(EDITORIAL) Uganda: Ending sit-tight syndrome in Africa
Last week Ugandans went to the polls to choose the next president of the country. For a country that has been under the stronghold…
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Covid-19: African Union gets 270 million vaccine doses
The African Union has announced that a task force it established has secured a total of 270 million coronavirus vaccine doses for…
Covid-19 Vaccine: Nigeria, Africa will have access by January ending, says…
Former Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has assured Nigeria and other African countries of having access to…
CAF postpones match, date undecided
The Confederation of African Footbal Champions League semifinal return match scheduled to hold between Zamalek of Egypt and Raja…
UN, WHO urge government to take steps against polio in Africa
The United Nations and World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday called for more surveillance of polio to prevent the virus'…
AfDB FORECAST: Rise economic growth for Africa in 2020, but how feasible…
In January the Africa Development Bank (AfDB) released the Africa Economic Outlook 2020 and projected that the economic growth in…
HEALTH: Maternal mortality across the world is declining but with serious…
In 2019, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said that the global maternal mortality rate between 2000 and 2017 has reduced by 38…
WORLD BANK: Report predicts stunt economic growth for Subsaharan Africa
The World Bank said due to the severe impact of the Covid-19 in the subsaharan region, economic activity is expected to contract…
COVID-19: Africa must prioritise testing – WHO
World Health Organisation (WHO), has expressed concern over what it describes as a silent epidemic in Africa and urged the…
Africa may lose half of its GDP to coronavirus – ECA
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has warned that Africa may lose half of its GDP due to the impact of coronavirus across…