Covid-19: Pandemic could be over within two years – WHO head Tedros
Dr Tedros said globalisation had allowed the virus to spread more quickly GENEVA, Aug 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The head of…
Update: Mali finance minister released by military junta
BAMAKO, Aug 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mali’s Finance Minister Abdoulaye Daffe and another top official have been released by the military…
Covid-19: Morocco tightens restrictions in tourist hubs
Armoured vehicles are patrolling the streets in the capital, Rabat RABAT, Aug 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Moroccan authorities have imposed…
Regional delegation to visit Mali to try to reverse coup as junta, opposition close ranks
Niger President Mahamadou Issoufou BAMAKO, Aug 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — West African countries will send a delegation to Mali in an…
Covid-19: Mozambique lifts ban on foreign travel
Mozambicans can now leave and enter the country without the authorisation from the interior minister MAPUTO, AUG 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) —…
Covid-19: Madagascar president sacks health minister after surge
Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina ANTANANARIVO, July 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Madagascar said it had fired its health minister as part of a…
Covid-19: US Pres Trump pushes universities to keep reopening despite cluster outbreaks
WASHINGTON, Aug 22 (NNN-XINHUA) — US President Donald Trump has urged universities to keep reopening their campuses, despite reports of…
Covid-19: Zimbabwe teachers request postponement of examinations
HARARE, Aug 22 (NNN-XINHUA) – Zimbabwe teachers have rejected the government’s proposal to reopen schools for examination classes, said Amalgamated…
Covid-19: Ugandan president to announce new measures to curb spike
KAMPALA, Aug 22 (NNN-XINHUA) –– Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni is to introduce new measures to curb the spike of COVID-19…
Covid-19: World Bank chief warns extreme poverty could surge by 100 mn
WASHINGTON, Aug 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The coronavirus pandemic may have driven as many as 100 million people back into extreme…