After the Death of Another Journalist, Cameroon Needs Outside Political Mediation

AfricaOpinionPoliticsAfter the Death of Another Journalist, Cameroon Needs Outside Political Mediation

PilotnewsJune 18, 2020

Maurice Kamto is the leader of the Cameroon Renaissance Movement (MRC) and was the main challenger in Cameroon’s 2018 presidential election. He was imprisoned by the government from January to October in 2019. Nearly one year ago, on August 2, 2019, journalist Samuel Ajiekah Abuwe—better known as Wazizi—was arrested and detained by government forces in Buea, located in the South-West region of Cameroon. Since 2017, Buea has been home to unrelenting violence between the government and separatist...

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Africa’s COVID-19 Cases Over 248,000 – WHO

AfricaCoronavirusNewsAfrica’s COVID-19 Cases Over 248,000 – WHO

PilotnewsJune 16, 2020

The World Health Organisation (WHO), Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, says the number of coronavirus cases in Africa is now over 248,000. The UN health agency gave the update on its official twitter account @WHOAFRO on Tuesday. It stated that “there are over 248,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases on the African continent – with more than 113,000 recoveries and 6,600 deaths’’. WHO also noted that South Africa, Nigeria and Algeria had the highest reported...

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43 African countries Under Border Closure as COVID-19 Cases Top 225,000 Continent-wide

AfricaCoronavirusNews43 African countries Under Border Closure as COVID-19 Cases Top 225,000 Continent-wide

PilotnewsJune 13, 2020

As COVID-19 caseload surpassed 225,105 on Saturday across the African continent, 43 African countries are now under full border closure due to the rapid spread of the coronavirus. The death toll from the pandemic has reached 6,040, while some 102,846 people have recovered, according to the latest data from the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). The Africa CDC said that the northern African region is the most affected area across the continent both in terms of...

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Egypt to Restart Tourist Flights in July to Boost Virus-Hit Economy

AfricaMarketsTravelEgypt to Restart Tourist Flights in July to Boost Virus-Hit Economy

PilotnewsJune 11, 2020

Egypt will allow foreign tourists and flights to return to some of its resorts beginning from July, as the country struggles to contain the economic fallout from an outbreak of the new coronavirus. The country’s vital tourism and aviation sectors have borne the economic impact of the virus. Tourist and air traffic will resume to the coastal cities “least affected by the virus, beginning July 1,” Information Minister Osama Heikal said on Thursday in televised...

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Floyd killing Finds Echoes of Abuse in South Africa, Kenya

AfricaLaw & JusticeNewsFloyd killing Finds Echoes of Abuse in South Africa, Kenya

PilotnewsJune 11, 2020

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Collins Khosa was killed by law enforcement officers in a poor township in Johannesburg over a cup of beer left in his yard. The 40-year-old black man was choked, slammed against a wall, beaten, kicked and hit with the butt of a rifle by the soldiers as police watched, his family says. Two months later, South Africans staged a march against police brutality. But it was mostly about the killing...

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Africa’s COVID-19 Cases Over 200,000

AfricaCoronavirusNewsAfrica’s COVID-19 Cases Over 200,000

PilotnewsJune 10, 2020

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says confirmed Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Africa are more than  200,000. The WHO Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, gave the update on its official twitter handle @WHOAFRO. “There are over 200,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases on the African continent – with more than 90,000 recoveries and 5,400 deaths,’’ it said. WHO said that South Africa, Nigeria and Algeria had the highest reported cases on the continent. According to...

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Nkurunziza: UN Chief Commiserates with Burundians

AfricaNewsNkurunziza: UN Chief Commiserates with Burundians

PilotnewsJune 10, 2020

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has commiserated with the government and people Burundi over the death of President Pierre Nkurunziza. In a statement on Tuesday, Guterres extended his sympathy to the members of the former president’s family. He said the UN remained willing to support Burundi in defeating the COVID-19 pandemic, and in its “continuing efforts to create a stable, prosperous and peaceful future for all the country’s citizens”. Nkurunziza death was confirmed by the country’s government...

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Ebola Emerges in Northwestern DRC, WHO Responds

AfricaHealthEbola Emerges in Northwestern DRC, WHO Responds

PilotnewsJune 4, 2020

The health minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) announced six Ebola cases in the city of Mbandaka in Equateur Province in northwestern DRC. As of June 1, four of the six victims have died. These recent cases of Ebola represent DRC’s eleventh such outbreak since the disease first appeared in 1976. Like most other countries, the DRC is also dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, though with a relatively a small number of reported cases (about...

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Africa’s COVID-19 Cases Hit 150,000 – WHO

AfricaCoronavirusNewsAfrica’s COVID-19 Cases Hit 150,000 – WHO

PilotnewsJune 2, 2020

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday reported that COVID-19 cases in Africa had risen to over 150, 000, as as at June 2. The WHO Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, gave the update on its official twitter handle @WHOAFRO. “There are over 150,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases on the African continent – with more than 63,000 recoveries and 4,200 deaths,’’ it said. The figures show that South Africa, Nigeria and Algeria have the...

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Africa’s COVID-19 Cases Over 144,700 – WHO

AfricaCoronavirusNewsAfrica’s COVID-19 Cases Over 144,700 – WHO

PilotnewsJune 2, 2020

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday, reported that COVID-19 cases in Africa as at June 1 had risen to over 144, 700. The WHO Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, gave the update on its official twitter handle @WHOAFRO. “There are over 144,700 confirmed COVID-19 cases on the African continent – with more than 61,100 recoveries and 4,100 deaths,” it said. The figures show that South Africa, Nigeria and Algeria have the highest...

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