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20 million jobs to be lost in Africa due to covid-19 pandemic

The African Union has said that its latest study shows that about 20 million people are at risk of losing their jobs in Africa...

Africa to lose up to $200 bn in 2020 due to coronavirus

Global auditing firm McKinsey & Company’s is estimating that Africa would lose up to $200 billion in 2020 due to the current coronavirus pandemic.A...

Paris Club creditors to cancel $1.4 billion of Somali debt

The Paris Club of creditor nations agreed on Tuesday to restructure Somalia’s debt, including immediately canceling $1.4 billion owed by the impoverished Horn of...

Rwanda fines businesses for hiking food prices over Covid-19

Rwanda has fined over 100 traders in March for hiking food prices and profiting from the coronavirus pandemic.Other traders and businesses according to the...

COVID-19: South African police fire rubber bullets at shoppers

South African police enforcing a coronavirus lockdown on Saturday fired rubber bullets towards hundreds of shoppers queueing outside a supermarket in Johannesburg, an AFP...

3.3 million Americans are jobless due to the coronavirus

A record number of Americans filed for their first week of unemployment benefits last week, as businesses shut down to slow the spread of...

Young Zambians get innovative to tackle COVID-19

As COVID-19 closes in on most African countries, some Zambian residents are rolling up their sleeves to complement government efforts against the virus, with...

Ghana disinfects over 1,000 markets to stop spread of coronavirus

Ghana is carrying out a major disinfection exercise across the country as it steps up its fight against the spread of coronavirus.The country has...

Major African airlines suspend international flights over coronavirus

South African Airways (SAA) and the Ethiopian Airlines have all suspended intercontinental flights over the coronavirus.On Friday both airlines announced their decision as the...

First Secretary General of AfCFTA Secretariat sworn in

40-year-old South African Wamkele Mene has been sworn in as the first Secretary General of the AfCFTA Secretariat.Mene was elected in February this year...

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