UN: Floods in central Somalia hit nearly 1 million people
NAIROBI, Kenya — Flooding in central Somalia has affected nearly 1 million people, displacing about 400,000 people, the United Nations said Monday, warning of possible...
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IMF approves $2.77 billion in emergency pandemic aid for Egypt
WASHINGTON/CAIRO (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund on Monday said its executive board approved $2.77 billion in emergency financing to help Egypt grapple with the...
Now, more than ever, we must keep our promise to help Africa trade out of poverty
African countries are facing a dual crisis – the impact of COVID-19 on their populations and the global economic slow-down which threatens to undo the...
Nigeria tops regional coronavirus tallies, 5th in Africa
By Abdur Rahman Alfa Shaban May 2: Nigeria tops tallies in West Africa, 5th on continentNigeria with tally of 2170 is the new leader in...
AU Inaugurates COVID-19 Response Situation Room In Nigeria
The African Union (AU) Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC), on Monday inaugurated a response situation room in Nigeria to boost the fight against the...
Building Africa’s resilience for sustainable food security post-COVID-19
DESPERATE SITUATIONS sometimes require desperate solutions. For Africa, the COVID-19 pandemic requires quality thinking and actions beyond the ordinary, ritualistic or business-as-usual. The pattern of...
What Africa needs to do to overcome Coronavirus – AFDB
As the world battles the grip of the coronavirus pandemic, the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has said accelerated global health and economic effort are...
In shadow of coronavirus, Muslims face a Ramadan like never before
Days before the holy fasting month of Ramadan begins, the Islamic world is grappling with an untimely paradox of the new coronavirus pandemic: enforced separation...
Africa needs more than $200 billion to respond to pandemic, U.N. chief says
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday urged creditors to grant a debt standstill for all developing countries, not just the poorest, warning that many...
Nigeria urges ‘appropriate’ debt solutions for middle-income countries
Nigerian Finance Minister Zainab Ahmed said an agreement by official bilateral creditors to suspend debt payments by the poorest countries harmed by the coronavirus pandemic...