Publish What You Fund has ranked the African Development Bank (AFDB) fourth out of 47 global development institutions on its aid Transparency Index. The Index is the only independent measure of aid transparency among the world’s major development agencies. The index places the Bank in the highest category of transparency along with other world class…
A moderate earth tremor was felt in most parts of Ghana’s capital Accra late on Wednesday evening. According to the United States Geological Survey the seismic movement reached magnitude 4.0 which makes it one of the strongest earthquake in Ghana in years. The epicenter was located in the western part of the city. The phenomenon…
Zambian President Edgar Lungu on Thursday announced the reopening of his country’s air borders and airports in order to boost the economy, which had been undermined by restrictions imposed to combat the coronavirus. “We have to get back to work (…), including in the tourism sector. I am therefore announcing the immediate reopening of all…
Congolese Health Minister Eteni Longondo on Thursday officially proclaimed the end of the Ebola epidemic in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the second most serious since the discovery of the virus in 1976. Declared on 1 August 2018, this tenth epidemic of haemorrhagic fever on Congolese soil has killed 2,277 people, said the Minister of…
Merck KGaA Germany partners with African First Ladies to announced the call for entries for coronavirus ‘Stay at Home” Media Recognition Awards for African countries. The theme of the awards is to raise awareness on how to ‘Stay Safe and keep Physically and Mentally Healthy during Coronavirus Lockdown’. The African First Ladies involved are Ghana, Nigeria, Democratic Republic of…
Algerian winger Riyad Mahrez scored twice as last season’s Premier League champions Manchester City hammered Burnley 5-0 at the Etihad Stadium on Monday night. Mahrez doubled City’s lead in the 43rd minute, following Phil Foden’s opener, after he dribbled his way past Burnley’s Charlie Taylor and fired in a low strike with his right foot. Mahrez…
Members of the East African Community (EAC) will implement joint strategies to boost recovery of the tourism sector after months of downturn linked to COVID-19 pandemic, officials said on Tuesday. Christophe Bazivamo, deputy secretary general of productive and social sectors at EAC, said the bloc has engaged with governments and industry to facilitate a coordinated…
Zambia’s cabinet approved a 8 billion kwacha ($439 million) economic stimulus package financed through a COVID-19 bond in an effort to alleviate the pandemic’s impact, the presidency said on Tuesday. Zambia, Africa’s second largest copper producer, has been wrestling with growing public debt even before the coronavirus outbreak forced lockdowns across the globe, crimping international…
Researchers in South Africa and Brazil have initiated clinical trials to assess a Covid-19 vaccine candidate, ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 (AZD1222), developed by the University of Oxford and licensed to AstraZeneca. Sponsored by Lemann Foundation, the trial in Brazil will assess the vaccine candidate in 2,000 health workers in Sao Paulo and 1,000 people in Rio de…
As South Africa prepares to launch the continent’s first coronavirus vaccine trial, the Rainbow Nation has opened a new field hospital for people with COVID-19 in a de-commissioned Volkswagen plant. According to the country’s health authorities, 3,300 beds have been installed in the new field hospital, bringing the total number of beds across the country to…
