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Canada’s prime minister Justin Trudeau is set to meet African leaders including Ethiopia’s prime minister and Senegal’s president, as he seeks to ‘deepen relationships and advances new partnerships’ in the region. Trudeau’s office released a statement on Saturday saying he will start his trip in Ethiopia where he will also meet with world leaders attending the 33rd African Union Summit,… Read More

A section of Nigerians are not enthused at a motorbike ban in parts of the commercial capital, Lagos. Today is the first weekday of the ban announced by the Lagos State government. It came into effect last Saturday. Most people used social media platform Twitter to chastise the government despite a plan to roll out more buses and ferries to… Read More

The entry of many companies into the Moroccan mining sector in recent years is not unrelated to the country’s decision to revive the exploration of its resources. Despite a century behind, Casablanca, which maintains its ambitions to play a leading role in the global energy sector, is working to attract more local and international investors in order to develop the… Read More

Somalia declared the invasion of locusts as a national emergency Sunday. Locusts have devastated food supplies in one of the poorest and most vulnerable regions of the world. A statement by Somalia’s Agriculture ministry said the move is due to current upsurge of locusts, which constitute a major threat to the fragile food security in the country. The statement added… Read More

Officials from the World Health Organization in Egypt said they were working to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the country. The virus has killed more than 300 in China, with cases reported in several other countries. The WHO’s regional headquarters held a news conference in Cairo on Sunday on developments related to cases of the new virus in the… Read More

Tokyo has promised to step up testing for coronavirus before the Olympic Games between July and August. Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said this Sunday at the opening of the Ariake Arena, a $330 million venue that will host the Olympic volleyball and Paralympic basketball competitions. She pledged to do everything possible to protect people from the deadly coronavirus as the… Read More

South Africans have been warned to brace for more frequent power cuts. Eskom, the utility company that generates about 95 percent of the nation’s electricity says this is because it will no longer delay planned maintenance. Chief Executive of Eskom, Andre de Ruyter told journalist in Johannesburg that ‘‘we will have to give ourselves the space to fix what needs… Read More

Nigerians on Twitter are concerned over a declaration by the Minister of Health that the country is ready for the coronavirus in terms of detection and response in case of its importation. Minister Osagie Ehanire at a meeting broad-based in stakeholder forum in Abuja on Saturday said Africa’s most populous nation had the capacity to detect, assess and respond in… Read More

The Africa Cup of Nations tournament should be played every four years instead of two, FIFA President Gianni Infantino urged the continent’s soccer leaders on Saturday. Infantino said revenue could rise up to six-fold for a four-yearly continental championship, and become a must-see event “not only for Africa but the world.” The idea would likely be backed by European clubs… Read More

“Two of our newly donated ambulances have been impounded in Mogadishu sea port due to accumulated charges. We are asking everyone to help us pay the parking penalties of 6,454 dollars,” this was appeal launched on Twitter by management of Aamin Ambulance. The outfit is a key Somalia’s only free ambulance service operating especially in the capital Mogadishu. Its staff… Read More