A new cabinet has been announced in South Sudan - a key step in the peace process following years of civil war. Three weeks ago President Salva Kiir and the former rebel leader Riek Machar agreed to form a government - and there had been some concern that disagreements over
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By AFP Stock markets plunged around Asia on Monday, as panic selling set in with traders fretting over the economic impact of the new coronavirus and digesting a free-fall in the oil price. By mid-morning, the benchmark Nikkei 225 index had dropped 5.10 per cent or 1,058.06 points to 19,691.69,
Read MoreThe 60-year-old tourist died after refusing to be transferred to an isolation ward A German tourist who was being treated for coronavirus in Egypt is the first fatality to be recorded in Africa because of the outbreak, BBC reports. The 60-year-old had arrived in Egypt a week ago and complained
Read MoreAn air strike in Somalia has killed a senior commander of militant Islamist group al-Shabab, state radio reports. The US issued a reward of $5m (£3,8m) in 2008 for information on the whereabouts of Bashir Mohamed Qorgab. The US carries out frequent air strikes in Somalia to target militants. It
Read MoreBy AFP Confusion between coronavirus and Corona beer has been a punchline of questionable taste during the outbreak -- but the matter may be no joke for the brand. The phrase "38% of Americans" was trending last week on Twitter following a survey showing that proportion of beer drinkers "would
Read MoreThe number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Algeria has jumped to 17 after nine new cases were registered on Wednesday night, meanwhile Senegal recorded two more cases involving travellers from Europe. Algeria's health ministry said nine new cases were registered from a family living in the northern Blida district, some
Read MoreAfrica's largest carrier Ethiopian Airlines has once again refused to cancel flights to China despite rising pressure following the coronavirus outbreak. By contrast, South African Airways, Royal Air Maroc, Air Tanzania, Air Mauritius, EgyptAir, RwandAir and Kenya Airways have all suspended flights to and from China. But Ethiopian Airlines' boss
Read More51% of Companies Have No Business Continuity Plan To Combat Coronavirus Outbreak: Study Finds
More than half of companies (51%) around the world have no plans or protocols in place to combat a global emergency, such as coronavirus (COVID-19), a study by global consultancy firm Mercer has shown. Commenting on the survey, Didintle Kwape (pictured), Associate Consultant, Mercer stated: "As of today, there have
Read MoreBanknotes May Be Spreading Coronavirus, World Health Organisation Warns
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has advised people to use contactless technology instead of cash as banknotes may be spreading coronavirus. The infectious COVID-19 virus could be carried on the surface of banknotes for several days, the WHO warned on Monday night. To stop the spread of the disease, people
Read MoreEthiopia has said the US position on the controversial Nile River mega-dam project is "totally unacceptable". The US is negotiating between Ethiopia and Egypt in the ongoing dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam that some fear could lead to war. Ethiopia accused the US of overstepping its role as
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