A three-day ministerial conference in Cameroon, which ended Wednesday, saw the UNHCR and seven central African states vow to come up with additional solutions for those who’ve fled their homes because of crises. Will Central Africans displaced soon get more support? This is what a new declaration plans. A three-day ministerial conference in Yaoundé, which ended…
Senegal will further support low-income families hit by the tough socio-economic situation. The government announced it would back more than 540,000 poor households. The government spokesman, Oumar Guèye, said on Thursday all was done to avoid an explosion in prices of essential staples and other products. If the government has sett up a price support…
Summary Panel of experts says the wave will take about 40 days and is likely to be milder than the previous ones. The new wave is attributed to a number of factors such as ignoring public health protocols and guidelines. By HELLEN SHIKANDA By ANGELA OKETCH Scientists have warned of a sixth wave of Covid-19…
Summary More than 44 million doses of vaccines have been received in the country, according to Ms Aceng, with 15 million people (71 percent of the targeted 22 million) receiving at least one dose of vaccination. The government plans to vaccinate students in secondary school from May 9, 2022 as they reopen for the second…
Summary During a virtual Inter-Congolese Peace Dialogue on Wednesday evening, President Kenyatta said, “Without laying down weapons and forging an unbreakable national compact to secure the DRC, the fruits of prosperity, that you all deserve from the teeming rich endowments, will remain elusive.” “This makes it urgent for all people of goodwill in the DRC…
OWERRI, Nigeria (AP) — Mourners were nowhere to be seen as gravediggers in Nigeria’s southeast town of Ohaji-Egbema used shovels to place the unidentifiable charred remains of dozens who died in an explosion at an illegal oil refinery into three mass graves. The bodies had started to decompose after not being claimed by family members…
BANGUI, April 27 (Reuters) – Central African Republic has adopted bitcoin as an official currency, the presidency said on Wednesday, becoming the first country in Africa and only the second in the world to do so. Despite rich reserves of gold and diamonds, Central African Republic is one of the world’s poorest and least-developed countries and has…
DAKAR, April 27 (Reuters) – The Democratic Republic of Congo has kicked off Ebola vaccinations to stem an outbreak in the northwest city of Mbandaka, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday. Two people are known to have died so far in the city of over one million inhabitants where people live in close proximity to road, water…
ABUJA, April 27 (Reuters) – Nigeria’s Senate on Wednesday passed a bill imposing jail terms of at least 15 years for paying a ransom to free someone who has been kidnapped, and made abduction punishable by death in cases where victims die. Armed gangs operating mostly in northeastern and north-central states of Nigeria have for more than…
As the Rainbow nation marked on Wednesday the 28th anniversary of its first democratic elections, Maharaj who spent more than a decade alongside Mandela in the Robben Island prison, warned of a tough times for South Africa. Freedom Day which is locally celebrated on 27 April marks the day South Africa held its first fully…