AU Sets Up Continental Fund To Combat Coronavirus
The African Union Bureau of Heads of State and Government has agreed to establish a continental anti-COVID-19 fund to which member states of the Bureau agreed to immediately contribute USD 12.5 million as seed funding.
The AU Bureau is currently chaired ... Read More
Coronavirus: What The World Can Learn From Ebola Fight
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, who made history as Africa's first elected female president, led Liberia for 12 years including during the 2014-16 Ebola outbreak that killed nearly 5,000 people in her country.
The BBC asked the Nobel Peace Laureate ... Read More
Coronavirus: South Africa Reports First Deaths As Lockdown B...
Police in Johannesburg had already made arrests in the early hours of Friday
South Africa has announced its first deaths from Coronavirus infection, and said cases there have passed the 1,000 mark.
"This morning, we South Africans wake up with sad ... Read More
Hosni Mubarak: Former Egyptian President Dies Aged 91
Hosni Mubarak was president of Egypt for 30 years
Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak – ousted by the military in 2011 – has died in Cairo at the age of 91.
Mubarak spent three decades in office before a popular uprising ... Read More
FW de Klerk Now Accepts Apartheid As A Crime Against Humanit...
South Africa's former President FW de Klerk
Mounting criticism has seemingly forced South Africa's former President FW de Klerk to withdraw his statement that refused to equate the policy of apartheid to crimes against humanity.
Anti-apartheid icon Desmond Tutu had said ... Read More
Coronavirus: A Cameroon Student On How He Recovered
Kem Senou Pavel Daryl is the first African to contract the virus in China
When Kem Senou Pavel Daryl, a 21-year-old Cameroonian student living in the Chinese city of Jingzhou, contracted the coronavirus he had no intention of leaving China, ... Read More
Kenyans Bid Farewell To ex-President Moi
Kenyans on Wednesday flocked the Nyayo National Stadium in the capital Nairobi for the funeral of former president Daniel Arap Moi.
Moi, who led the country for 24 years, died last week at the age of 95. He will be buried ... Read More
Equatorial Guinea Donates $2m To China To Help Combat Corona...
The government of Equatorial Guinea has announced a solidarity contribution of $2 million to China over the rampaging coronavirus outbreak.
The decision was reached after a cabinet meeting this week. It was chaired by President Obiang Nguema Mbasogo. The cabinet also ... Read More
Arrest Warrant Issued For Former South African Leader Jacob ...
A judge in South Africa issued an arrest warrant Tuesday for former president Jacob Zuma for failing to appear in court on a corruption case that he has sought to avoid for months.
The warrant was issued after the National Prosecuting ... Read More
Kenya’s Ex-President Daniel Arap Moi Dies
Daniel Arap Moi
Kenya’s former president Daniel Arap Moi has died aged 95, according to a statement from the current head of state Uhuru Kenyatta, announced on the state broadcaster on Tuesday morning.
Moi, a former schoolteacher who ruled Kenya for ... Read More