Photo: Credit Reuters Almost one million people in Johannesburg, South Africa’s commercial hub, are in need of food aid due to movement restrictions imposed to curb the coronavirus pandemic, according to its mayor. While South Africa has less than 9,000 infections, it’s still one of the highest numbers on the continent. The government imposed a

The residents of Cambrian Road in Chester dress up in 1945 clothing and have a social distancing tea party to mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day, Friday May 8, 2020. Although large-scale public events are unable to go ahead because of coronavirus restrictions, tributes will be paid by politicians and members of the royal

Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam powerhouse is seen as it undergoes construction work on the river Nile in Guba Woreda, Benishangul Gumuz Region, Ethiopia (Reuters) Egypt said in a letter to the UN Security Council that Cairo and Khartoum opposed a plan Ethiopia proposed for the first filling of its massive dam on the Nile Egypt

The effects of a government lockdown in Eastleigh, Nairobi and Old Town, Mombasa dawned on residents Thursday morning after the police flooded the estates to ensure movement was restricted. In Eastleigh, about eleven roadblocks were mounted at major entry points to the densely populated estate that borders city centre. The areas where roadblocks were mounted

Photo: Credit Daily Nation 194 lives have been lost so far across the country since the onset of heavy rains and flooding. This is according to the government, with Interior Cabinet Secretary Dr Fred Matiang’i saying those at risk in Garissa and Tana River Counties may be forcibly moved to safer grounds. The Kenya Meteorological

The airline said in March some staff would have their wages halved for at least three months though would be later paid back (Reuters) State-owned airline said last month it was burning through its cash reserves and would be seeking government aid. Qatar Airways is planning to cut a significant number of jobs because travel

Government will now rely on Somalia report to find out what caused accident that left four Kenyans dead. Cargo aircraft registered in Kenya as 5Y-AXO was reportedly shot down by a rocket missile. It was operating a domestic flight between Mogadishu and Baidoa, Somalia. Ethiopian forces on Tuesday barred Kenya from accessing the crash site

Photo: Credit Reuters The Horn of Africa country in March postponed parliamentary and regional elections scheduled for August due to the novel coronavirus outbreak. A new date has yet to be set, and parliament failed to settle on one in a meeting on Tuesday. The Tigray People’s Liberation Front, the region’s governing party, split acrimoniously

Kenya has asked Somalia to investigate “unclear circumstances” under which a light aircraft was shot down in Bardale area. The cargo plane carrying aid supplies for use in the fight against Covid-19 was shot down in Somalia yesterday, killing all six on board. According to the Somali Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation. the incident

Photo: Credit Reuters/ Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan attends a joint news conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin (not pictured) following their talks in Moscow, Russia March 5, 2020. To match Special Report TURKEY-JUDGES/ Pavel Golovkin/Pool via REUTERS/ Turkey’s president said Monday that Libya’s eastern-based forces have entered a “regression” phase in the conflict with the