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Malawi President Chakwera to visit Zimbabwe as part of regional tour
Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera is due to visit Zimbabwe on a two-day official visit starting Wednesday as part of a regional tour following his...
Kenya mulls construction of museum on human evolution
Kenya will construct a state-of-the-art museum in the scenic Rift Valley region to help showcase its archaeological treasures and boost post-pandemic recovery of the...
Millions of migrant workers stay put over COVID-19
Nearly 30 million migrant workers in China have chosen to stay in their hometowns so far this year due to the impact of...
Kenya set to host test run ahead of Continental Tour
Athletics Kenya (AK) will on Saturday host a test run to experiment with the country's level of preparedness ahead of the World Athletics Continental...
Latest count of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide
The following are the latest updates on the COVID-19 global confirmed cases in hardest-hit countries by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering...
Denmark’s Chief of Defense among 29 infected with COVID-19 after attending course
Following the end of the yearly Chief of Defense's Security Policy Course, 29 of the 34 participants have tested positive for COVID-19, said...
Ghana’s Black Stars to play Mali, Equatorial Guinea in friendlies ahead of AFCON qualifier
Ghana's men's national team, the Black Stars, will play Mali and Equatorial Guinea in the international friendlies on Oct. 9 and 12 respectively...
Spanish health minister warns of “difficult weeks” ahead in Madrid due to coronavirus
Spanish Health Minister Salvador Illa on Thursday warned that the region of Madrid was facing "difficult weeks" as it struggled to control the dramatic...
Lack of economic opportunities fuel wildlife illegal trade: report
Lack of economic opportunities and desire to provide for families were some of the reasons that led poachers to get involved in illegal wildlife...
Esteghlal cruises into 2020 AFC Champions League Round of 16
Esteghlal FC have cruised into the 2020 AFC Champions League Round of 16 with a comfortable 3-0 victory over Group A leader Al...
Zimbabwe bourse launches online trading platform to give investors more control of their investments
The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) on Wednesday launched an online trading platform targeted at retail or individual investors.
ZSE Direct will...
China has donated 2.9 million USD worth of medical supplies to Namibia in combating...
Donations of medical supplies from China to Namibia against the COVID-19 pandemic are now roughly worth 50 million Namibian dollars (2.9 million U.S....
Health official says majority of Americans “remain susceptible” to COVID-19
Robert Redfield, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), said on Wednesday that a majority of Americans remain susceptible...
Tragic COVID-19 pandemic creates a moment of possibility: UN chief
The COVID-19 pandemic is a tragedy, but it has also created a moment of possibility, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Wednesday, urging governments...
Brazilian government approves return of fans to stadiums
Football fans in Brazil could soon return to stadiums on a limited basis, the South American country's health ministry said on Tuesday.
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Egyptian president calls for political settlement of major regional affairs
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi said Tuesday that the various hotspot issues that weigh on regional peace and stability should be solved via political...
Real Sociedad confirm sale of Spain defender Llorente to Leeds United
La Liga club Real Sociedad on Tuesday confirmed the transfer of defender Diego Llorente to recently promoted Premier League club Leeds United.
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4 more countries join hosts of pan-EU medical stocks
Denmark, Greece, Hungary and Sweden have joined Germany and Romania as host countries of the rescEU medical stocks, European Commissioner for Crisis Management...
General Debate of UN General Assembly opens
The General Debate of the 75th session of the UN General Assembly opened on Tuesday with the theme of "The future we want,...
Kenya’s private sector vows to accelerate adoption of circular economy
Kenya's private sector on Tuesday vowed to accelerate the adoption of the circular economy in order to promote environmental sustainability.
Karin Boomsma,...
General Debate of UN General Assembly opens
The General Debate of the 75th session of the UN General Assembly opened on Tuesday with the theme of "The future we want,...
Rescuers race to save 270 stranded pilot whales in Australia as one third of...
Rescuers are racing against time to save lives as 270 pilot whales were stranded off the west coast of Australia's Tasmania and about...
UNICEF urges re-opening of schools in Eastern, Southern Africa
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday called on governments, parents, and teachers across Eastern and Southern Africa to urgently and safely re-open...
UN Women chief calls for bold policies to prevent reversal of women’s cause
UN Women's executive director, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, on Friday called for bold policies to prevent the reversal of women's cause as a result of COVID-19.
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Focus of humanitarian aid after Beirut blasts shifts to mid-term: UN
The United Nations and partners on Friday issued a report card on aid following the Beirut blasts and said the focus is changing to...
Zambia’s energy regulator refutes reports of impending fuel price hike
Zambia's energy regulator on Friday refuted reports that it intends to effect a price increase of fuel by 20 percent.
Kwali...
AU calls for solidarity with South Sudan against “paramount challenges” of COVID-19
The African Union (AU) Commission on Friday emphasized the importance of African solidarity with South Sudan in face of "the paramount challenges it...
Zimbabwean president refutes reports of political, economic crisis
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday reiterated that there is no crisis in the country which calls for foreign mediation.
The...
Second wave of coronavirus coming to UK, PM warns
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday warned that a second wave of COVID-19 in Britain is "coming in", and his government may...
UNICEF official in Lebanon warns of danger of illegal immigration
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Representative in Lebanon Yukie Mokuo warned of the danger of illegal immigration attempts by Lebanese children and...