[Africa Renewal] External debt complicates Africa’s post-COVID-19 recovery, but mitigating efforts underway Source : African Media Agency (AMA)
408 new confirmed cases; 2 deaths; 514 recoveries New cases reported from: 147 Lusaka, 60 Ndola, 49 Chililabombwe, 47 Kabwe, 27 Kitwe, 23 Solwezi, 18 Mumbwa,...
[OHCHR] Geneva — UN Special Rapporteurs* attending the annual RightsCon conference on human rights in the digital age, the first fully online, stressed that “COVID-19 has...
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[Daily Trust] The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and the Kaduna State government have begun the process of training 75,000 people from the state in...
ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria hopes changes it has made to gold mining regulation will earn the government $500 million a year in royalties and taxes and...
Like most economies around the world, the novel coronavirus pandemic has affected price stability in the country. As the infection rate continues to spike, the economy...
The post The SDGs, COVID-19 and the Global South: Insights from the Sustainable Development Report 2020 appeared first on Inter Press Service. Excerpt: Every year, the...
A paper released today by Melinda Gates outlines practical recommendations to address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women and girls. SEATTLE, United States, July...
Food markets were closed as many countries across the globe went into a lockdown to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The reduced access to high-value foods...