South African Airways (SAA) and the Ethiopian Airlines have all suspended intercontinental flights over the coronavirus.
On Friday both airlines announced their decision as the...
40-year-old South African Wamkele Mene has been sworn in as the first Secretary General of the AfCFTA Secretariat.
Mene was elected in February this year...
Four Japanese tourists have been denied entry into Sierra Leone after arriving at the main airport in the capital, Freetown.
Sierra Leone's action was due...
Nigeria's government has banned travelers from what it calls 13 high-risk Coronavirus countries.
These countries are China, Italy, Iran, South Korea, Spain, Japan, France, Germany...
The Chinese business magnate, investor and politician, Jack Ma has announced that he is donating test kits, face masks and other protective suits to...
Morocco’s King Mohammed VI ordered the creation of a 10 billion dirham ($1 billion) fund to upgrade health infrastructure and help vulnerable economic sectors...
Many African countries have imposed travel bans meant to prevent further spread of the coronavirus within their jurisdictions.
Over 26 African countries have so far...
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is stepping down from the company's board to spend more time on philanthropic activities.
He says he wants to focus on...
Some new apartments built at the residence of the Nigerian High Commissioner in Ghana’s capital city Accra, have been demolished by bulldozers.
The apartments have been constructed to...
Ghanaian health officials on Saturday said over 10,000 persons infected with the coronavirus have now recovered.
The significant number of recoveries means the country now...
Zimbabwe's Health Minister Obadiah Moyo has been arrested over corruption allegations related to procurement of medical equipment worth $60 million.
Moyo is accused of illegally...
