Category: News in English
Tanzanian president announces the victory over COVID-19
Dar es Salaam(ANN)-Tanzanian President John Magufuli has declared his Country free for COVID-19, despite concerns that the infection rate in the country is worse than the government would admit. Addressing worshippers in the capital, Dodoma on Sunday, Magufuli who had
Djibouti Plans Military Hostility Against Eritrea
Asmara(ANN) The President of the Republic of Djibouti, Ismaël Omar Guelleh held a small meeting on Saturday with three army leaders to prepare for an outbreak of military hostilities against Eritrea, a source tells EP. The source tells EP that
MF: Master Furniture celebrates 3 years of uninterrupted service to the community
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Black lawmaker slams Trump for threatening protestors
New York(ANN)-African American lawmaker and civil rights icon John Lewis has condemned President Donald Trump for his threat to use of military force to quash protests demanding racial justice and police brutality. “I think it would be a serious mistake
Africa: Facebook and Red Cross Launch #AfricaTogether, a Campaign Calling for Vigilance against Covid-19
PRESS RELEASE Facebook and Red Cross Launch #AfricaTogether, a Campaign Calling for Vigilance against Covid-19 #AfricaTogether combines musical and comedy performances with information from Covid-19 first responders and fact-checkers from across Africa JOHANNESBURG, South Africa,(ANN)– Facebook (www.Facebook.com) and the International
USA: Trump threatens to ‘close’ down social media platforms after Twitter fact checks claims on mail-in voting fraud
Washington(ANN)-US President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened that Republicans will try to close down social media platforms a day after Twitter, for the first time, added a fact check to two of his tweets, specifically ones concerning his unsubstantiated claims
African Development Bank (AfDB) approves 88 million euros emergency budget support for COVID-19 response
PRESS RELEASE The operation will target support measures providing relief to the most vulnerable households, while safeguarding jobs and enabling businesses to quickly resume ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, (ANN) — The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org)
Racism cannot be ‘normal’ in US, Obama says of latest police killing
Washington(ANN)- Former president Barack Obama said Friday he shared the “anguish” of millions of Americans over the death of a black man killed by police in Minnesota and that racism cannot be “normal” in the United States. “This shouldn’t be
Somalia’s Cabinet Appoints the Director-General and Deputy for the newly established independent National Bureau of Statistics
Mogadishu(ANN)- The Council of Ministers of the Federal Government of Somalia has appointed Sharmarke Farah as the Director-General of the National Bureau of Statistics and Abdirahman Omar Dahir as his deputy. The Cabinet stated that Sharmarke, who currently serves as
#Africa: Global Finance names Ecobank Most Innovative Bank in Africa
PRESS RELEASE Global Finance names Ecobank Most Innovative Bank in Africa The announcement was made at the eighth Global Finance annual awards, the Innovators 2020, honoring entities that regularly identify new paths and design new tools in finance LOME, Togo,