News link 2021-01-14 Second Edition
News link 2021-01-14 Second Edition
News link 2021-01-14 Second Edition
The South African government said the National Police has arrested more than 7,000 people caught violating the covid19 health guidelines. The Government in a statement said those arrested were caught not wearing face masks in public places. These arrests were…
The United Nations Labor agency – the International Labor Organization (ILO) has called for greater recognition and protection for hundreds of millions of people working from home. The agency in a report Wednesday, said the protection of the eight percent…
Authorities in Liberia on Wednesday announced thatover 900,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine will soon arrive in the country under the COVAX scheme. This development followed successful application by the government and subsequent approval by the drug distribution alliance in…
A group of scientists from the World Health Organization are expected to arrive in the Chinese central city of Wuhan for further investigation into the origins of the COVID-19 outbreak. The news was confirmed by the WHO and Chinese authorities.…
The Final funeral rites for Ghana's longest serving President, Jerry John Rawlingswill commence on Friday, January 22, 2021. Flt. Lieutenant Rawlings died on Thursday, November 12, 2020, at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra after a short illness. The…
Before the holiday week last month, Sierra Leone’s Audit Service released its 2019 Auditor General’s Report on the accounts of Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies and another, on funds allocated to the ongoing national response on Covid-19. Both reports which…
Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) say gunmen have killed at least six rangers in the Virunga National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the restive east of the country. There was no immediate claim of responsibility…
An official report has said that Burkina Faso registered 1,074,993 internally displaced people due to insecurity as of the end of December in 2020. The report released over the weekend by the national council for emergency relief and rehabilitation said…
A Health Policy and Management analyst has expressed concern that the coronavirus pandemic has taken away attention from tropical diseases which are also deadly. Malaria, Cholera and Tuberculosis have been identified as some of the most common tropical diseases affecting…
Aid workers in Niger say the security situation has become untenable for thousands of Nigeriens in the Tillabéry region. This is where two deadly attacks took place on 2 January against two villages in Ouallam. This department is in the…
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