Secondary schools reopen in Nigeria
Secondary schools in Nigeria reopened on Tuesday for classes almost four months after they closed to halt the spread of coronavirus.Final-year students now have just two weeks...
Reuters poll suggests cocoa prices may drop by 10% due to COVID-19
A Reuters poll of London cocoa futures forecast cocoa would cost 10% less at the end of the year, because of rising production and a hit to...
ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development injects over $300million into Ghana’s economy
ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development says it has invested over $300-million into Ghana's economy.
Areas of investment, the bank said to include, Energy,...
Coronavirus: Nigerian drug stores hike hydroxychloroquine price
Hydroxychloroquine, the controversial drug used in the treatment of COVID-19, is being sold in one drug store in Rivers State, South-South Nigeria, at an outrageous price of N50,000.
South Africans agree August restart dates for closed door finish
South African football will return to action behind closed doors with the Premier Soccer League (PSL) and the Nedbank Cup, officials have announced.
South...
Oyedepo backs Stella Immanuel, says coronavirus has a cure
Bishop Oyedepo of Living Faith Church has backed Doctor Stella Immanuel and her claim that coronavirus has a cure.
Immanuel appeared in a viral...
How dare you tell the church how many hours to spend on services –...
Pastor Chris Oyakhilome of Christ Embassy Church has slammed the Nigerian government for stipulating the amount of time worshipers are to spend during church service.
‘Mozambique riot officers arrested for policeman’s murder’
Two members of Mozambique's riot police have been arrested for the murder of a police officer in the northern city of Nampula, according to the newspaper O...
Botswana reinstates coronavirus lockdown in capital for two weeks
Botswana’s capital city Gaborone returned to a two-week lockdown from midnight on Thursday to stem the latest local coronavirus surge in the country, an official said.
Libya to impose full lockdown as pandemic cases grow
Libya’s internationally recognised government in Tripoli will impose a full lockdown in areas of the country it controls, it said on Thursday, after a sharp rise in Coronavirus cases.