Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has issued a decree for renewing the state of emergency nationwide for three months starting Monday, state-run Ahram newspaper said. “The armed forces and the police will take necessary measures to fight terrorism and its finance, maintain security nationwide, protect public and private properties and preserve citizens’ lives,” said the…
Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany announced the winners of “Stay at Home” Media Recognition Awards for African Countries. The theme of the awards was ‘Raising Awareness on how to Stay Safe and Keep Physically and Mentally Healthy during Coronavirus Lockdown’ with the aim to separate facts from myths and misconceptions. The…
A second round of polio immunization campaign is set to begin in Somalia on Sunday, targeting 1.65 million children aged under five years, with oral polio vaccine in the south and central regions, the UN said on Saturday. The four-day campaign will seek to end the currently ongoing outbreak of polio, which has already infected…
The European Union has listed Rwanda among the countries on which Covid-19 travel restrictions into the EU territory should be gradually lifted. According to a statement from the Council of the European Union on October 22, the move follows a review under the recommendation on the gradual lifting of the temporary restrictions on non-essential travel…
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the African continent has reached 1,696,286, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said on Saturday. The continental disease control and prevention agency said in a statement that the death toll related to the pandemic now stood at 40,922 as of Saturday afternoon. A total…
كشفت الدكتورة رشا قلج، عضو مجلس الشيوخ، ضمن قائمة أسماء المعينين، عن أن أهم وأبرز النقاط التي ستسلط عليها الضوء خلال عملها تحت قبة مجلس الشيوخ المصري، التركيز على إفريقيا ودعم استثمار نجاح الدبلوماسية المصرية فى إفريقيا، والتي شهدت الأعوام الماضية تحقيق إنجازات إفريقية عديدة خلال رئاسة الرئيس السيسى للاتحاد الإفريقي العام الماضى من أجل…
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Wednesday that at least 15 migrants died in a shipwreck off Libya’s western coast, while five survivors were brought to shore by fishermen. “Desperate migrants continue to risk their lives in the Central Med fleeing abuse and exploitation, in the absence of life-saving capacity,” the IOM said in…
Mali’s ousted president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita returned home late on Wednesday after spending six weeks in the United Arab Emirates getting medical treatment, the head of his party said. Keita – who was overthrown in a military coup in August – did not make a statement and his Rally for Mali (RPM) party did not…
Botswana has approached the World Bank for budgetary support after the coronavirus crisis hurt revenue, Finance Minister Thapelo Matsheka said on Thursday. Botswana has registered relatively few cases, but lockdown restrictions have disrupted economic activities and caused loss of income in key sectors such as diamond mining and sales. “We have set up a team…
Kenya plans to harness space technology in order to boost disaster response to emergencies through early warning systems, a senior government official said on Wednesday. Monica Juma, cabinet secretary, Ministry of Defense told journalists in Nairobi that the use of space technology has been traditionally limited to defense and intelligence purposes. “We want to develop…
