China's coronavirus: Nigeria, Kenya, SA issue alerts; Ethiopian tasked to 'act'
Asian countries ramp up screening of new virus that has hit China, the highly contagious Corona Virus, nCoV. As at Wednesday, China’s Wuhan was put on … source
Somali, Afghan migrants left stranded on Greek-Turkish border
Somali and Afghan migrants stranded on the Greek border with Turkey Friday. Greece beefed up security measures as it tried to stop new wave of migrants from … source
From CFA Franc to Eco: the end of an era? [Business Africa]
Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara announced an overhaul of the CFA franc, a currency used by eight states in West and Central Africa, most of them former … source
Liberia to revive petroleum exploration efforts in April 2020 – President
Liberian President George Weah announced Monday that the West African country will in April launch a call for bids to resume offshore oil and gas exploration … source
High cost of locusts: East Africa braces for season III of outbreak
East Africa is bracing for a third outbreak of desert locusts, with billions of the destructive insects about to hatch and threaten food supplies in a region already … source
Al-Shabaab publish video of captured Kenyan soldier as militant jailed 80 years
Somali Islamist militant group al-Shabab has released a video of a man they say is a Kenyan soldier captured during January’s attack on a Kenyan base in … source
Manchester City avails facilities for UK's COVID-19 combat
English Premier League side Manchester City are making facilities at the Etihad Stadium available to the UK’s National Health Service in the front-line battle … source
Somalia's giant economic strides, secures $1.4 bn debt cancellation
The Paris Club of creditor countries have agreed to restructure Somalia’s external public debt with an immediate cancellation of 1.4 billion U.S. dollars. Somalia … source
Can Mali's IBK solve his country's worsening security situation? [Morning Call]
We begin with what is the latest wave of violence in some troubled parts of Mali. Dozens of troops have either been killed or gone missing after attackers … source
COVID-19: cases climb as Congo enters 3rd week of lockdown [Morning Call]
Globally, more than 2.3 million people have been infected by the novel coronavirus and more than 164000 people have died. The latest figures are according to … source