Headlines
  • After a temporary suspension, Emirates said the airline "will resume operations."
  • On Saturday, US President Donald Trump said that Iran will be "hit very hard" and that he was thinking about extending the strikes to other targets..
  • At least five ballistic missile launches from Iran have been detected by the Israelis since midnight.
  • Mehrabad Airport in Tehran is hit by strikes
  • The Prince Sultan Air Base was the target of a ballistic missile that Saudi Arabia's military intercepted and destroyed, according to the country's defense ministry.
  • Heavy gunfire on Friday injured three peacekeepers from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon inside their base in southwest Lebanon.
  • To put an end to the bloodshed, UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged serious diplomatic negotiations..
  • In a social media post, President Trump said that "no deal" other than "unconditional surrender" will be with Iran.
  • Iran reportedly receives intelligence from Russia on US targets.

Tag: Coronavirus Africa

April 5, 2020

Covid-19: “Humanitarian Aid for the South...

According to UN data, about 6 million people, 60% of the population, urgently need humanitarian assistance, 20% more than last year. “The country would be in a critical situation if it were to face an epidemic of this type”, notes Father Christian. In February and in the first weeks of March there were numerous movements with the neighboring states: “It is feared, therefore, that the virus may spread also in South Sudan – explains the Comboni priest – while the hope is that the hot climate limits the spread of contagion; but we will only know in a couple of weeks”

April 4, 2020

COVID-19: Fake Chloroquine Circulating In Hospitals

The Cameroonian regulator of the drug is concerned that ” the prescription or use for therapeutic purposes of this chloroquine not containing active ingredient can be dangerous for patients’ health after an alert from the World Health Organization (WHO) regarding the circulation of falsified anti-malarials in Cameroon, Chad and Nigeria

April 3, 2020

South Africa’s Overcrowded Slums Most Vulnerable to...

Even before South Africa became hit hard by coronavirus, the country was struggling with a healthcare system battered by tuberculosis and HIV.  Health experts say the vulnerable population in poor and overcrowded slums is now even more at risk

Lassa Fever Epidemic in Nigeria Far...

Along with the global coronavirus virus pandemic,  Nigeria is also battling a deadly Lassa Fever outbreak that has killed at least 176 people. Doctors say the illness is an annual problem in Africa that ddeserves more attention

April 2, 2020

‘Wash Your Hands:’ a Tough Message...

Leaders and medical experts around the world have said that no matter who you are, or where you live, if you want to help stop the spread of the novel coronavirus, wash your hands

March 31, 2020

Covid-19: Even More Dramatic Situation for...

Present in many areas of conflict, from the Middle East to sub-Saharan Africa, the Order of Malta points out that 25 African countries have already reported Covid-19 cases

March 30, 2020

Hundreds Risk Lives to Buy Mealie...

Hundreds of Chinhoyi residents ignored calls to keep a safe distance from each other to stop the spread of the coronavirus, as they lined up outside N. Richards Wholesalers to buy mealie meal ahead of a 21-day lockdown, starting Monday, announced by President Emmerson Mnangagwa

March 29, 2020

‘Our Pleas Are Falling on Deaf...

According to Girma, though, only about half of 300 students budgeted had received the stipend several weeks later. Even now, Girma and other students in Wuhan have identified at least 66 Ethiopians who have not received the payments

March 28, 2020

Mnangagwa: Starting Monday, Zimbabwe Under Total...

President Emmerson Mnangagwa says Zimbabwe will be under a 21-day lockdown starting Monday in an attempt to stop the transmission of the coronavirus COVID-19 that has killed thousands of people in the world

March 24, 2020

Zimbabwe’s Sports Betters Feeling Coronavirus Pinch

Zimbabwe’s unemployment rate is at around 85 percent, say independent economists. Thirty-five year old Farai Chitengwa told VOA via WhatsApp that for the past last 10 years on a good month he gets between $700 and $800 from soccer betting. It is his only source of income

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