Tag: Africa

US drone strikes ‘killed civilians’, AI says

April 2, 2020

The United States has used drones to kill civilians in Somalia, human rights watchdog Amnesty International said on Wednesday.   Amnesty says an 18-year-old woman ... Read More

COVID-19: French-speaking Africa bets on Khan Academy’s teaching platform as alternative to schools closure

April 1, 2020

Since schools are closed in most African countries and remote teaching is not provided by all schools, many students have registered on online programs like ... Read More

Covid 19: Urban exodus in many African countries

April 1, 2020

With the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, many inhabitants of large African cities choose to flee and go back to their home villages. A movement ... Read More

Africa: Banks, Insurance companies help fight Covid-19

April 1, 2020

As Coronavirus pandemic is continuing its spread in Africa, banks and insurance companies offer their support to governments in fighting the pandemic. The pan-African banking ... Read More

Lockdown, state of emergency, curfew… means Africa uses to fight coronavirus spread

March 30, 2020

Lockdown, state of emergency, health measures or simple recommendations... African governments are adopting a variety of strategies to deal with the Covid-19 epidemic. State of ... Read More

AfDB launches record breaking $3 billion “Fight COVID-19” Social Bond

March 29, 2020

As the Covid-19 outbreak is spreading quickly in Africa with nearly 3,000 infected people across 45 countries, placing strain on already fragile health systems, and ... Read More

African Finance Ministers Call for Coordinated COVID-19 Response

March 24, 2020

African Finance Ministers have called for a coordinated COVID-19 response to mitigate the adverse impact of the pandemic on economies and society, noting that Africa ... Read More

Africa lost one of its talented children to COVID 19

March 24, 2020

Africa lost one of its talented children to COVID 19 this Tuesday morning. Manu Dibango, 86, a Cameroonian saxophonist and Afro-jazz legend is dead. He ... Read More

Coronavirus: A Chinese billionaire offers assistance to Africa

March 23, 2020

As the coronavirus is increasing its spread across Africa, the continent received a much-needed care package from Chinese billionaire Jack Ma, who vowed to assist ... Read More

Africa to have 100% testing capacity for Coronavirus – WHO

March 17, 2020

In coming weeks, all African countries will have the capacity to test for coronavirus as part of preparedness for the rampaging virus, Matshidiso Moeti, the ... Read More