Monthly Archives: May, 2020

Kenya’s COVID-19 tally rises to 1,286

Kenya’s Ministry of Health on Monday, May 25, 2020 confirmed 72 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of infections to 1,286. Mercy Mwangangi, Chief...

UK to reopen shops, PM’s aide defends actions amid row over lockdown rules

Britain will reopen thousands of high street shops, department stores and shopping centres next month, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday, May 25,...

Africa’s most vulnerable called to bear brunt of Covid-19

One of world’s harshest terrains for farming threatens to crumble under COVID-19.  West Africa’s farmer collectives, small businesses and other stakeholders in agriculture reveal...

Lagos promises to make 4th Mainland Bridge a reality

Special Adviser to Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Works and Infrastructure, Mrs Aramide Adeyoye, says the administration will make the Lagos 4th Mainland Bridge a...

SA records 1,245 new Covid-19 cases, Parliament commemorates Africa Day

A total of 19,485 tests conducted in the last 24 hours in South Africa has revealed 1245 new cases of COVID-19 in the country. However,...

Group decries ‘illegal’, environmentally unfriendly coal mining by Dangote, others

A study commissioned by the international movement, 350.org, has shown that coal mining in Kogi and Gombe states of Nigeria has led to extensive...

Americans party as coronavirus death toll nears 100,000

Crowds of densely packed, barefaced, droplet-swapping Americans are forming on beaches, bar patios and pool decks over the Memorial Day weekend, fulfilling the fears of health...

Biological Diversity Day: IPBES decorated with global sustainability award

Underscoring celebrations of the International Day for Biological Diversity, the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) has been announced as the winner...

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Nigeria targets $2.3trn to bridge infrastructure gap

The Director-General of the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC), Dr Jobson Ewalefoh, says the country has intensified efforts to...
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Dangote engages World Bank, IMF, US EXIM chiefs on investment drive

President/Chief Executive of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, held a series of high-level bilateral meetings with global financial leaders on...

Cobalt mining in Congo: Dirty truth behind ‘clean’ electric cars

Electric cars are sold as clean. But, in southern Congo, communities near the Tenke Fungurume mine are breathing toxic...

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Nigeria targets $2.3trn to bridge infrastructure gap

The Director-General of the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC),...

Dangote engages World Bank, IMF, US EXIM chiefs on investment drive

President/Chief Executive of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, held a...