UN Chief Urges Global Support for Africa as Virus Threatens Progress

AfricaInvestingNewsUN Chief Urges Global Support for Africa as Virus Threatens Progress

PilotnewsMay 20, 2020

United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called for global solidarity with Africa, warning that the coronavirus pandemic threatens the continent’s progress. “It will aggravate long-standing inequalities and heighten hunger, malnutrition and vulnerability to disease,’’ Guterres said in a video message. According to him, already, demand for Africa’s commodities, tourism and remittances are declining. “The opening of the trade zone had been pushed back and millions could be pushed into extreme poverty,’’ Guterres said. The...

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Lesotho Swears in New PM, Majoro After Thabane Resignation

AfricaCulture & TraditionNewsNigeriaLesotho Swears in New PM, Majoro After Thabane Resignation

PilotnewsMay 20, 2020

Lesotho’s former finance minister Moeketsi Majoro has been sworn in as the country’s new prime minister one day after Thomas Thabane resigned as leader. Thabane resigned amid a scandal over the death of his estranged wife. Thabane, who is a suspect in the 2017 murder of his wife, announced his resignation during an address to the nation on Tuesday.The coalition headed by the former prime minister collapsed on May 11, and Thabane subsequently announced that...

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Seychelles Becomes Third African Country to be Coronavirus Free

AfricaCoronavirusNewsNigeriaSeychelles Becomes Third African Country to be Coronavirus Free

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 20, 2020

Seychelles, another island nation, had become the third African country that had attained Coronavirus free status in the continent.  On Monday, May 19, the Health Ministry announced the full recovery of its COVID-19 patients. The country because the third in African to be Coronavirus free after Mauritius and Eritrea. The country’s last cabinet meeting focused on the country’s efforts in containing the spread of the virus as the resumption of life was rolled out.  The...

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Gangs Deliver Food in Poor Cape Town Area Amid Lockdown

AfricaCoronavirusNewsGangs Deliver Food in Poor Cape Town Area Amid Lockdown

PilotnewsMay 20, 2020

CAPE TOWN, South Africa  — Preston’s new face mask is emblazoned with the stars and stripes of the U.S. flag. While protecting him from the coronavirus, it would normally also put him in danger in Manenberg, one of a number of violent and poor neighborhoods on the outskirts of Cape Town known as the Cape Flats. The mask’s colors identify Preston as a member of the Americans, a criminal gang usually unwelcome on the turf...

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UN Official Warns of Escalating Libyan War Citing Foreigners

AfricaWorld NewsUN Official Warns of Escalating Libyan War Citing Foreigners

PilotnewsMay 20, 2020

UNITED NATIONS  — The top U.N. official in Libya warned Tuesday that the war in the North African country will “intensify, broaden and deepen” because of increasing foreign intervention and the influx of weapons, military equipment and mercenaries to both sides. Acting U.N. special envoy Stephanie Williams said the escalation will have “devastating consequences for the Libyan people” who are “getting lost in the mix, their voices crowded out.” She urged the U.N. Security Council...

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Liberia’s Largest Palm Oil Project Lays Off 10% of Workforce

AfricaCoronavirusEconomyNewsLiberia’s Largest Palm Oil Project Lays Off 10% of Workforce

PilotnewsMay 17, 2020

MONVROVIA – Liberia’s largest palm oil company, Golden Veroleum, has laid off 443 employees, more than 10% of its workforce, due to persistently low prices and the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, a company spokesman said on Saturday. Golden Veroleum is owned by the U.S.-based Verdant Fund LP, whose sole investor is Singapore-listed palm oil giant Golden Agri-Resources (GAGR.SI), the world’s second-largest palm oil plantation company. Golden Veroleum spokesman Alphonso Kofi told Reuters that the...

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Egypt Tightens Coronavirus Restrictions for Eid Holiday

AfricaCoronavirusNewsEgypt Tightens Coronavirus Restrictions for Eid Holiday

PilotnewsMay 17, 2020

CAIRO – Egypt will bring forward the start of its curfew by four hours to 5pm and halt public transport during the six-day Eid holiday from May 24 as it seeks to curb the spread of the new coronavirus, the prime minister said on Sunday. Shops, restaurants and parks will also be closed for the holiday at the end of the holy Muslim month of Ramadan, and restrictions on citizens’ movements will be extended for a further two...

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COVID-19: CAF Initiates Financial Entitlement Payments to Clubs

AfricaNewsSportsCOVID-19: CAF Initiates Financial Entitlement Payments to Clubs

PilotnewsMay 17, 2020

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) says it will accelerate the payment of final tranche of financial rewards to participating clubs in its interclub competitions for the 2019/20 season. The continental football governing body, in a statement on Saturday, said this was in light of growing concerns and evolving nature of COVID-19 pandemic, leading to the suspension of football activities across the continent. The statement quoted CAF President, Ahmad Ahmad, as saying that the distribution,...

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Why Facebook is Laying Undersea Cable Around Africa

AfricaInfrastructureNewsTechnologyWhy Facebook is Laying Undersea Cable Around Africa

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)May 15, 2020

It is one of the most ambitious project aimed at connecting the African continent to the internet, Facebook is laying cable under the sea to interconnect 23 countries in Africa, the Middle East and Europe. The project, named 2Africa is one of the largest subsea cable projects in the world. At 37,000 kilometres long, 2Africa will be nearly equal to the circumference of the Earth. “The project is impressive for more than length alone: It...

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Ethiopia’s Only Ventilator Expert Races to Train Others as Virus Spreads

AfricaBusinessCoronavirusNewsEthiopia’s Only Ventilator Expert Races to Train Others as Virus Spreads

PilotnewsMay 13, 2020

ADDIS ABABA  – As the coronavirus epidemic gains a foothold in Ethiopia, Habtamu Kehali’s skills in operating a ventilator may, for increasing numbers of patients, mean the difference between life and death. As the country’s only respiratory therapist, Kehali is rushing to train others to run the machines used to keep severely ill COVID-19 patients breathing. “We only have few patients who are under intensive (coronavirus) care but if the number is going to increase there is...

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