Tag: Lockdown

East Africa promotes regional, China tourism to reduce over-reliance on US, Europe

March 9, 2023

In their post-Covid recovery plans, East African countries are promoting niche products, such as cruise, adventure, culture and sports tourism, in emerging tourist markets such ... Read More

Africa-China trade in 2022 surges, dwarfing commerce with US

February 1, 2023

Africa's bilateral trade with China surged to a record high in 2022, highlighting how Beijing's commercial influence over the continent continues to dwarf that of ... Read More

Uganda locks down two districts for three weeks in bid to check spread of Ebola

October 17, 2022

A three-week lockdown has been imposed in Uganda’s two central region districts to curb the spread of Ebola, which has killed 19 people since the ... Read More

Tunisia declares war on pandemic as cases spike

July 5, 2021

“We are at war! We have lost the fight because of a set of measures but we will win the war!” Kais Saied told the ... Read More

Tunisia: Protests erupt in several cities against general lockdown

May 10, 2021

Hundreds of Tunisians staged Sunday protests in several cities of the North African country to boycott the new general lockdown measures in place to curb ... Read More

Tunisia forecasts 7,200 covid-19-related death by end of 2020

October 20, 2020

The Tunisian health ministry Tuesday said it fears 7,200 people might die of the covid-19 pandemic as the country continues registering steady cases of contaminations ... Read More

Morocco: 60% of children missed their vaccines during Covid-19 lockdown

June 13, 2020

The ongoing public health emergency enforced in Morocco since March 20 to prevent the spread of covid-19 pandemic has had an impact on the country’s ... Read More

Covid-19: Will Morocco extend lockdown for the 3rd Time?

June 7, 2020

Moroccans of all walks of life are wondering whether the authorities will lift on June 10 the coronavirus lockdown rules as planned or extend the ... Read More

Moroccans to spend Eid El Fitr at home because of Covid-19

May 19, 2020

After an exceptional Ramadan with closed mosques and social distancing measures to contain the coronavirus outbreak, Moroccans will have to stay in their homes during ... Read More

Coronavirus lockdown helped Morocco prevent 200 deaths daily- PM

May 8, 2020

Morocco managed to slow the outbreak of the coronavirus thanks to a set of restrictive measures that helped the country avert the death of 200 ... Read More