May 19, 2020
Lesotho: Thabane Resigns as Lesotho's Prime Minister
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Lesotho Prime Minister Thomas Thabane has formally resigned more than a week after his coalition government fell apart, in a move that could help end a long-running political… Read more »
Africa: COVID-19 Cases Across the Continent Exceed 88 Thousand
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As of May 19, the confirmed COVID-19 case total from 55 African countries has reached 88,264. Reported deaths in Africa have reached 2,832 and recoveries 33,898. Read more »
May 18, 2020
Kenya: Give Us Your Farm Throw-Aways; We'll Give Back Black Gold [interview]
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Whether volunteering at local high schools in her community, educating boys about the importance of speaking out and building self-confidence or taking a summer course at… Read more »
Africa: Some Progress, But Africans Still Live With All Forms of Malnutrition - Global Nutrition Report
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There are 37 countries worldwide that are fighting all three forms of malnutrition - and 27 of them are in Africa. Read more »
Kenya: Safi Organics Turns Farm Waste into Black Gold and Poor Farmers into Entrepreneurs
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Mary Rigo has been a spinach and tomato farmer for the past decade a few minute's drive from here in Kirinyaga county, where she owns a two-acre farm about one hundred kilometres… Read more »
Africa: Inadequate Diets Are Making Populations Vulnerable to COVID-19 [interview]
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AllAfrica's Nontobeko Mlambo spoke with Dr Jane Battersby, an Associate Professor at the University of Cape Town's African Centre for Cities, on the need to address malnutrition in… Read more »
Africa: COVID-19 Cases Across the Continent Exceed 84 Thousand
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As of May 18, the confirmed COVID-19 case total from 55 African countries has reached 84,596. Reported deaths in Africa have reached 2,759 and recoveries 32,515. Read more »
May 17, 2020
Nigeria: Jihadi Groups, Criminals Aggravate Herder-Farmer Conflicts in North-West - Report
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The long-running clashes between herders and farmers in north-west Nigeria have been aggravated by "an explosion in criminal activity and infiltration by jihadi groups," says a new… Read more »
Nigeria: Violence in Nigeria's North West - Rolling Back the Mayhem [document]
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The executive summary of a report by the International Crisis Group on the conflicts in north-west Nigeria, which - the report says - are a result of long-running competition over… Read more »
Africa: COVID-19 Cases Across the Continent Exceed 81 Thousand
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As of May 17, the confirmed COVID-19 case total from 55 African countries has reached 81,608. Reported deaths in Africa have reached 2,708 and recoveries 31,122. Read more »
May 16, 2020
Africa: COVID-19 Cases Across the Continent Exceed 78 Thousand
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As of May 16, confirmed the COVID-19 case total from 55 African countries has reached 78,280. Read more »
May 15, 2020
Africa: How Will Citizens Be Safe From COVID-19 During Elections?
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At least 22 countries in Africa will be organizing polls this year, 13 of which will be for the positions of president or prime minister. Read more »
Africa: $107 Million Cash Injection to Fight COVID-19 in Africa
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A group of philanthropic foundations founded by a music industry billionaire who was an early promoter of successful hip-hop artists has announced a multi-million dollar donation… Read more »
May 12, 2020
Africa: The True Cost of Africa's Narrative [opinion]
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You may have seen them; violent videos of black people being punched, kicked, trodden on and spat at. These images are being passed around on social media platforms on a phone near… Read more »
May 11, 2020
Africa: COVID-19 in West Africa - Credible Information As A Vaccine Against Misinformation? [guest column]
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During the social media age information spreads faster than any virus and there seems to be no vaccine against misinformation. As governments struggle to contain COVID19, public… Read more »
May 10, 2020
Africa: Meeting Africa's Liquidity Needs While Protecting Market Access - Appeal from Finance & Development Ministers
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Statement co-signed by the ministers of finance and / or ministers of development of the following countries: Angola, Cameroun, Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya,… Read more »
Africa: Four Pillars - An African Response Strategy for COVID-19 [guest column]
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Fear and anxiety in African nations is understandable as COVID-19 engulfs the world. While African leaders scramble to craft an appropriate response, with health care systems… Read more »
May 08, 2020
Africa: Exiting Lockdown - What Will Work for Africa?
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It is estimated that one full month of lockdown across Africa during the COVID-19 outbreak costs the region about 2.5% of its annual GDP. But how do countries safely exit the… Read more »
May 06, 2020
Tanzania: What Do Jesus, Pawpaws and Goats Have to Do with Fighting COVID-19 in Tanzania?
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What have Jesus, Satan, steam, onions, artemisia plants, pawpaws, goats and sheep got to do with fighting the novel coronavirus in Tanzania? Read more »
Nigeria: Using Trash to Start a Business and Clean Up a City [interview]
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Two young scientists and entrepreneurs in the capital of Nigeria's Kwara state saw an opportunity in the plastic waste that plagues countries around the world and threatens the… Read more »
Africa: Latest Stats on Deaths From COVID-19 in Africa
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Editors' note: This information was last updated on May 16, 2020. Read more »
May 04, 2020
Nigeria: The Alchemy of Hope An Entrepreneurial Couple Turn Plastic Waste into Brighter Futures
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In this capital city of Nigeria's Kwara state, plastic waste litters the streets and piles up in open-air dump sites. If it isn't burned, releasing toxic smoke, much of it clogs… Read more »
Africa: Could Kenyan Research Point Towards Malaria Breakthrough?
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Today the open-access journal Nature published results of a promising study on a potential way to block the malaria parasite from infecting mosquitoes that transmit malaria through… Read more »
Africa: When It Rains It Pours - COVID-19 Exacerbates Poverty Risks in Poorest Countries [guest column]
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As the number of COVID-19 cases continues to rise in Africa and Southern Asia, and the global economy enters a synchronized recession unseen since the Second World War, the world's… Read more »
May 01, 2020
Africa: Where Does Africa Stand 2 Months After COVID-19 Outbreak? (May 2020)
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More than 34,000 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Africa in the two months since the first confirmed case of the disease on the continent, with over 1,500 lives lost. Dr… Read more »
