Africa
G20 suspends debt repayment for 40 African nations
The G20 countries have suspended debt payment for the world’s poorest countries, most of which are in sub-Saharan Africa, to help them get through the economic impact of the coronavirus
IMF Announces Debt Relief for African Nations to Fight Pandemic
The International Monetary Fund has approved a $500 million package to give six months of debt relief to developing nations struggling with the coronavirus pandemic. While the move is being welcomed, some
Ghana mortuaries congested as people avoid private burials
Mortuaries in Ghana are congested as families shun private burials that have been necessitated by the ban on social gatherings aimed at controlling the spread of coronavirus. Bereaved members of
Beijing faces a diplomatic crisis after reports of mistreatment of Africans in China causes outrage
(CNN)Beijing is facing a diplomatic crisis in Africa after reports of alleged coronavirus-related discrimination against African nationals in China sparked widespread anger across the continent.African students and expatriates in the southern Chinese
450,000 Africans projected to contract coronavirus by May
Africa could see up to 450,000 people test positive for the highly infectious Coronavirus (Covid-19) by the second week of May, putting the continent’s fragile health systems under severe test. A team
African ambassadors in China complain to government over ‘discrimination’
African ambassadors in China have written to the country’s foreign minister over what they call discrimination against Africans as the country seeks to prevent a resurgence of the Coronavirus. Several African
“The Future Is Africa” – President Akufo-Addo
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says African leaders and citizens of the continent, must work to make Africa attractive for the youth, enabling them to see the continent as a place
Service and sacrifice of African peacekeepers ‘at the forefront of our minds’: UN chief
Mr. Guterres was speaking the day after three Ethiopian peacekeepers serving in the United Mission in Abyei (UNISFA) were killed, when a military helicopter carrying troops crashed in the Mission
“Scale-Up Implementation Of SDGs” – President Akufo-Addo To AU Leaders
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has admonished African leaders to strengthen their commitment, and scale up momentum in their implementation of the 2030 United Nations Sustainable
There Is ‘Wind of Hope’ in Africa – UN Secretary General
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Tuesday that there has been a “quantum leap” in relations between the world body and the African Union and he hopes this can translate into
