In Africa, social distancing is a privilege few can afford
By Karsten Noko If you live in a township, make a living in the informal sector, or travel on a crowded bus, how do...
Month : March 2020
Somalia: Chasing the Locust Swarms Devastating Somaliland
Photo: Nita Bhalla/Thomson Reuters Foundation An adolescent desert locust in Awdal region, Somalia, March 5, 2020. 30 March 2020 Thomson Reuters Foundation (London) By Nita...
We must do things our way
By Professor Pfukwa – March, 2020 NATION building is not an overnight process. It takes so many things to achieve it. Immense sacrifices create the...
Will The UAE Survive The Coronavirus Pandemic Crisis?
Analysis Monday 30 March 2020 These days, the coronavirus outbreak is severely influencing the political and economic equations across the world....
Tuberculosis drug could be Covid-19 silver bullet
Australian researchers are poised to test known tuberculosis drug Bacillus Calmette-Guerin, BCG, as a treatment against Covid-19. Photo: Facebook Australian researchers set to test century-old...
Saudi war planes hit Houthi-held Yemeni capital Sanaa
Wrecked vehicles are seen after an airstrike carried out by a Saudi-led military coalition in Sanaa, Yemen on 16 May, 2019 [Mohammed Hamoud/Anadolu Agency] March...
Eritrea ‘missing’ as IGAD leaders forge regional coronavirus plan
Isaias Afwerki, Eriterian president By Africanews Djibouti Leaders across East Africa and the Horn of Africa met via video conferencing for a...
The Ghost Earth: How CoronaVirus Crippled the Normal Life
The streets ofcities are sparse and many offices are empty because of the spread of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. The aerial...
Is Barkanaanta Anshaxa Iyo Masiibooyinka!
Axmed Cali Kaahin Hadalka Culimada laga soo raro (haddii ummad dhaqankeedu tego way tegtay ummadaasi) way ku deysay jiritaan ahaan. haddaan soo koobno....
China’s economy rushed into intensive care
China’s economy is still on life-support despite the country’s companies cranking up manufacturing. Image: Asia Times / Handout Global recession looms as the world economy...