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More people could die from hunger as a result of the coronavirus pandemic than from the disease itself, an international charity warns. Oxfam says the crisis has disrupted harvests, food supplies and remittances in the poorest countries. It says middle-income countries such as South Africa, India and Brazil, have also

President Lazarus Chakwera unveiled his 23-member cabinet/ Reuters photo Malawi's new President Lazarus Chakwera has named relatives as ministers in his new cabinet, sparking criticism. The president's former running mate in the 2019 elections Sidik Mia has been appointed minister for transport while his wife Abida Mia is the deputy

Gum arabic, found in South Sudan's trees, is the ingredient that puts the fizz into fizzy drinks The governor of the Bank of South Sudan has warned that the coronavirus pandemic means the country needs to find a "plan B" for making money. Oil is South Sudan's major export. South

Lockdowns have affected the economies of different countries The African Development Bank (AfDB) has said that 49 million Africans could be pushed into extreme poverty by the coronavirus pandemic. The AfDB said on Tuesday that West and Central Africa stand to be most hit by the economic slump. The bank

Tanzania’s President John Pombe Magufuli recently declared the country COVID-19 ‘free’ Tanzania has closed most centres designated to handle Covid-19 patients. The government said that a significant drop in the number of coronavirus infections led to closure of the treatment centres across the country. On Friday, Health Minister Ummy Mwalimu

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reaffirmed Pyongyang has not had a single case of COVID-19. (KCNA via Reuters) The Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) held an enlarged meeting in the office building of the Central Committee of the WPK on Thursday

Tanzania was on Wednesday July 1 declared a middle income country, a feat that has been achieved five years ahead of schedule. President John Pombe Magufuli (pictured) responding to the World Bank announcement congratulated Tanzanians on the new achievement. “I congratulate all my compatriots for this historic achievement. We had

The new influenza strain was identified in pigs/File photo Researchers in China have discovered a new type of swine flu that is capable of triggering a pandemic, according to a study published Monday in the U.S. science journal PNAS.  Named G4, it is genetically descended from the H1N1 strain that caused a pandemic in

Coronavirus cases across the globe surged past 10 million, a chilling reminder that the deadliest pandemic of the modern era is stronger than ever. The milestone is a rebuff to health experts and global leaders -- including U.S. President Donald Trump -- who had hoped early in the pandemic that

Hana Atsbeha The recovery from coronavirus of an Ethiopian man who is believed to be at least 100 years old was "incredible", one of the doctors who treated him told the BBC. Aba Tilahun Woldemichael's family says he is 114, which would make him the world's oldest man, but there