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Tag: Africa
COVID-19: President of Senegal welcomes King Mohammed VI’s initiative to adopt unified response in Africa
Senegalese President Macky Sall has expressed gratitude and appreciation for King Mohammed VI, who called Monday for a unified and concerted response to COVID-19 pandemic ... Read More
COVID-19: IMF approves debt relief for 25 countries, including 19 in Africa
The International Monetary Fund on Monday announced a plan to provide immediate debt relief to 25 member countries, including 19 African states to allow them ... Read More
Covid-19: King Mohammed VI proposes initiative to support African countries in pandemic management
King Mohammed VI has proposed the launch of an initiative by African Heads of State aimed at establishing an operational framework in order to support ... Read More
WHO urges African states to do more tests as coronavirus peak approaches
The World Health Organization called on African states to do more tests to better deal with a peak in infections expected in the upcoming weeks. ... Read More
WHO Chief, others slam ‘racist’ calls by French doctors to use Africa as COVID-19 vaccine testing ground
The World Health Organization chief has angrily slammed as "racist" and a remnant of the "colonial mentality" recent comments made by two French scientists suggesting ... Read More
AfDB approves $1.5 million emergency grant to curb desert locusts ravaging East & Horn of Africa
The African Development Bank (AfDB) last week approved a $1.5 million emergency relief grant to assist nine countries in the East and Horn of Africa ... Read More
COVIDE-19: Moroccan lawyers sue French doctors for racist, colonialist statements on Africans
The Moroccan Lawyers’ Club has slammed two French doctors, who suggested on a French TV show that treatment for COVID-19 should be first tested on ... Read More
COVID-19: UN agency opens food corridor in Africa
The United Nations World Food Program has negotiated a humanitarian corridor to keep food aid flowing in southern Africa during the Coronavirus outbreak, Reuters reports. ... Read More
COVID-19: African finance ministers seek IMF, World Bank and EU support on debt relief
African finance ministers have requested the support of the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and the European Union for bilateral, multilateral and commercial debt ... Read More
COVID-19 continues to spread in Africa with 6555 cases & 244 deaths Thursday
African countries have so far recorded 6555 confirmed coronavirus cases and 244 deaths, according to the covid-19-africa.sen.ovh website. According to the latest tally, the ... Read More