ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia The number of coronavirus cases in Africa reached 625,702 on Wednesday, according to an update by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. At least 13,797 patients have died so far across 54 countries in Africa, while 316,735 have recovered, the update said. With 308,900 cases, Southern Africa remains the continent’s…
As part of a global shift toward climate change action, carbon tariffs on imported goods are in the pipeline for regions such as Japan, Europe and the US, in line with the US’s Clean Energy Security Act. South Africa’s economic survival depends significantly on trade. However, the ability to trade internationally depends on an enterprise’s…
A wonder of the world, the pyramids at Giza have wowed visitors for millennia. But they were deserted as the coronavirus pandemic laid waste to Egypt’s tourism industry and millions of people’s livelihoods. Although this ancient site reopened on 1 July – with new compulsory temperature checks and social distancing at the entrance – only…
The joint United Nations and African Union mission in Darfur (UNAMID) Tuesday condemned “violent incidents” in North Darfur state which left nine dead and 20 wounded. “UNAMID is deeply concerned about the violent incidents that erupted in Kutum town on 12 July and the attack by unidentified armed men on the Fata Borno IDP (internally displaced people)…