March 17, 2020 Mike Bloomberg pledges $40M to fight coronavirus around the world, including Africa Former New York City mayor and former Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg announced Tuesday that his organization would be committing $40 million to support “immediate action” to stop the spread of coronavirus, particularly in Africa.
March 16, 2020 Experiencing rising coronavirus numbers, Africa's poor, rural not ready for coming crisis As the numbers of the coronavirus epidemic start rising in Africa, there are worries that rural areas with weak health systems and crowded low-income communities aren’t ready for the harm and loss about to come.
March 16, 2020 Coronavirus concerns in South Africa have travelers in fear of getting 'stuck' amid confusion by government The US has been earmarked by the South African government as one of eight countries deemed to be at high-risk from the virus.
March 16, 2020 Coronavirus is punishment for sanctions, US must 'also feel the pain,' Zimbabwe official says The defense minister from Zimbabwe described the deadly pandemic as God's way punishment for sanctions imposed by the U.S. and other western countries.
March 15, 2020 South Africa imposes coronavirus travel restrictions affecting US, other hard-hit countries In a sweeping set of measures Sunday, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said visas of citizens from high-risk countries, including the United States, have been revoked to contain the coronavirus epidemic.
March 14, 2020 South African king goes on ax rampage in palace, targets regent son The nephew of the late Nelson Mandela – who happens to be a South African king – was arrested after allegedly going on an ax rampage in the palace, reports claim.
March 13, 2020 Why do some countries still have next to no recorded outbreaks of coronavirus? Coronavirus, formally known as COVID-19, continues to rattle the world and take thousands of lives, seeping into new nations almost daily and sending large swaths of the world into lockdown. However, there are glaring regions that have no reported cases–or very few compared to their population.
March 11, 2020 Family of Libyan terrorist involved in 1988 Pan Am bombing given go-ahead to appeal his conviction On December 21, 1988, Pam Am flight 103 was blown up over the Scottish town of Lockerbie at the behest of Libyan government officials, claiming the lives of all 243 passengers, 16 crew on-board, and 11 people below. And now the family of the lone convicted terrorist attack instigator has been given the green light by Scottish legal authorities to posthumously appeal that conviction.
March 10, 2020 Rare white giraffes slaughtered by poachers in Kenya Kenya’s only white female giraffe and her calf have been killed by poachers, officials confirmed Tuesday.
March 9, 2020 Sudan Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok survives harrowing assassination attempt The Sudanese man tapped to head the country's transitional government following the overthrow of long-time President Omar al-Bashir said Monday that he survived an assassination attempt after his convoy was attacked in the capital city of Khartoum.