Africa

Precaution! African countries tighten borders as coronavirus continues creep

African countries on Sunday cancelled flights, closed schools and banned cruise ships from their ports…

WHO to recruit 100 UN women volunteers in Africa

Dr Matshidiso Moeti, World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Director for Africa says the agency will…

Africa’s business, consumer expenditures to rise to $5.6trn in 5 years–Adesina

The African Development Bank (AfDB) says the size of business and consumer expenditures in Africa…

OBJ’s birthday: Adapting Asia’s template for Africa’s growth in focus

Adejoke Adeleye, Abeokuta Center for Human Security and Dialogue (CHSD)at Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library(OOPL) Abeokuta,…

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…