Two people have died from coronavirus in South Africa, the health ministry said on Friday, adding that the total number of cases in the country have risen to more than 1,000, from 927 a day earlier.
"This morning, we South Africans wake up with sad (...)
South Africa's number of coronavirus cases jumped to more than 900 on Thursday and President Cyril Ramaphosa called for richer countries to help African nations deal with the economic fallout, hours before the start of a countrywide lockdown.
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Since the coronavirus outbreak took a serious turn at the onset of the year, the world has been fearing the spread of the disease in Africa, largely due to its humble capacities and deteriorating healthcare and development plans.
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Almost a month after walking out of US-brokered tripartite negotiations, Addis Ababa is working on another proposal for an agreement it said it will deliver to Egypt and Sudan soon.
“We won't subscribe to an agreement just because the US and the (...)
As the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) accelerates across the globe, the level of infection in the African continent has been relatively low, compared with other continents. This may partly be attributed to the comparatively low (...)
Africa has received a much-needed coronavirus care package from Chinese billionaire Jack Ma.
A cargo flight containing more than 6 million medical items arrived Sunday in Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa. The supplies from Ma, the founder of China's (...)
Angola on Saturday confirmed its first two cases of coronavirus, while Mauritius recorded its first death as the virus spreads across Africa.
The continent has been slower to feel the impact than Asia or Europe, and most of its reported cases have (...)
Niger hailed on Friday Egypt's efforts in the past years to reach an agreement over the disputed Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).
During a meeting between Nigerien President Mahamadou Issoufou and Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, the (...)
Anxiety rose in Africa's richest nation Friday as South Africa said coronavirus cases jumped to 202, the most in the sub-Saharan region, while the continent's busiest airport said foreigners cannot disembark. State-owned South African Airways (...)
Africa will likely see higher numbers of coronavirus cases in coming weeks because of the likelihood some are slipping through the net, the head of a regional disease control body said on Thursday.
The virus has multiplied in Africa more slowly than (...)
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi received on Tuesday a phone call from his Kenyan counterpart Uhuru Kenyatta, where the two leaders exchanged views on the latest developments of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) after the (...)
Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry explained to South African President Cyril Ramaphosa Cairo's position on the negotiations regarding the disputed Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).
In an official statement, Egyptian foreign ministry (...)
With coronavirus bringing soccer across the globe to a standstill, the world of esports is helping clubs pull together to support those which are struggling financially - and keep fans entertained.
Few would have imagined Leyton Orient, who play in (...)
Against all odds, Egypt's world No 10 Hania Al-Hammami was crowned the 2020 CIB Women's Black Ball Squash Open champion.
The 19-year-old beat the four-time Egyptian world champion Nour Al-Sherbini in the final of the event which was held at the (...)
Egypt has taken several diplomatic initiatives in the last two weeks to explain to the world the present situation concerning negotiations on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).
Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia failed to reach a final agreement on (...)
Kenya supports Egypt's “positive stance” on the disputed Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), President Uhuru Kenyatta told Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi in a phone call on Tuesday.
El-Sisi's spokesman Bassam Rady said the president (...)
Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly announced on Monday that Egypt would suspend international flights to and from the country from 19 to 31 March at all airports nationwide as part of the country's stringent measures to curb the spread of the (...)
As the UN, with US support, continues to press for the implementation of the Berlin process set into motion by the international conference on Libya that took place in the German capital on 19 January, two other initiatives to resolve the (...)
Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met with Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza to deliver a message from President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on Tuesday, as Cairo attempts to garner international (...)
Riyada for dairy products seeks to increase its exports by 22% by the end of this year, reaching $11m, compared to $9m last year.
Ibrahim Mohamed Sudan, the chairman of the company, said that Riyada exports 35% of its production to over 14 (...)
A few days ago, President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi directed the government to put a plan for localising the automotive industry, and since then the sector has started to present proposals and demands to the government to take them into consideration (...)
"We worry a global sudden stop in financing is beginning to emerge, with COVID-19 the underlying driver," the Institute of International Finance (IIF) is alarmed.
IIF added that the monetary and fiscal easing measures are a welcome palliative, but (...)
Egypt Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry headed on Tuesday to Bujumburathe, the capital of Burundi, at the beginning of hisAfrican tour that includes South Africa, Tanzania, Rwanda, Congo, South Sudan, and Niger, according to a Monday statement.
He will (...)
"We worry a global sudden stop in financing is beginning to emerge, with COVID-19 the underlying driver," the Institute of International Finance (IIF) said.
IIF added that the monetary and fiscal easing measures are a welcome palliative, but at the (...)
The novel coronavirus, officially known as COVID-19, continues to spread worldwide, raising the number of infected cases to 156,400, of whom 73,968 people have recovered, while 5,833 people died.
The most infected country in the world after China is (...)
