Ecobank Most Innovative Bank in Africa, Says Global Finance
Global Finance has named Ecobank as the most innovative bank in Africa. The announcement was made at the eighth Global Finance annual awards, the Innovators 2020, honoring entities that regularly identify new paths and design new tools in finance. Categories…
Yebo: Home of Know Africa, Be Africa
By Apo Newsroom The spirit of Africa has lived through oral narratives for generations. Documentation of the continent through digital stories is a quest many lovers of Africa have been yearning for with little to celebrate about. About a month…
South Africa COVID-19 Cases Exceed 20,000, Deaths Near 400
Coronavirus infections in South Africa surged past 20,000 with close to 400 deaths, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said on Friday. Channels Television reports that in a statement the ministry confirmed 20,125 coronavirus positive cases, and a total of 397 deaths…
COVID-19 Palliatives: Gombe Governor Inaugurates Committee
…as Emir of Gombe Leads Committee By James Ezema Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State has inaugurated a 38- man special committee on relief and palliatives to cushion the effect of the partial lockdown in the State occasioned by…
Facebook Expands Coronavirus Information Center to 24 More Countries in Africa
Facebook has is expanding its Coronavirus Information Center to 24 more countries in Africa as part of its ongoing commitment to empowering people around the world with timely and accurate news from trusted health authorities. The Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information Center…
Why Christians Can Be Infected by Covid19 – Prophet TB Joshua
Popular Prophet and televangelist, TB Joshua has asked Christians spoken on possibility of Christians getting infected by Covid-19 because it is just like another affliction. During a question and answer session, he opened up on the matter. TB Joshua was…
Why The World Cannot Afford Another Zoonotic Disease Now – Goni, C-G National Park
Dr Ibrahim Goni, the Conservator-General (CG), National Park Service has warned that the world cannot afford another zoonotic disease now while still battling with the scourge of Covid-19. Goni who gave the warning in a statement made available to The…
COVID-19 Pandemic Bolsters Case for Technology-based Economic Resilience
By Stefan Nalletamby As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a devastating impact globally, the African continent, while less affected, is preparing to undergo its own severe social and economic crisis. As of April 7, over 10,000 cases have been…
COVID-19: AfDB Group Unveils $10Bn Response Facility
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group on Wednesday announced the creation of the COVID-19 Response Facility to assist regional member countries in fighting the pandemic, The Street Reporters Newspaper reports. The Facility is the latest measure taken by the Bank…
Address by Colonel Muammar Al-Qadhafi, Leader of the Revolution of the Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya at 64th Session UN General Assembly
Address by Colonel Muammar Al-Qadhafi, Leader of the Revolution of the Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya At UN General Assembly Editor’s Note: This is an address by the Libyan leader as the President of African Union at the 64th Session…
Sierra Leone Confirms First Coronavirus Case
Sierra Leone has recorded its first case of the new coronavirus, the government said on Tuesday, making it the latest African country to register an infection. In a televised press conference, President Julius Maada Bio said that a 37-year-old man…
