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Ecobank Group, the pan-African Bank, is leveraging its distribution and partner networks to raise awareness of literacy apps in the Google Play Store to support the education of children who are at home due to the COVID-19 pandemic.As…

Iraqi Police has arrested two teenage boys for allegedly raping and killing a seven-year-old boy in Mosul.Officials found a dead young boy in a toilet corridor of a mosque in the Zummar district of Nineveh province on Saturday where the…

The IMF has approved the disbursement of US$739 million to be drawn under the Rapid Credit Facility to fight COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya.The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund today approved the disbursement of SDR542.8…

An African Development Bank financed and supervised water and sanitation project, now helping to curb the spread of COVID-19 in Malawi, has won the prestigious Prince Talal International Prize for Human Development.The Integrated Urban…

The International Rescue Committee in Somalia has called for increase support as the number of coronavirus cases in the country increases.This was said yesterday in a statement released by the committee after news of 750 confirmed cases…

The United Arab Emirates has sent an aid plane containing 7 metric tons of medical supplies to Guinea to bolster the country’s efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19.The aid will assist approximately 7,000 medical professionals as they…

A group of world leaders and organizations who pledged to raise a funding for coronavirus vaccine have reached their target, after the sum of $8 billion dollars have been gathered.The contribution, which is aimed at researching,…

An Australian military drone designed to use Artificial Intelligence in targeting enemies has been unveiledThe drone will be the first to be designed and built locally in the past 50 years.The drone, called the Loyal Wingman Drone,…

The International Monetary Fund has approved a disbursement, under the Rapid Credit Facility, of US$ 226 million to support the authorities’ efforts in addressing Cameroon’s urgent balance of payment needs stemming from the COVID-19…

South African Employment and Labour Minister, Thulas Nxesi, has called on employers to ensure that the money paid over by the Unemployment Insurance Fund for the COVID-19 Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme is disbursed to the…

Canon Middle East has launched a new platform, Hakawaty, which brings captivating stories narrated by Hakawatis to kids across the middle east.The platform, which is meant for Arabic storytelling, hopes to bring life to fables, legends…

Nestlé has disclosed plan to support more than 850,000 vulnerable people in Central and West Africa as part of a USD 3.4 million effort to help countries in the region fight COVID-19.At a time when hunger is a growing concern, the company…

Iran President, Hassan Rouhani, has announced the decision to reopen the mosques that are situated in the pandemic free and low risk areas.The country's health ministry has thus divided the country into white, yellow and red areas based on…

Doctors treating coronavirus are baffled with the mysterious rashes linked to the Covid-19 pandemic.COVID toe, a rash that appears on the toes of affected patients and four other mystery skin rashes are found affecting patient diagnosed…

The United Arab Emirates Federal Public Prosecution has warned its citizens against committing any act of or similar to discrimination against victims of coronavirus.FPP disclosed that offenders would be fined up to Dh1 million or a jail…

The International Monetary Fund has approved a disbursement of $91 million under the Rapid Credit Facility to help Malawi meet the urgent balance of payment needs stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic.The pandemic is expected to have a…

Many workers, especially taxi drivers in the Bangladesh community of New York City have been struggling with livelihood since the onset of the pandemic.A taxi driver who has not worked for more than a month expressed the woes felt during…

A key member of the White House coronavirus task force, Dr Anthony Fauci, is being prevented from testifying before the Democratic-led House next week.House Appropriations Committee spokesman, Evan Hollander, said, "The Appropriations…

Malta saw a surge of migrant arrivals at the start of this year, with some 1,500 reaching the country by early March. The government says its reception centres are full and has complained that EU allies have not always followed though on…

The Uganda Rugby Union together with Nile Special Stout has donated food to the rugby players today at Velocity in Kyanja.The support goes to the most vulnerable players across all the active clubs in the country as per the current…

The IMF has approved a disbursement of $200 million under the Rapid Credit Facility to help Mali meet urgent balance-of-payments and fiscal needs stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic.This assistance will help support urgent spending on…

Sudan has criminalized female genital mutilation and made it a crime punishable with three-year jail term.A united Nations data revealed that, nine out of ten females in Sudan have undergone FGM.FGM involves the partial or total removal…

World Bank’s International Development Association has approved $40 million grant to provide income support to nearly 430 000 low income South Sudanese.While disclosing this in Sudan on Thursday April 30, 2020, the country's Minister of…

About 728 people have been reported dead in Iran after consuming toxic methanol with the hope of curing coronavirus.Methanol cannot be smelled or tasted in drinks. It causes delayed organ and brain damage. Symptoms include chest pain,…

An environmentalist group headed by Maria Dolores Iglesias has frowned at the brutal effect of the bleach used as disinfectant on the beach at Zahara de los Atunes.The disinfection, which became necessary because of the lockdown ease, has…

A group of humanists in the United Kingdom has called for the release of their colleague who heads the Humanist Association of Nigeria.The humanist, Mubarak Bala, was said to have been detained on account of his activism in Kaduna.…

According to the new Global Food Crisis Report Forecast, Zimbabwe has been grouped among countries battling food crisis.GFCRA reported that Zimbabwe remains in the grip of severe food insecurity, with millions of people already requiring…

The IMF has supported the Government of Gabon with a $147m facility to help address the challenges that have arisen due to the global Covid-19 pandemic in the country.Prior to the pandemic, Gabon’s economy, that is driven primarily by the…

New York Governor, Andrew Cuomo, has warned public bus and train users in the state against the deadly Covid-19.While disclosing this in New York City on Monday April 27, 2020, Cuomo stated that the coronavirus has the survival chances of…

The Syrian mercenaries are being transported from Turkey to Tripoli as part of Ankara’s promise to the GNA to boost their military cooperation and assistance to them.The spokesperson for the Libyan National Army, Ahmed Al-Mismari, has…