on new cases, pledges support for Africa

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that the increasing signs of transmission of COVID-19…

Dreadlocks: The myths, misconceptions, culture and lifestyles

  By Gloria Oche, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)     A child born with…

Four African countries license Ebola vaccine- WHO

Three months after the World Health Organization (WHO) pre-qualified the use of Ebola vaccines, four…

Finally, coronavirus spreads to Africa

Africa recorded its first case of COVID-19 on Friday as a foreigner who had been…

Africa’s current debts stand at $500bn–AfDB

The African Development Bank (AfDB) says the total debt stock of Africa, both external and…

A new case for a Commonwealth based on trade

By Muhammadu Buhari The United Kingdom’s exit of the European Union is now all but…

Africa to become top medical cannabis grower, experts say

Africa is likely to become one of the world’s top medical cannabis growers, a group…

Afreximbank says Russia-Africa trade volume hits $20bn in 3 years

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) says trade between Africa and Russia has doubled to about…

Facebook expands third-party fact-checking to more African countries

After successfully pioneering its anti-fake news project in Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya, Cameroon and Senegal,…

Why sustainable solution to xenophobia may be difficult — Expert

Grant Masterson, an expert in pan-African governance, says the South African government may find it…