Mozambique: “The world has no idea what is happening” – Bishop of Pemba

“We do not yet have the solidarity that there should be,” Luíz Fernando Lisboa says

South Africa: African Development Bank approves first ever crisis response budget support of R5 billion to fight COVID-19

South Africa confirmed its first case of COVID-19 on 5 March 2020 and is currently the most affected in Africa, and among the top five in the world in terms of confirmed cases

Coronavirus - Zimbabwe: Belgium supports anticipatory action project

Belgium contributes to an anticipatory action project aimed at enhancing the food security and nutrition of populations affected by COVID-19 in Zimbabwe

Vertiv Announces New Suite of Edge Infrastructure Products and Further Develops Award-Winning Partner Programme in Europe, Middle East and Africa

One year after the successful launch of its partner programme, Vertiv adds new benefits for channel resellers and revamps product offerings

Vantage Capital provides R82.0 million of funding for Alleyroads, one of South Africa’s leading affordable housing developers

Alleyroads is a developer which is working to meet the demand for sustainable housing and help fulfil the government’s ambitious goal of providing homes for all citizens

South African, Ntuthuko Shezi inducted into Anzisha Prize Hall of Fame as inspirational entrepreneur who started very young

Meet the African entrepreneurs whose transitions into entrepreneurship are inspirational pathways for future entrepreneurs

Feet ‘N’ Tricks International Extends Freestyle UNLOCKED Africa 2020, Announces New Dates For Finals

Nigerian Freestyle Football Championship Finale will hold on Saturday, July 25, 2020

Joint effort to enhance research and development of traditional medicines for COVID-19 in Africa

Natural Gas to Change Africa: the Vision of the African Energy Chamber’s Newest Advisory Committee

Committee members gather decades of experience in the public and private sector all across Africa

Coronavirus - Africa: Winners announced for UNHCR Youth with Refugees Art Contest

Contest encouraged young people aged 12-25 to reflect creatively on the theme: “everyone counts in the fight against the virus, including refugees”

Coronavirus – South Africa: Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), donates thousands of masks to underprivileged schools and old age homes

CSIR’s objective is to provide a safe learning environment for school children and also alleviate risk in living spaces where older citizens reside, in order to curb spread of COVID-19

United Nations Development Programme and European Investment Bank identify effective digital response to COVID-19 in Africa

As Winston Mwale reports, in Africa, the COVID-19 pandemic is disrupting millions of people’s livelihoods, with disproportionate impact on poor households and small businesses