Next Thursday, May 14, Togo will issue its Covid-19 social bonds. The country announced this on the…
Category: Africa
South Africa’s coronavirus lockdown: Doubts creep in
It is tempting to imagine that South Africa will look back, almost fondly, on late March…
Ethiopian court jails ex-minister for corruption
A court in Bahirdar, northern Ethiopia, has sentenced the country’s former communications minister and close ally…
Covid-19: WAEMU’s health ministers to hold a videoconference on May 7th
(Togo First) – Tomorrow, May 7, all health ministers of the WAEMU will hold a videoconference…
Coronavirus: Togo plans to proceed to random large-scale testing soon
As the number of Covid-19 cases keeps rising in the country, Togo is about to proceed…
Nigeria Leads In COVID-19 Deaths In West Africa
The West African sub-region has a recorded a total of 13,112 Coronavirus (Covid-19) infections and 301…
Coronavirus: Nigeria’s death penalty by Zoom ‘inhumane’
The sentencing to death of a Nigerian driver via Zoom is “inherently cruel and inhumane”, Human…
Coronavirus: DR Congo reports highest single-day rise
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s health ministry has confirmed 92 new coronavirus cases in the country,…
Burundi vote campaigns marred by clashes
Burundi’s Attorney General Sylvestre Nyandwi has urged politicians not to incite violence following several clashes, some…
Returning South Africans stranded at airport
Some 270 South Africans who arrived home from the United States on Monday afternoon are stranded…