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Covid-19: Herb loses potency, Madagascar imposes strict lockdown on capital city
Malagasy authorities have announced plan to restrict movement in the country’s capital city following the spike in coronavirus cases.The lockdown, which is expected to continue until July 20, 2020, only permits one person per household to…
Sudan prepares to receive returning nationals
The Government of Sudan last month began facilitating the return of an estimated 15,000 Sudanese nationals stranded overseas, many in urgent need of assistance, with the support of the International Organization for Migration (IOM).IOM…
Sierra Leone doctors begin strike, abandon COVID-19 patients
A health worker has reported that, medical doctors treating COVID-19 patients in Sierra Leone have gone on strike over unpaid accumulated bonuses.The doctors who began their industrial action on Thursday July 2, 2020, left the Covid-19…
ADF approves $165 million grant for Ethiopia’s national COVID-19 emergency response
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) has on 3rd July approved a grant of $165.08 million to support Ethiopia’s response to the health and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, including helping to ease fiscal…
Taiwan, Somaliland agree to establish Representative Offices
Taiwan government has reached a mutual agreement with the Somaliland government to establish Representative Offices in Somaliland.While disclosing this at a press conference on Wednesday July 1st 2020, Taiwan Minister of Foreign affairs,…
Hundessa Death: 80 people reportedly killed in Ethiopia unrest
At least 80 people have been reportedly killed in unrest in Ethiopia following the death of a popular singer, Hachalu Hundessa, who was shot dead on Monday.Hachalu had been a prominent voice in anti-government protests that led to a…
Egypt reopens airports, welcomes tourists to pyramids after COVID closure
After three months of closure due to the coronavirus pandemic, Egypt has commenced international flights and reopened major tourist attractions including the Great Pyramids of Giza on Wednesday.The country closed its airports to scheduled…
ADF approves $9.52 million to enhance coordinated Covid-19 response in East, Horn of Africa
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund have approved grants totaling $9.52 million to strengthen responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in East Africa, the Horn, and in the Comoros.The grant approved on 26 June, 2020, is part…
UNICEF : Over 84,000 children with severe acute malnutrition treated in South Sudan
UNICEF has announced that a total of 84,625 children with severe acute malnutrition in South Sudan have been treated in inpatient and outpatient therapeutic centers since the beginning of the year.The number of cases of COVID-19 in South…
Sudanese ignore lockdown, stage protest to demand civilian rule
Protesters gathered despite a coronavirus lockdown to demand greater civilian rule in the transition towards democracy.Sudanese have ignored the coronavirus lockdown to demand greater civilian rule in the transition towards democracy…
Japan provides UNICEF $4 million for Covid-19 response in Ethiopia
The Government of Japan has provided a new grant aid to Ethiopia, which is worth over USD 4 million, through its partnership with UNICEF Ethiopia as part of its emergency assistance for the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.The…
UNICEF: Yemeni children likely to starve amid pandemic
The United Nations children's agency has warned that millions of Yemeni children could be pushed to the brink of starvation as the coronavirus pandemic sweeps across the war-torn Yemen amid a "huge" drop in humanitarian aid funding.This…
AU joins World Drug Day commemoration
African Union has join the rest of the world in commemorating the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking also known as the World Drug Day.HE Amira Elfadil, AU Commissioner for Social Affairs, participated at a high…
IMF approves 12-month US$5.2b Stand-By Arrangement for Egypt
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund has Approved a 12-month Stand-By arrangement for Egypt, with access equivalent to SDR 3.76 billion (about US$5.2 billion or 184.8 percent of quota).The new arrangement, which was…
Stranded for 3 months, 338 Malians return home via humanitarian corridor
159 Malians have returned home on a charter flight arranged through a humanitarian corridor opened by the governments of Niger and Mali.The cohort had been waiting in transit centres in Niamey, Niger’s capital, since March owing to the…
Seychelles sets to resume passenger flights August 1st
President Danny Faure has announced that commercial passenger flights to Seychelles will resume on August 1, 2020.The decision was announced on Friday June 26, 2020, following a meeting at the State House, chaired by President Danny…
African Development Fund approves COVID-19 response grants for six Southern African countries
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund on Tuesday approved nearly $8.9 million in grant funding to bolster COVID-19-related control measures in six Southern African Development Community countries.Separately, the Board…
UNHCR appeals for resettlement places to solve displacement
UNHCR has appealed for resettlement places, following the urgent needs for solutions to forced displacement and protection.According to the latest estimates released by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, at an annual resettlement forum on…
AfDB approves $10 million loan to Seychelles
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a $10 million loan to the Republic of Seychelles to support the government’s COVID-19 response program.The loan will be channeled toward macroeconomic stabilization,…
Stranded asylum seekers call on government to reopen borders
A coalition of international, national, and refugee-led organizations in the Horn, East and Central Africa have called on governments in the regions to reopen borders for asylum seekers.The organizations are calling on governments to put…
UN condemns violence, sets to investigate human rights abuses in Libya
The United Nations has ordered investigation into the alleged human rights abuses in Libya.The announcement was made on Monday June 22, 2020, following the discovery of mass graves in the city of Tarhuna.A fact-finding mission to Libya…
UNAMID sensitizes Darfur residents to fight against Covid-19
UNAMID has conducted intensive public sensitization to fight against Covid-19 across Darfur.More than one million residents from five Darfur states benefitted from the recently concluded month-long Street Publicity Awareness Campaign on…
Morocco disburses 600,000 pieces of medical supplies to AU
The African Union Commission has received medical supplies from the Kingdom of Morocco to boost the continental capacity to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.The consignment included 500,000 Non-Woven face Masks; 4,000 Coats; 40,000…
Libya’s GNA calls Egypt’s threat declaration of war
Government of National Accord has on Sunday 21 June 2020 labeled Egypt’s threat of military intervention as a "declaration of war" following President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s warning on Saturday against pro-GNA forces advancing to the city…
Clustering in special economic zones can boost the creative industry in Central Africa –…
Head of Economic Commission of Africa’s Office for Central Africa, Antonio Pedro, has said in a virtual conference tagged “ResiliArt” that the creative industries constitute an important lever for economic diversification in Central Africa…
Libyan army drops Turkish regime’s drone in Tarhuna
Libyan army has confirmed an attack on Turkish regime's drone in the city of Tarhuna southeast of the capital Tripoli.
This was disclosed by Libyan Military Information Division on Thursday May 21, 2020.
The Libyan Army's Military…
UNICEF hands over 32 motorbikes to Sierra Leone
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Sierra Leone has handed over 32 brand new motorbikes to boost the Ministry of Social Welfare’s capacity to provide Psychosocial Support Services in the current COVID-19 response.The…
IMF Staff completes review mission to Senegal
A staff team from the International Monetary Funds, led by Ms. Corinne Deléchat, conducted a virtual mission between June 2nd and 12th, 2020 and engaged in discussions as part of the first review of the IMF’s Policy Coordination Instrument…
Gabon opens oil, gas, power opportunities, stimulates Covid-19 recovery
Africa Oil & Power, together with the African Energy Chamber, has announced plan to organize the first Gabon Oil & Power 2021 conference on March 15-16 in Libreville.The event will be the prime energy investment platform for one…
Djibouti President confirms Somalia-Somaliland meeting
Djibouti President, Ismail Omar Guelleh, has confirmed that Somalia President, Mohamed Farmaajo, and Somaliland President, Moussa Bihi Abdi are set to meet in Djibouti on Sunday 14 June.Guelleh announced the meeting on his Tweeter account…