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Madagascan president Andry Rajoelina has announced that clinical trials will start today (May 4) with COVID-Organics. A factory will also be built within a month to boost its production. The president disclosed the developments during a national address on Sunday during which he extended the state of health emergency in the southern African island nation by 15 days. According to… Read More

Mauritius recorded no new COVID-19 cases for the past eight days, according to statistics provided by the National Communication Committee on Monday 4 May. Currently there are 3 active cases out of 332 positive cases registered including 10 deaths. The sanitary curfew put in place on March 20, and which should have ended today, has been extended until June 1,… Read More

On the grand angle this morning, we talk art! We welcome the designer and architect Danielle Diwouta Kotto to talk about this virtual exhibition of contemporary art bringing together twelve young female artists of Cameroonian origin. They are made up of visual artists, photographers, directors, and designers. Read More

At first, there were little or no cases of coronavirus infections in Africa, something that seemed to have puzzled some public health experts around the world on how countries on the continent have largely managed to dodge the brunt of the disease. But, maybe, not anymore! There are now over 40,000 cases of the deadly coronavirus across Africa, according to… Read More

Niger’s minister of employment and labour, Mohamed Ben Omar, died on Sunday, his party said, without stating the cause of death. He died Sunday afternoon at the main hospital of the capital Niamey, the Social Democratic Party (PSD) said on Whatsapp. President Mahamadou Issoufou said he learned the news with a “heavy heart.” Ben Omar, born January 1, 1965, in… Read More

May 4: Dam inauguration in Oromia Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed along with visiting Eritrean President Isaias Afewerki inaugurated an irrigation project located in the Oromia regional state today. The Batu Dugda irrigation project currently has a capacity of developing 2,000 hectares of land with a potential to develop 15,000 hectares up on the completion of its expansion works, state-run FBC… Read More

May 3: Afwerki in town for 2-day visit Case count reached 135 with two new infections out of 1,560 tests. In addition, 6 more patients from Dire Dawa have recovered, bringing the recovery tally to 75. There is no patient in Intensive Care Unit; with 55 patients in the isolation / treatment center. Ethiopia has so far conducted 22, 330… Read More

Guinea Bissau received a consignment of Covid-Organics, the Malagasy herbal tea touted as having preventive and curative abilities for COVID-19. A government delegation returned to Bissau with the medication after receiving the consignment in Antananarivo on May 1. It was received by President Umaro Sissoco Embalo. The president said at the ceremony: “This donation part of the fight against the… Read More

Africa’s oil producing nations have not been spared the impact of the global decision to reduce oil output. About 14 countries in sub-Saharan Africa produce oil, which accounts for most of their annual export income. Crude oil prices rose marginally on Friday (May 1) as the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and their allies started reducing output. Major producers… Read More

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to weaken the global economy, Zimbabwean farmers are looking to tobacco production for sustenance. Farmers started selling their tobacco crop on Wednesday (April 29), after the outbreak delayed the opening of auctions, which provide vital foreign currency inflows. Coming a month later than usual, farmers, who produced an all time high of 259 million kilograms… Read More