د. أحمد عبد الصبور هى أول سيدة مصرية وأفريقية تعمل على تقديم عروض أزياء تواجه العنف ضد السيدات العقيمات في أفريقيا … فكرة جديدة رأت النور على يد الدكتورة ” رشا قلج ” المصرية الحائزة على لقب السيدة الأكثر تأثيراً و إلهامها في أفريقيا لعام 2019 و الرئيس التنفيذي لمؤسسة ميرك الخيرية الدولية … ”…
Namibia has approved an additional 342,000 Namibian dollars (about 19,700 U.S. dollars) as part of the grant to bail out the country’s arts sector, which has been grounded by a State of Emergency imposed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The country had earlier approved a five million Namibian dollars grant to bail out…
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has told local media that he’s planning a Cabinet reshuffle soon. The president hasn’t given any details of which ministers he plans to replace. The current government — led by Prime Minister Sherif Ismael — has only been in office for a year. Yasser Hakim has the details.
Malawi’s President Lazarus Chakwera has announced the government’s plans to reopen schools early September, despite a surge in COVID-19 cases. In his weekly national address Saturday evening President Chakwera said only schools that meet the government’s safety standards on coronavirus prevention will be allowed to reopen. But health experts warn of further spread of the…
The Democratic Republic of Congo has reopened its airspace after been closed for nearly five months due to the Coronavirus pandemic. It received its first commercial passenger flight on Saturday. Border health officials were seen taking the temperature of each passenger after a mandatory hand washing with chlorinated water. “It takes a little longer, but…
Rwanda’s Nyabugogo Market (commonly known as Kwa Mutangana) and the Nyarugenge City Market will effective Monday, August 17 close for one week as the government seeks to control a sudden spike in new infections in Kigali. The decision comes after the government said that the 253 people who have tested positive for Covid-19 in the…
The COVID-19 pandemic may have slowed its agenda, but the Merck Foundation under the leadership of its CEO Rasha Kelej remains a dependable development partner for Africa. From continuous engagement with African first Ladies, to raising awareness and showing appreciation to frontline actors, Dr Rasha Kelej sheds light on the response of the Merck Foundation…
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Saturday that all indications were that South Africa had reached the peak of COVID-19 infections, as he announced a sweeping removal of lockdown restrictions on the economy. In a televised address, Ramaphosa said the government would end the ban on alcohol and tobacco, allow restaurants and taverns to…
South Africa will further ease its COVID-19 lockdown restrictions so as to reopen more sectors of the economy, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Saturday. The cabinet has decided to move to level two restrictions from the current level three, starting from midnight on Monday, meaning “we can remove nearly all of the restrictions on the…
https://www.africanews.com/embed/1186966 The Republic of Congo has commemorated its 60th anniversary of independence. President Denis Sassou Nguesso on saturday underlined the “progress” made in his country, a former French colony. During a ceremony to mark the anniversary, Sassou Nguesso, who has been in power for 35 years, spoke at length about the infrastructure built in the…
