Cameroon’s Homeless Children Get a Second Chance
The coronavirus outbreak in Cameroon, with over 655 confirmed infections, has accelerated a government plan to remove thousands of homeless children from the streets. About 3,000 street children are to be reunited with their families or receive job training, including orphans and asylum-seekers from the neighboring Central African Republic. Cameroon’s Ministry of Social Affairs is […]
The Man behind Gaddafi’s Ousting Succumbs to Coronavirus
Mahmoud Jibril, who was Libya’s interim prime minister during the country’s uprising against longtime ruler Muammar Gaddafi, has died from coronavirus. Jibril, 68, served seven months in office as the leader of the rebel National Transitional Council, the interim government that overthrew and later killed Gadaffi in 2011 — one of the most significant moments […]
Zimbabwe Enters Second Week of Lockdown with Numerous Complaints
According to police records, nearly 2,000 people were arrested during the first week for defying lockdown laws. Scores of people have been rounded up and crammed into police trucks to be held at Bulawayo’s central police station. Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR), an NGO, said they have received individual complaints alleging police harassment, while […]
Mastercard Champions Safe And Secure Payment Transactions In Middle East & Africa With Increase To Contactless Payment Limits
This initiative comes as global and regional health officials and governments recommend social distancing and encourage the use of contactless payments over cash transactions Mastercard announced today that it is championing efforts to increase contactless payment limits across the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region as people look for safer ways to pay in the […]
Press Statement By Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, President, African Development Bank
An article in Le Monde has come to my attention. Following its publication, I have been overwhelmed by the tremendous show of support and solidarity I have continued to receive. The African Development Bank has a very high reputation of good governance. The Bank was rated as the 4th most transparent institution in the world […]
Africa’s Beauty Influencers Slay the Latest Social Trend
Black women are leading the latest pandemic beauty trend, proving that not even COVID-19 quarantines can’t get in the way of a well-deserved ladies’ night. The “Don’t Rush” challenge has many online showing off transformations from comfy attire to fabulous looks that would stun at any nightclub. The challenge is named after, UK Duo, Young […]
Africa’s Leading Mobile Money Providers Seal the Deal
Kenya’s leading telecom firm Safaricom and South Africa’s Vodacom said on Monday that they have completed the acquisition of the popular mobile money platform M-Pesa from Britain’s Vodafone, the companies said in a statement. The firms said that the acquisition of M-Pesa’s brand, product development and support services from Vodafone was done through a newly-created […]
Rwanda Makes a Shocking Discovery of the Past
A valley dam that authorities in Rwanda say could contain about 30,000 bodies has been discovered more than a quarter-century after the country’s genocide in which 800,000 ethnic Tutsi and Hutus who tried to protect them were killed. The discovery is being called the most significant in years, and 50 bodies have been exhumed so […]
Tunisia Uses Bots to Enforce Curfews
The country’s interior ministry has sent a police robot to patrol the streets of the capital and enforce a lockdown imposed last month as the country battles the spread of coronavirus. Known as PGuard, the “robocop” is remotely operated and equipped with infrared and thermal imaging cameras, in addition to a sound and light alarm […]
Ivorians Meet COVID-19 Facilities With Fire
Protesters in Ivory Coast’s commercial capital, Abidjan, have destroyed a coronavirus centre that was being built in the district of Yopougon. Residents said it was being built in a crowded residential area, too close to their homes. Videos on social media show people tearing apart the centre with their bare hands, smashing construction materials on […]
