July 30, 2020
Africa: Continent Nears 900,000 Confirmed Covid-19 Cases
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As of July 30, confirmed the Covid-19 case total from 55 African countries has reached 891,594. Read more »
Nigeria: Victor Osimhen Finally Signs Deal With Napoli
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Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen, 21, has finally struck a 5-year deal with Italian club Napoli. Read more »
July 29, 2020
Africa: Continent Sees Increase of Nearly 14,000 Covid-19 Cases in 24 Hours
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As of July 29, confirmed the Covid-19 case total from 55 African countries has reached 874,035.Reported deaths in Africa have reached 18,497 and recoveries 524,556. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Minister Shiri, Who Helped Plot Mugabe Ouster, Dies
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Zimbabwe's Minister of Lands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement Perrance Shiri has died, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has announced. Read more »
July 28, 2020
Africa: 860,541 Confirmed Covid-19 Cases In Africa As Deaths Climb To 18,176
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As of July 28, confirmed the Covid-19 case total from 55 African countries has reached 860,541. Read more »
July 27, 2020
South Africa: IMF Grants Emergency Covid-19 Assistance to South Africa
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday approved U.S. $4,3 billion in emergency assistance to help South Africa fight the novel coronavirus pandemic. Read more »
Africa: Continent's Covid-19 Cases Move Beyond the 847,000 Mark, and 17,767 Deaths
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As of July 27, confirmed the Covid-19 case total from 55 African countries has reached 847,109. Read more »
July 26, 2020
Africa: In Memory of My Friend David Applefield [guest column]
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The world lost one of its most optimistic souls this month, 64-year-old David Applefield. David was a wanderer in the modern Jewish tradition – mythical, timeless, endlessly… Read more »
Africa: Africa's Corona Cases Move Beyond the 829,658 Mark, and 17,540 Deaths
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As of July 26, confirmed the Covid-19 case total from 55 African countries has reached 829,658. Read more »
July 25, 2020
Africa: Covid-19 Cases Across Africa Pass 811,423 Mark, With 17,117 Deaths
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As of July 25, confirmed the Covid-19 case total from 55 African countries has reached 811,423. Read more »
July 24, 2020
Africa: Covid-19 Cases Across Continent Surpass 788,000 Mark, With 16,715 Deaths
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As of July 24, confirmed the Covid-19 case total from 55 African countries has reached 788,532. Read more »
July 23, 2020
Africa: Covid-19 Cases Across Continent Surpass 770,000 Mark, With 16,446 Deaths
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As of July 23, confirmed the Covid-19 case total from 55 African countries has reached 770,175. Read more »
July 22, 2020
Uganda: Small Clean-Fuel Business Is Surviving Covid-19 through Adaptation - Founder Arthur Woniala [interview]
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Ugandan engineer and innovator Arthur Woniala is passionate about people, entrepreneurship and sustainable solutions to everyday challenges. In 2007 with the help of two friends,… Read more »
Africa: How Google's Project Loon Can Improve Epidemic Preparedness [guest column]
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Twenty kilometers above the ground, giant balloons are hovering in the sky, providing high-speed internet spanning 50,000 square kilometers across central and western… Read more »
Africa: Number Of Covid-19 Cases Across Continent Exceeds 750,000
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As of July 22, confirmed the Covid-19 case total from 55 African countries has reached 750,451. Read more »
July 21, 2020
Africa: Nigeria's Ede First Local Woman to Buy European Football Club
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Lusitano Ginásio Clube is a 108-year-old Portuguese football club that is making history with its new owner Nigerian-born Nneka Ede, the first Nigerian woman owner of a… Read more »
Africa: Covid-19 Cases Reach 736,587, With 15,424 Deaths
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As of July 21, confirmed the Covid-19 case total from 55 African countries has reached 736,587. Read more »
July 20, 2020
Africa: There Are Signs of Hope for Ending Poverty, Even in a Pandemic - Report
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The novel coronavirus threatens to reverse the gains made in the global struggle to eliminate extreme poverty by 2030 – but Sierra Leone offers hope that progress can be made… Read more »
Africa: Covid-19 Cases Across Continent Surpass 721,000 Mark, With 15,170 Deaths
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As of July 20, confirmed the Covid-19 case total from 55 African countries has reached 721,292. Read more »
July 19, 2020
Africa: 'Tackling the Inequality Pandemic - a New Social Contract for a New Era' [guest column]
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Nelson Mandela spent his whole life fighting against inequality and injustice. "As long as poverty, injustice and gross inequality persist in our world," he said, "none of us can… Read more »
Africa: Almost 20,000 New Confirmed Covid-19 Cases Across Continent in 24 Hours
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As of July 19, confirmed the COVID-19 case total from 55 African countries has reached 702,744, rising by 19,252 in 24 hours. Read more »
July 18, 2020
Africa: Over 20,000 New Confirmed Covid-19 Cases Across Continent in 24 Hours
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As of July 18, confirmed the COVID-19 case total from 55 African countries has reached 683,492, rising by 19,540 in 24 hours. Read more »
Africa: Over 20,000 New Confirmed Covid-19 Cases Across Continent in 24 Hours
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As of July 18, confirmed the COVID-19 case total from 55 African countries has reached 683,492, rising by 19,540 in 24 hours. Read more »
July 16, 2020
Africa: Poor Communities Are Adapting, Reimagining the Future Amid Covid-19 - C.D.Glin [interview]
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Covid-19 has changed the world, but African communities are working to innovate in the face of the crisis. One of the institutions participating in discussions with African… Read more »
South Africa: Zindzi Mandela Tested Positive for COVID-19, Family Confirms
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According to Times Live, Zindzi Mandela tested positive for COVID-19 the day she passed away. Read more »