“Access to the internet must be recognised as a new human right”

Extracts from letter by European Parliament President David Sassoli on the need for universal internet access

Africa Re to Disburse US$ 3.3 million for the Fight Against Covid-19 in Africa

The announcement was made after the approval of the 2019 final accounts of Africa Re by the General Assembly on 26 June 2020

African Development Bank approves $53 million multi-country grant for COVID-19 response in Gambia, Liberia and Sierra Leone

The grant from the African Development Fund (ADF) aims to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 in The Gambia, Liberia and Sierra Leone

Uganda: African Development Fund approves $31.6 million loan for COVID-19 response

The objective of the operation is to support Uganda’s efforts to contain the human cost of COVID-19, mitigate its social and economic impact, and support economic recovery

MY REGURGITATION:ALFONSO MPIMA

“It is retrogressive to fear to step into unchartered territories.” Napoleon Dzombe

New Online Course from Harvard teaches Africans How to Build Scalable Businesses to Solve African Problems

The course provides a series of time-tested lecture content and active reading assignments

Coronavirus - Burundi: International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board Approves US$7.6 Million Debt Relief to the Republic of Burundi Under the Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust

The pandemic is affecting Burundi through an evolving domestic outbreak and economic spillovers from the global and regional environment

COAL: FUEL TO THE FIRE

A dirty energy paradox

South Africa: DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND SANITATION CONDEMNS VANDALIZING OF WATER INFRASTRUCTURE IN PRETORIA CENTRAL

Disturbing news: Over 10 000 health workers in Africa infected with COVID-19

As Winston Mwale reports, inadequate access to personal protective equipment or weak infection prevention and control measures raise the risk of health worker infection

Malawi to receive $45.07 million for national COVID-19 emergency response from the African Development Bank

As Winston Mwale reports, the budget support intervention, will help boost the Malawi National COVID-19 Preparedness and Response Plan

African Development Bank commits $1.04 million towards two COVID-19 research projects in Angola

The Angolan Government intends to promote research and enhance capacity in the health sector, against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic