COVID-19: Tobacco Giant to Take Legal Action Against Sales Ban by South Africa

AfricaBusinessCoronavirusNewsCOVID-19: Tobacco Giant to Take Legal Action Against Sales Ban by South Africa

PilotnewsMay 29, 2020

British American Tobacco South Africa (BATSA) on Friday announced that it would begin urgent legal proceedings to challenge the government’s continued ban on tobacco sales during the coronavirus lockdown. South Africa has started easing its lockdown measures, allowing sales of alcohol from Monday. However, a ban on sales of tobacco will remain in place. The government has cited health reasons for the ban, but human rights groups and business leaders say it has dire consequences...

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S.Africa to Open Up Economy From June Under Eased Lockdown Regulations

AfricaCoronavirusNewsS.Africa to Open Up Economy From June Under Eased Lockdown Regulations

PilotnewsMay 29, 2020

South Africa will allow most economic sectors including mining and manufacturing to fully resume operations from next month as the country further eases coronavirus lockdown regulations, the government said on Thursday. Africa’s most industrialised economy has been largely shut since a nationwide lockdown began in late March. South Africa has reported 25,937 cases of the new coronavirus, with 552 deaths. “This is the most significant reopening of the economy since the lockdown began…It opens up...

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Sanusi II Calls for What is Right, Justice to Reject US External Inquiry Call on Adesina

AfricaBusinessNewsSanusi II Calls for What is Right, Justice to Reject US External Inquiry Call on Adesina

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 29, 2020

The former Emir of Kano and former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has called on Africans and friends of the continent to stand for what is right, justice to ensure that laid down rules are respected in the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group. The former Emir made the call following the US Government calls for an independent investigation after the Ethics Committee of the Banks has exonerated the President of...

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The US Calls on AfDB: “Its Governance Could be Hijacked Away from Africa” – Obasanjo

AfricaBusinessNewsThe US Calls on AfDB: “Its Governance Could be Hijacked Away from Africa” – Obasanjo

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 29, 2020

The former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has joined other African leaders and figures calling for the defense of African Development Bank (AfDB) and its President, Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina against external forces. Obasanjo in an open letter called on past leaders and heads of states in the African continent to rise up and defend the bank from external forces. He alleged that the call by the United States for an external investigation into what...

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UN Raises Alarm Over Possible War Crimes in DRC

AfricaNational SecurityUnited NationsUN Raises Alarm Over Possible War Crimes in DRC

PilotnewsMay 27, 2020

The United Nations has warned of possible war crimes in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The warning came in a report released by the UN Joint Human Rights Office (UNJHRO) on Wednesday. It blamed militia mostly from the ethnic Lendu community in the region for barbaric acts such as “widespread and systematic killings, beheadings and rape,” among others. UNJHRO said the atrocities might constitute crimes against humanity and war crimes. According to...

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I Maintain My Innocence on Allegations – Adesina

AfricaMoneyNewsNigeriaI Maintain My Innocence on Allegations – Adesina

PilotnewsMay 27, 2020

Dr Akinwumi Adesina, President of African Development Bank (AfDB), has maintained innocence with regards to allegations that seek to impugn his honour and the reputation of the bank. Adesina said this in a statement he personally signed and issued on Wednesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that United States Department of Treasury had called for an independent probe of allegations levelled against Adesina on corruption after being cleared by the bank’s ethics committee....

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South Africa’s Rand Climbs to 8 Week High Against Dollar

AfricaEconomyRegionsSouth Africa’s Rand Climbs to 8 Week High Against Dollar

PilotnewsMay 26, 2020

South Africa’s rand raced to its highest in more than eight weeks against the U.S. dollar on Tuesday, as optimism about a global recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic boosted riskier assets, with investors looking past Sino-U.S. trade tensions. At 0605 GMT, the rand traded at 17.4700 per dollar, 0.91 per cent firmer than its previous close. The currency was at its strongest since March 27. “The optimistic recovery narrative is holding within markets, keeping the...

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Ramaphosa Warns the Country’s Coronavirus Cases Will Get Worse

AfricaCoronavirusNewsRamaphosa Warns the Country’s Coronavirus Cases Will Get Worse

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 26, 2020

The South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa yesterday warned that the country’s COVID-19 cases are going to get much worse as he announced that the lockdown measure is to be eased. According to the President, a third of the country’s more than 22,000 cases had been recorded in the last week. He added that the current lockdown in the country could not be sustained. From June 1, more restrictions would be lifted, he announced. Ramaphosa’s statement...

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WHO Fear ‘Silent’ Virus Epidemic Unless Africa Prioritises Testing

AfricaCoronavirusNewsWHO Fear ‘Silent’ Virus Epidemic Unless Africa Prioritises Testing

PilotnewsMay 25, 2020

Africa has so far been spared the worst impact of the coronavirus, but World Health Organisation (WHO) is worried the continent could face a “silent epidemic” if its leaders fail to prioritise testing for it. “My first point for Africa, my first concern, is that a lack of testing is leading to a silent epidemic in Africa. “So, we must continue to push leaders to prioritise testing,” WHO Special Envoy Samba Sow, told a news...

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Uganda Reports 14 More COVID-19 Cases, Total Now at 212

AfricaNewsNigeriaUganda Reports 14 More COVID-19 Cases, Total Now at 212

PilotnewsMay 25, 2020

Uganda has reported 14 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the East African country to 212, according to a Ministry of Health statement issued on Monday. Tests were conducted, on Sunday, on 1,739 samples collected from cross-border cargo truck drivers, contacts of the previously confirmed cases and community, the statement said. “All new cases are contacts to previously confirmed truck drivers. “All contacts were under quarantine at the time...

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