Carbon Launches New Social Banking Service in Nigeria

AfricaBusinessTechnologyCarbon Launches New Social Banking Service in Nigeria

PilotnewsMay 24, 2020

Carbon Express enables users to initiate and complete transactions such as P2P transfers and bill payments from the keyboard without launching the Carbon App or leaving the current app that they are using. Instead, they will be able to access services from the touch of their keyboard enabling quicker Instagram or Whatsapp commerce. Carbon Express maintains the same PCI DSS compliant model of encryption, authentication, and security as Carbon’s other services, thereby guaranteeing the security...

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World Bank Approves $48m to Help Uganda Contain Locust Plague

AfricaHealthNewsWorld Bank Approves $48m to Help Uganda Contain Locust Plague

PilotnewsMay 22, 2020

The World Bank said its board of executive directors has approved $48 million to help Uganda fight a desert locust invasion threatening livelihoods. The funds, under the Emergency Locust Response Programme, will help Uganda monitor and manage locust swarms to limit the growth of existing and new desert locust populations, the bank said in a statement. The funds will also provide livelihood protection and restoration to the affected households, communities and vulnerable groups. “The project...

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UPDATE: Africa’s COVID-19 Cases Hit 95,000 – WHO

AfricaCoronavirusNewsUPDATE: Africa’s COVID-19 Cases Hit 95,000 – WHO

PilotnewsMay 21, 2020

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday reported that COVID-19 cases in Africa as at May 21, had risen to over 95, 000. WHO Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, gave the update on its official twitter account @WHOAFRO. “There are over 95,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases on the African continent – with more than 34,000 recoveries and 2,995 deaths,” it said. The figures showed that South Africa, Algeria and Nigeria had the highest reported cases...

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DRC begins 42-day Countdown to End Ebola – WHO

AfricaHealthNewsDRC begins 42-day Countdown to End Ebola – WHO

PilotnewsMay 21, 2020

Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus, the Director-General of World Health Organisation (WHO), says Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has started 42 days countdown to end Ebola in the country. Ghebreyesus who stated this in a statement posted on WHO website, said there was continued hope to end the virus. “The last person who was being treated for Ebola in the DRC recovered and was discharged on May 14. “On that day, the DRC Ministry of Health announced the...

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UK Invests £20m in Africa’s Anti- COVID-19 Fund

AfricaCoronavirusInvestingNewsUK Invests £20m in Africa’s Anti- COVID-19 Fund

PilotnewsMay 21, 2020

United Kingdom on Thursday said it would be investing up to 20 million Pounds in the African Union’s new ‘Africa anti-COVID-19 fund’ to slow down the spread of coronavirus and save lives. The British High Commission in Nigeria said in a statement that the funding was announced by UK International Development Secretary, Anne-Marie Trevelyan. According to the statement, this makes the UK the largest national donor to the fund which was announced by Cyril Ramaphosa,...

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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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