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A report released on Wednesday at the ongoing Bloomberg New Economy Forum in Singapore has revealed that the Covid-19 pandemic has driven an estimated 30 million people in sub-Saharan Africa into extreme poverty. The report titled Long Covid: Jobs, Prices…
A total of 495 delegates from different continents are taking part in the Bloomberg New Economy Forum, which kicked off in Singapore on Tuesday. As the first major post-COP26 gathering, attendees are expected to contribute to what organizers of the…
In Ethiopia, tens of thousands of youths, men and women rallied in Addis Ababa to support Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's government as federal troops fight rebellious forces threatening to march on the capital city. Some demonstrators denounced the United States,…
Following the devasting impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on African economies and the continent’s worsening debt situation, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) Wednesday launched a new finance mechanism aimed at saving African governments $11 billion in borrowing…
Chad's main rebel groups said they were "willing" to participate in the national dialogue "under certain conditions" after meetings in Doha and Paris with the committee in charge of preparing the event. Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno, who took power in…
In South Sudan, officials say five people were killed on Tuesday when a cargo plane carrying fuel for the UN's World Food Programme crashed near the Juba airport According to the airport's director general Kur Kuol, it hit a mango…
The number of COVID-19 infections in Africa neared the 8.5 million marks, on Sunday even as countries on the continent continue their efforts to contain the virus. Figures published by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday…
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the appointment of the electoral chief Denis Kadima has attracted opposition mainly from religious groups and other opposition parties. Congo's constitutional court on Tuesday swore in the electoral commission chief amid controversy over his…
Amnesty International has urged the international community to provide humanitarian assistance to combat the effects of drought in Madagascar. The Malagasy, according to the human rights organization, are facing a devastating drought in the south where 91% of the population…
Medical sources say the death toll up to 11 and many others injured from demonstrations in Khartoum and parts of the country after the ousting of Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok by the military. However, The United States and United Nations…
Mozambique’s President Filipe Nyusi is being sued in London by a firm at the center of a 2-billion loan scandal that plunged the country into a financial crisis. An Abu Dhabi-based shipbuilder Privinvest, owned by French-Lebanese billionaire Iskandar Safa, signed…
More women have reported sexual exploitation and abuse by aid workers during an Ebola crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo since a report into the scandal was issued last month. A senior World Health Organization (WHO) official told Reuters…
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