The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) says more than 2.7 million refugees in East Africa have been affected by a reduction in food rations and cash transfers, as donors slashed funding due to the impact of COVID-19. The agency says cash transfers have been slashed by between 10 and 30 percent as the pandemic…
The Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC), Uganda’s national broadcaster, on Wednesday reported that of its 10 staff members had tested positive for the coronavirus. The UBC said in a statement that the tests were conducted on its entire staff out of responsibility to prioritise the health of its workers and the general public. “The cases are…
At least 13 dead dolphins washed up on Mauritian sea shores about one month after the Japanese tanker MV Wakashio spilled over 1,000 tonnes of fuel oil into the country’s waters, the BBC reports. Environmental campaigners say the deaths may have been caused either by the spilled oil or by a decision to sink the…
Thousands of women are dying every year in Kenya due to botched backstreet abortions, campaigners have warned, 10 years after the introduction of safeguards to abortion access when a woman’s life is in danger. Kenya’s 2010 constitution broadened access to abortion, permitting it when a woman’s life is at risk or in case of an…
اهم و اخر اخبار مصر العاجلة – Egypt News : مصر اليوم : الأحد 23 أغسطس 2020مع تفاصيل الخبر : اخبار مصر العاجلة – Egypt News : هالة زايد ورشا قلج تحصدان لقب السيدات الأكثر تأثيرا في إفريقيا لـ2020 حازت الدكتورة هالة زايد وزيرة الصحة، والدكتورة رشا قلج الرئيس التنفيذي لمؤسسة ميرك الخيرية الدولية، على…
Egyptian and French foreign ministers discussed on Sunday regional crises including the Palestinian-Israeli conflict as well as the latest developments in war-torn Libya and blast-stricken Lebanon, said the Egyptian Foreign Ministry in a statement. Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian stressed the necessity of preserving the principle of the…
Ethiopia’s confirmed COVID-19 cases reached 40,671 after 1,638 new cases were confirmed on Sunday, the country’s Ministry of Health said. The ministry said in a statement that 16 more patients succumbed to illnesses related to the COVID-19 pandemic, which brought the total number of COVID-19 related deaths in the East African country to 678.
South Africa’s president has delivered a withering description of the corruption that plagues the ruling African National Congress. Cyril Ramaphosa, in a letter dated August 23, 2020 that was sent to all ANC members, began his castigation with the controversy surrounding the awarding of contracts to help the country deal with the COVID-19 contagion. “What has caused the greatest outrage is that there are private sector companies and individuals (including civil servants) who have exploited a…
GENEVA – The World Food Program reports Burkina Faso is facing an acute shortage of food, with more than 3.2 million people going hungry in this conflict-ridden country. There has been a 50 percent rise in the number of people struggling to feed themselves and their families since March. The World Food Program warns the…
The list of 100 Most Influential African Women 2020, released by Avance Media group as part of ‘Be a Girl’ Initiative to acknowledge their efforts to empower girls through education to enable them to reach their potential and pursue their dreams Accra, Ghana & Mumbai, Maharashtra, India: Leading African PR & Rating firm, Avance Media announced…
