Covid-19: Nigeria seeks $6.9 bln from lenders to fund coronavirus fight
Nigerian Finance Minister Zainab Ahmed ABUJA, April 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigeria has requested a total of $6.9 billion from the…
Covid-19: Ghana expected to receive full complement of $100m coronavirus fund from World Bank
Ken Ofori-Atta, Finance Minister ACCRA, April 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ghana is expected to have full complement of the $100m Coronavirus fund from…
Covid-19: Crowd in Ivory Coast destroys test centre
Residents protest after ransacking a half-built coronavirus testing centre in Yopougon, Abidjan ABIDJAN, April 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Residents in a…
COVID-19 Death Toll Reaches 360, Total Cases Climb To 8,536 In Africa
ADDIS ABABA, Apr 6 (NNN-ENA) – The death toll from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on the African continent reached 360,…
Algeria Declares Nationwide Lock-down As COVID-19 Death Toll Hits 130
ALGIERS, Apr 5 (NNN-APS) – Algeria declared a nationwide lock-down to slow down the spread of COVID-19, which claimed 130…
Uganda Starts Relief Food Distribution For Vulnerable People Amid COVID-19 Lockdown
KAMPALA, Apr 5 (NNN-XINHUA) – Uganda, on Saturday, started relief food distribution to about 1.5 million urban poor, who are…
UN Calls For Cease-Fire In Libya On Anniversary Of Armed Conflict
TRIPOLI, Apr 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), called on the Libyan rival parties to…
Update Covid-19 in Africa: Close to 8,000 cases, 334 deaths, 702 recoveries
ABUJA, April 4 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — There are now more than over 6,700 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with…
Covid-19: South Africa’s ruthlessly efficient fight against virus
PRETORIA, April 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) —One week into South Africa’s nationwide lockdown to prevent the spread of coronavirus, and it is tempting –…
Covid-19: ‘Worst yet to come’ for countries in conflict, says UN chief
UNITED NATIONS, April 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres renewed his call for a global ceasefire, urging all parties…