Tag: africa
Africa cases top 1,000 amid more national curbs
Africa has seen its coronavirus cases pass the 1,000 mark this weekend. There are currently 1,198 confirmed cases of Covid-19, the continent's Centre for...
Jack Ma ‘to donate coronavirus test kits to Africa’
Chinese billionaire and co-founder of Alibaba, Jack Ma, has pledged donate 20,000 testing kits, 100,000 masks and 1,000 protective suits to each African...
Africa’s confirmed coronavirus cases now hit 27
Africa’s confirmed coronavirus cases reached 27 on Thursday after South Africa confirmed one case.
Earlier on Wednesday Algeria and Senegal recorded new cases, according to...
Coronavirus tests ‘ready within weeks’ across Africa
The World Health Organization's regional director for Africa says she expects that all nations in sub-Saharan Africa will be able to test for the...
We must not jeopardize Africa’s future in the name of fighting...
Pressure is building to phase out fossil fuels in Africa to fight climate change.Organizations ranging from the World Bank to the European Investment Bank...
African countries aren’t getting as much as they should from foreign...
Economic growth is driven by a number of factors. These include foreign direct investment, national savings, household spending, fiscal and monetary policies. Since the...
Why are African leaders so helpless?
‘Africa has the richest concentration of natural resources such as oil, copper, diamonds, bauxite, lithium, gold, hardwood forests, and tropical fruits. It is estimated...
Egypt confirms coronavirus case, the first in Africa
Egypt has confirmed its first case of a deadly coronavirus that emerged in central China at the end of last year and has since spread to...
Revealed: What’s fuelling the rapid hotel growth in West Africa
Today, Africa is seen as one of the most promising regions for hotel developers. Aside from small chains and independents, four global hotel groups...
KINGS OF THE NORTH: Mahrez & Salah Threatening West African PL...
Into the fabric of Premier League football, African brilliance is intricately woven.
Some of that has come from the continent's
southern parts -- think Peter...
