Former CBN director urges government to intensify efforts to strengthen nation’s economy
Dr Titus Okunrounmu, a former Director, Budgetary Department of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has called on the Federal Government to redouble efforts in...
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Nigerian Breweries earns N152 billion revenue in six months
Pool Photo Nigerian Breweries Plc says it earned a revenue of N152 billion for the half-year (H1) ended June 30, 2020. Mrs Sade Morgan, Corporate...
South Sudan weighs costs of keeping schools shut
Authorities in South Sudan are facing the dilemma of whether to keep schools shut in the fight against Covid-19 or re-open them and save children...
South Africa’s coronavirus cases surpass half a million
South Africa’s confirmed cases of COVID-19 have crossed half a million, its health ministry said on Saturday, while cases in Africa as a whole approached...
WHO warns of drawn out pandemic as South Africa cases top 500,000
The UN health agency warned that the coronavirus pandemic would be lengthy and could lead to “response fatigue”, as the case count in South Africa...
Tanzania bans Kenya Airways over omission from countries to resume flights
Tanzania has banned Kenya Airways from flying into the country until further notice. The Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority (TCAA) said in a statement that is...
Kenya resumes international flights
Kenya handled her first international flight Saturday since foreign flights were suspended in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. By Saturday 10am, five flights had...
OECD: South Africa economy could contract 8.2% if second coronavirus wave hits
South Africa’s economy could contract 8.2% this year, and grow just 0.6% in 2021, if a second wave of COVID-19 cases hits the country and...
Security forces head off anti-government protests in Zimbabwe
Streets were deserted and businesses shut in Zimbabwe’s two main cities on Friday after security forces were deployed to prevent anti-government marches called by activists...
Cameroon army kills three armed separatists in repelled attack in restive Anglophone region
Cameroon army said Friday its troops have killed at least three armed separatists who launched coordinated attacks on a military patrol team in the country’s...