South African rand moves lower at end of volatile week
South African bank notes featuring an image of former South African President Nelson Mandela are displayed at an office in Johannesburg, file. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko JOHANNESBURG...
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Covid-19 is robbing young African soccer talent of their big-time European ambitions
Emmanuel Izochukwu, a 22-year-old forward, had planned in June to take his soccer career to the next level by making a move from Nigeria to...
COVID-19: Ramaphosa issues final warning to complacent South Africans
Addressing the nation on Thursday 3 December, President Cyril Ramaphosa said that complacency and defiance of lockdown laws must immediately come to an end as...
Despite having highest maternal mortality in Africa, Nigeria’s situation still underreported – Report
Despite having one of the highest rates of maternal mortality in the world, many cases of women dying during childbirth in Nigeria are still unreported,...
Central African Republic: Children Head to Diamond Mines in Pandemic-Hit Central African Republic
Lockdown school closures fuel sharp rise in the number of children working at diamond mines in the war-torn country, researchers say Since the coronavirus forced...
Landmark alliance launches in Africa to fight COVID-19 misinformation
Brazzaville - The World Health Organization (WHO) today launched a new alliance, the Africa Infodemic Response Alliance (AIRA), to coordinate actions and pool resources in combating...
ATF: China-Made Documentaries Stretch From Pandemic Response to African Business Heroes
From gifting tea to the world, conquering COVID-19 and voyaging to Mars, the latest slate of elaborate documentaries from China unveiled at Singapore’s Asia Television...
Africa needs Covid vaccine for 60% in 2-3 years, official says
Updated Dec. 3, 2020, 11:05 AM UTCThe United States has set three grim records, recording the highest number of daily deaths, new infections and hospitalizations since...
Ministry Approves Nigeria’s Hosting Of Africa U-18 Girls Volleyball Championship
A file photo of the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr Sunday Dare.The Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development (FMYSD) has given approval...
Firm faults report of alleged bribery in Yakubu’s reappointment
By Eric Ikhilae, Abuja A firm, Activate Technologies Limited has faulted report it linking it to alleged bribery in the reappointment of the Chairman of...