African countries should prioritize safety for the elderly population, whose vulnerability to the COVID-19 pandemic is higher compared to other population groups, an official from the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday on the occasion of the International Day of Older Persons. Matshidiso Moeti, WHO regional director for Africa, said older people are at…
Sudan’s government and rebels are to sign a landmark peace deal Saturday in a bid to end decades of war in which hundreds of thousands died — a historic achievement if it holds. Ending Sudan’s internal conflicts has been a top priority of the transition government in power since last year’s ouster of longtime dictator…
South Sudan on Tuesday said it will bar people traveling outside the country with cash exceeding 10,000 U.S. dollars in a bid to minimize cash outflows as Juba struggles to stabilize its weakened economy after years of conflict. Michael Makuei Lueth, Minister of Information and Broadcasting, said the new measure was recommended by the cabinet…
Pitso Mosimane on Wednesday announced that he had left his position as coach of South African champions Mamelodi Sundowns. Mosimane leaves Sundowns after eight years in charge, having won five league titles and the CAF Champions League title in 2016 Mosimane issued an emotional statement “with a sense of pain and sadness” confirming his departure…
The Zimbabwean government says that it has put around 10,000 qualified but unemployed teachers on standby to replace striking teachers who have withdrawn their labor since schools re-opened for examination classes on Monday. Primary and Secondary Education Minister Ambassador Cain Mathema said measures have been put in place to employ the bulk of qualified, but…
Gaborone [Botswana]/Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 15 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany conducted their first Video Conference Summit of Merck Foundation First Ladies Initiative (MFFLI). The MFFLI VC Summit was attended by 13 African First Ladies including the First Lady of Botswana, Neo Jane Masisi, who is also the Ambassador…
South Sudan said on Tuesday that a partial reopening of learning institutions will commence in October amid declining COVID-19 positive cases. Awut Deng Achuil, minister for general education said the first phase of reopening that kicks off on October 5 will involve only 75,000 pupils in primary 8 and 35,000 students in senior 4 across…
Zimbabwe’s state security minister on Monday alleged a plot by “rogue elements” in the opposition working with Western governments to smuggle in guns and foment chaos, signalling another possible crackdown. Without providing evidence, Owen Ncube told reporters the plot was part of a wider plan to oust President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his government illegally. Similar…
Gaborone [Botswana]/Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 15 : Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany conducted their first Video Conference Summit of Merck Foundation First Ladies Initiative (MFFLI). The MFFLI VC Summit was attended by 13 African First Ladies including the First Lady of Botswana, Neo Jane Masisi, who is also the Ambassador of…
At least 1,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) have returned home in Baga, a town in Nigeria’s northeast Borno state, after months of displacement by Boko Haram insurgents, an official has said. Babagana Umara Zulum, the governor of Borno state, who returned to Maiduguri, the state capital, after spending two nights in the town, urged the…
