African Union secures additional 400 million coronavirus vaccine doses
The African Union has secured an additional 400 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines for its members, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa...
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IMF: Coronavirus vaccines rollout gives global economy fresh prospects
The International Monetary Fund has said that the approval and rollout of vaccines have boosted expectations of a global recovery and lifted risk asset prices,...
Oil prices slide as virus cases rise, demand worries persist
Oil prices eased on Tuesday as coronavirus cases globally continued to rise, but losses were capped amid reports of a blast in Saudi Arabia. Brent...
Coronavirus: ECOWAS budgets $398 million to revive ailing economies, electoral reforms
Since the beginning of 2021 and as a follow-up of the events of last year, the food security situation in Western Africa is a mixed...
South Africa tackles secretive party funding with law, but still allows anonymous donors
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa signed a law on Friday requiring political parties to disclose donations of more than 100,000 rand ($6,650) in a bid...
South Africa minister dies of coronavirus
South African Minister in the Presidency, Jackson Mthembu, passed away on Thursday due to COVID-19 related complications, President Cyril Ramaphosa said. This follows an announcement...
Libya spends US$284 million in 2020 to fight against coronavirus
A whopping 1.27 billion dinars or about US$284 million was devoted to the fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in 2020, the Libyan Central Bank...
Air Peace resumes Dubai flights February 5, increases flights to Enugu
Nigeria’s leading airline, Air Peace, has announced the resumption of flights into Dubai via Sharjah commencing from Feb. 5 The Spokesperson of the airline, Mr...
Britain helps Kenya prepare for roll-out of coronavirus vaccine
Britain said on Wednesday it was helping Kenya prepare to roll out the Covid-19 vaccine developed by Astrazeneca and Oxford University, as African nations race...
Tunisian protesters revive ‘Arab Spring’ chant to demand government’s fall
Protesters rallied in Tunisia’s capital on Tuesday after several nights of street violence, reviving the chant that rang a decade ago in a revolution that...