Brussels 20.10.2020 The European Union disbursed €25 million of budget support for The Gambia’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. As part of the Team Europe global package, these funds contribute to the recovery from the pandemic and also support the transition towards democracy and medium-term development objectives. The announcement of the European Commission has been…
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EU officials visit to Horn of Africa
Brussels 10.10.2020 Senior European officials have concluded their two-day visit to Ethiopa visit aimed at uplifting the cooperation between the European Union (EU) and the African Union (AU) in the situation of COVID-19 pandemic. Ended a very busy day in #Ethiopia with a meeting with the Minister for Foreign Affairs @GeduAndargachew. We discussed #GERD, #Eritrea,…
IGWE: COVID19 pandemic in Africa
Leo IGWE OPINION Confronting Human Extinction and Post-Human Approaches to COVID-19 Pandemic in Africa. A pandemic that has threatened to extinct humanity provides an ample opportunity to envision possible futures and explore post-human permutations. This is because, amidst the gloom and despair, fears, and anxieties over human survival, it is compelling that humans re-imagine and…
Namibia opens arms to tourists
Namibia has further eased restrictions for international tourists to try to prevent the complete collapse of a sector severely damaged by the coronavirus pandemic after the country closed its borders in March, following the pandemic announcement of the World Health Organisation (WHO). Namibia eases coronavirus restrictions to attract tourists https://t.co/qvvnSnS9Jb — Reuters Africa (@ReutersAfrica) September…
COVID19: EU delivers test kits to Addis Ababa
The EU continues to work with Member States to tackle the coronavirus pandemic on all fronts. Today, 500.000 additional coronavirus testing kits have been provided to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The test kits were delivered by an EU Humanitarian Air Bridge flight and are part of a…
Lions need protecton amid pandemic crisis
African countries need to strengthen protection of lions without delay amid threats to their survival linked to aggravating situation related to pandemic criis, reflecting in rise absence of tourims, and rising of poaching, conservationists said on ahead of World Lions Dayobserved on August 10. Only 20,000 wild lions remain in Africa, which is half of…
Botswana dimond trade plunges
Botswana’s rough diamond exports plunged 68% in the second quarter of the year, data published by the central bank showed on August 7, as the COVID-19 pandemic affected demand, and trade. Sales of rough diamonds from Botswana fall due to a travel ban and production crunch linked to the coronavirus pandemic https://t.co/ceCYYrrW9f — Bloomberg (@business)…
COVID19: Morocco removed from EU travel list
The European Union removed Morocco from its safe travel list of countries from which the bloc allows non-essential voyage, after a review by EU ambassadors on August 7, Friday. Morocco recorded a record high of 6,385 new cases of contamination in the past week, according to a statistics by the Johns Hopkins University. The official…
Namibia: no alcohol consumption in bars
Namibia has 2,129 confirmed cases and 10 deaths with the country’s rate of daily new cases now the fourth highest on the continent following South Africa, Eswatini and Gabon, according to President Hage Geingob announcement. Subsequenly he imposed limits on public gatherings, deacreasing to 100 from 250 amid surging cases, the President announced. People will…
De Beers diamond mining to cut jobs
Diamond mining company De Beers is likely to have to cut jobs, its chief executive said on Thursday July 30, as it outlined strategy for an overhaul of its business after the coronavirus pandemic crisis hit demand for jewellery. De Beers to overhaul its business after Covid battering 🔒 https://t.co/qG9pjOkJyS — Business Day (@BDliveSA) July…
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