Zimbabwe Requires Citizens to Wear Face Masks in Public Spaces

AfricaCoronavirusLifestyleZimbabwe Requires Citizens to Wear Face Masks in Public Spaces

PilotnewsMay 3, 2020

The Police in Zimbabwe will arrest anyone leaving their homes without wearing face masks starting from Monday, Deputy Minister of Information, Energy Mutodi, said on Sunday. “With effect from tomorrow, Monday, May 4, the Police will arrest anyone seen without putting on a mask in the CBD, entering shops or any public places,’’ Mutodi announced on twitter. The development follows President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s announcement on Friday that members of the public will be required to...

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West Africa Crude-Nigerian Export Programmes Shrink in June, May

AfricaCoronavirusEconomyWest Africa Crude-Nigerian Export Programmes Shrink in June, May

PilotnewsMay 3, 2020

Export programmes for West African crudes emerged on Friday and showed lower volumes for this month and the next, in line with unprecedented output cuts by producers and a lack of demand. Royal Dutch Shell circulated its export schedule for June loadings of Nigerian Bonny Light and Bonga crude, with the former set to fall sharply in June to 190,000 barrels per day (bpd) from 245,000 planned for May. Loading plans have been disrupted as Nigeria...

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Flavour N’abania: The Drummer Boy Who Became Africa’s Highlife King

AfricaArts & CultureEntertainmentFlavour N’abania: The Drummer Boy Who Became Africa’s Highlife King

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)May 2, 20201

A roll call of Nigeria’s musical icons, global cultural ambassadors, and big music artists will not be complete without Chinedu Okoli, professionally called Flavour N’abania. Known for his lively voice, his songs are mostly delivered with a smooth blend of English and Igbo languages. Flavours’ performances are energy filled and typically involve thrilling fans with his signature dance move — twisting his waist. Also called ‘Flavour of Africa’, he describes himself as ‘Africa’s Highlife King’....

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Africa Turns Face Masks into a Fashion Statement – Exclusive Photos

AfricaCoronavirusFashionNewsAfrica Turns Face Masks into a Fashion Statement – Exclusive Photos

PilotnewsMay 2, 2020

It actually started late February in Aba – a major commercial town in the eastern part of Nigeria known for product innovation and creativity. Individual tailors competed on production of unique designer masks and face caps. By the end of March, designer facemask became a trend in major African countries. Currently in this continent, fashion designers are agog with commendably striking styles of masks for use against the coronavirus pandemic. With Love from Algeria Tackling...

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Tanzania’s president is under pressure after three MPs die in 11 days and Covid-19 cases spike

AfricaCoronavirusNewsTanzania’s president is under pressure after three MPs die in 11 days and Covid-19 cases spike

PilotnewsMay 2, 2020

With Covid-19 cases on a sharp rise in Tanzania, there is now widespread speculation that three of its lawmakers who died in a space of 11 days might have contracted the virus. It’s a concern which has prompted the country’s leading opposition party Chadema to call for a suspension of parliament. Chadema told its MPs to self-isolate for two weeks and stay away from parliamentary buildings in the capital Dodoma and main commercial City of...

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Why Trading Under the African Free Trade Deal was Postponed

AfricaMarketsNewsWhy Trading Under the African Free Trade Deal was Postponed

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)May 1, 2020

The disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has halted the implementation of the African Free Trade Agreement, forcing officials to postpone it. “It is obviously not possible to commence trade as we had intended on 1 July under the current circumstances,” Wamkele Mene, Secretary-General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), told Reuters. Although Mene did not say whether there was a new targeted implementation, he was confident the deal would still proceed. “The...

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Pan-African Trade Fair Postponed Due to COVID-19

AfricaMarketsNewsPan-African Trade Fair Postponed Due to COVID-19

PilotnewsApril 29, 2020

This year’s Intra-African Trade Fair, initially scheduled to take place in Rwanda in September, has been postponed to next year due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, organisers said in a statement on Wednesday. The event, co-organized by the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), the African Union (AU) and the Rwandan government, will be postponed to Sept. 6-12, 2021, in Kigali to ensure the safety of the host country and the participants, said the statement released by...

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One COVID-19 Test Costs $20 – NCDC Reacts to Senegal Cheaper Testing Method

AfricaCoronavirusNewsOne COVID-19 Test Costs $20 – NCDC Reacts to Senegal Cheaper Testing Method

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)April 29, 2020

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Tuesday reacted to the reported cheaper testing method in Dakar, Senegal, during the media briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 in Abuja. The reaction came through the NCDC DG, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu when he said a sample test of COVID-19 cost between $18 and $20. Saying no way that the new testing method will be available at the reported price ($1). In his reaction, he also...

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Cuban Medics Help South Africa in Fight Against Coronavirus

AfricaCoronavirusForeign PolicyCuban Medics Help South Africa in Fight Against Coronavirus

PilotnewsApril 27, 2020

More than 200 Cuban health workers had arrived in South Africa to help in the country’s fight against the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The Office of South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, said on Monday. It said that a total of 217 medics, comprising doctors, scientists and other health experts, were to be dispatched across all provinces of South Africa. The African country hit hardest by the new coronavirus, after Ramaphosa asked his Cuban counterpart Miguel Diaz-Canel...

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Egypt’s COVID-19 Infections Rise to 4,534 With 317 Deaths – Ministry

AfricaCoronavirusNewsEgypt’s COVID-19 Infections Rise to 4,534 With 317 Deaths – Ministry

PilotnewsApril 27, 2020

Egypt confirmed on Sunday 215 new cases and 10 deaths of COVID-19, raising the total number of cases registered in the country to 4,534, including 317 deaths, said the Egyptian Health Ministry. Meanwhile, 62 COVID-19 patients were completely cured, increasing the tally of recoveries to 1,176, the ministry’s spokesman Khaled Megahed said in a statement. Megahed stressed Egypt’s close cooperation and coordination with the World Health Organisation regarding COVID-19 case detection and necessary medical care....

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