Schools in Burkina Faso, Mali and Senegal that closed to contain the spread of COVID-19 reopen in about ten days. As thousands of children prepare to return to school across West and... Read more »
As the global fight against Covid-19 continues, the Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Foundation have been helping to bring together medical experts from around the world to share knowledge, experience and best... Read more »
Refugees in urban areas across the East, Horn and Great Lakes region of Africa are struggling to meet their most basic needs as the economic impact of COVID19, according to UNHCR. UNHCR,... Read more »
(CNN)Two days after the death of an unarmed black man at the hands of a police officer, protesters marched in the streets of at least three major US cities. In Minneapolis, where... Read more »
According to United Nations’ World Food Programme, the world faces “mega-famines” if enough actions are not taken to combat the ripple effects of coronavirus pandemic on the economically poor countries which are... Read more »
ADDIS ABABA- Africans should go beyond the present situation by preparing themselves for post-pandemic conditions in the world, stressed Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat in his declaration of... Read more »
UN chief António Guterres is encouraging Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan to persevere with efforts to overcome their differences and reach agreement on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. Through his spokesperson, the Secretary-General... Read more »
The novel coronavirus has been detected in one of the camps in southern Bangladesh that are home to more than one million Rohingya refugees, officials have said. An ethnic Rohingya refugee and... Read more »
Seasonal rains intensified across East Africa in the past week, resulting in widespread floods that caused human fatalities and displacement, as well as crop damage and loss of household assets in parts... Read more »
Illumina, Inc. has donated sequencing systems and related consumables to the African Union Commission through the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) to strengthen SARS-CoV-2 sequencing capabilities and capacity... Read more »