As the world grapples with COVID-19, conservationists in Africa are striving to contain rising wildlife poaching, which has been worsened by the pandemic. When the pandemic hit the continent about seven months ago, many countries closed their borders and limited domestic movement. This brought the tourism sector, a key foreign exchange earner to many economies,…
Students flooded the streets of Cameroon heading to school on Monday morning, seven months after they were closed due to restrictions aimed to curb the spread of COVID-19. The Central African country announced the reopening of schools after seven months of strict measures prepared by an expert committee. The government said last week at a…
Nigeria’s top police chief banned a controversial anti-robbery unit and other special agents from mounting roadblocks and carrying out stop-and-search operations over accusations of abuses. Inspector-General of Police Muhammed Adamu said the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other tactical squads must stop such operations “with immediate effect”. He added in a statement that police…
The total number of confirmed COVID-19 positive cases in Africa reached 1,497,391 as of Saturday, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. The continental disease control and prevention agency said in a statement that the death toll due to illnesses related to COVID-19 in Africa has reached 36,504 as of Saturday….
Uganda’s Ministry of Health on Sunday reported 146 new coronavirus cases raising the national total to 8,808. Majority of the new cases (83) were reported from contacts and alerts with Masaka district accounting for most of them (61 or about 74 percent) followed by the capital Kampala which had 11 (about 13 percent). The remaining…
World record holder Brigid Kosgei retained her London Marathon title with a commanding performance on a wet and closed course in the city. The 26-year-old Kenyan, who broke Paula Radcliffe’s world record in Chicago last year, went clear of world champion Ruth Chepngetich after mile 18. She finished alone on The Mall in two hours…
Ethiopia’s Shura Kitata won the 2020 men’s London Marathon on Sunday in a sprint finish pipping Kenyan Vincent Kipchumba in a race that delivered a shocking result. Kitata crossed the line in a time of two hours five minutes 41 seconds just ahead of Kipchumba who came in at two hours five minutes 42 seconds….
South Africa and India have asked the World Trade Organization to waive some provisions in the international agreements that regulate intellectual property rights, to speed up efforts to prevent, treat and contain the COVID-19 pandemic and make sure developing countries are not left behind. The countries argue, in a joint submission to the Council for…
The first batch of regional and international flights landed in South Africa early on Thursday, as borders reopened after a more than six-month shutdown to limit the spread of coronavirus. German carrier Lufthansa was the first European airline to resume operations into the country, with a flight from Frankfurt landing at Johannesburg’s O.R. Tambo International…
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari called for “national healing” on Thursday as the West African giant marked 60 years of independence in the face of deep economic and security challenges. Africa’s most populous nation is holding scaled-down celebrations due to the coronavirus pandemic to commemorate six decades since it gained self-rule from Britain in 1960. Buhari,…
