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Egypt has announced preventive measures to battle COVID-19 following fears over the spread of the coronavirus. On Saturday, the health ministry said 33 new cases were reported on a Cruise ship on the Nile River in Luxor. “The problem was only in a Nile cruise ship, and all medical measures have been taken. Thankfully all the negative cases on board… Read More

Urban Art, graffiti or vandalism…About 30 years ago the answer seemed clear, but lately opinions differ as more and more impressive graffiti is being done in the streets the world over. While some people equate street art with graffiti and vandalism because of its illegal nature, depending on whether it can be done without the approval of city authorities, others… Read More

Sudanese women played a crucial role in the movement that led to the toppling of Omar al-Bashir in 2019. But women activists in Sudan say there’s slow progress for their rights since the fall of Bashir. According to these activists, the representation of women at higher decision-making bodies is well below 22 percent, adding this representation is repulsed by feminist… Read More

Egypt has recorded 33 new cases of the coronavirus. Health minister Hala Zayed told the media Saturday that the cases were recorded aboard a cruise ship on the Nile river in Luxor, Southern Egypt. “Out of the 12, 11 are negative. Then we found 33 new positive cases. All of them have the virus with no symptoms. So there are… Read More

What started out as a radio discussion found its way onto Twitter when a user posted the topic of choosing between an hour meeting Dangote or receiving 10 million naira (the equivalent of over ($27,000). The Twitter user @dillikonko explained why he thought the meeting was more profitable than the money. “I’m listening to this very interesting topic on radio.… Read More

The Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, will quarantine citizens of four countries when they arrive in the country, the Health Ministry has disclosed. The affected countries are Italy, France, Germany and China, where the outbreak started from. In a letter to the embassies of the affected countries, Health Minister Eteni Longondo said travellers from Italy, France, Germany and China with… Read More

Public sector workers in Burkina Faso on Saturday protested against a new tax imposed on allowances and bonuses for civil servants. With support from private employees, they undertook a peaceful demonstration in the Burkinabe capital of Ouagadougou. Of the 200,000 or so civil servants who showed up for the protest, 190,000 saw their February salaries reduced by amounts ranging from… Read More

There’s growing uncertainty in Guinea-Bissau following a disputed post-electoral outcomes. The opposition leader Umaro Sissoco Embalo took his own presidential oath late February without a final ruling from the Supreme Court. On the streets of Bissau, residents are worried about renewed tension and growing weariness of the political class. “We can no longer tolerate these delays in Guinea-Bissau because of… Read More

The coronavirus was confirmed in the Chinese city of Wuhan on January 7, 2020. Cases have since been confirmed in over 80 countries across the globe. The World Health Organisation, WHO, has since declared it a public health emergency of international dimensions. WHO chief Tedros Ghebereyesus said whiles China had a robust health system to detect and control, his outfit… Read More

Across the African continent, First Ladies are generally considered the ‘Mother of the Nation’, and are often expected to be unifying figures, serving the president of the nation and the voters who entrusted him the mandate to lead. While the position of first lady is not legally or constitutionally provided for in many countries, many presidencies cater for the Office… Read More