Day: May 23, 2020

Uganda flags off mobile phone exports

Nkiru Mubinu

  Nkiru Mubinu Kampala, UGANDA East Africa country, Uganda, on Saturday flagged off the exportation of the first batch of locally made mobile phones, a minister announced. Evelyn Anite, state minister for finance, investment and privatization, said in a tweet on Saturday she witnessed the flag-off of mobile phones made by a Chinese-owned company. “This morning, I had the pleasure of flagging off the first batch of Ugandan made mobile phones manufactured by Uganda’s first phone manufacturing plant (SIMI Technologies) to Morocco,” Anite said. “This is a step towards reducing…

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Bickering as Muslims across East, West Africa observe 2020 Eid today

Taofeeqor Bin Abdul-Walid

  Nigeria differs with Senegal, Mali and The Gambia, declares observes Eid Sunday Taofeeqor Bin Abdul-Walid MOGADISHU, Somalia Muslims across East and West Africa are celebrating the post-Ramadan fete of Eid-ul-Fitr today (Saturday, May 23) despite a majority of Muslims nations observing the 30th day of fasting ahead of Eid on Sunday. In Somalia, Minister of Religious Affairs and Endowment, Sheikh Nur Mohamed Hassan announced today’s Eid late Friday after eight people came forward testifying they have sighted the new moon in the vicinities of Mogadishu, the capital. President Mohamed…

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COVID-19 cases in Africa near 100,000 mark

Tim Bauer

  WHO releases continent’s latest update on cases, recoveries, deaths   The cases of Coronavirus in Africa is approaching 100,000 mark. The World Health Organization, WHO, regional office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, which gave this hint, stated that the number of coronavirus cases in the continent has risen to over 95,000 in the past 24 hours. The UN health agency gave the update on its official Twitter account on Thursday. According to the tweet, COVID-19 has killed 2,995 people in the continent, while 34,000 people have recovered from the…

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Ivermectin, anti-parasitic drug killed coronavirus within 2 days in lab: Australian scientists

ADEOLA YUSUF

  Amid a barrage of research on finding treatment for coronavirus, Australian scientists have found that a common anti-parasitic drug killed SARS-CoV-2 virus within 48 hours in lab settings, a report by National Herald read. Ivermectin is an FDA-approved anti-parasitic drug that has also been shown to be effective in vitro against a broad range of viruses including HIV, dengue, influenza and zika virus. Published in the journal Antiviral Research, the study from Monash University showed that a single dose of Ivermectin could stop the coronavirus growing in cell culture…

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Almajarai: How mass movement of Northern youths to South will shape Nigeria’s 2023 polls – Afenifere leader, Adebanjo

ADEOLA YUSUF

  Elder statesman, Chief Ayo Adebanjo has warned that politicians angling for Nigeria’s 2023 elections are only raising hopes that cannot be realized, as there is not going to be any election by that time unless the country is restructured. In an interview with The SUN VINCENT KALU, the Afenifere leader also pointed out that COVID-19 has exposed the inadequacies of the nation. More importantly, he warned that the problem of almajiri could consume the country if urgent steps are not taken to take the youths off the streets and educate…

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AfDB: Food scarcity, extreme hunger imminent in Africa

Francis Gyamfi

  This is how it will affect you! Francis Gyamfi ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast Extreme hunger could kill far much more than COVID-19 in Africa if lockdowns persist without clearing the “choke-points” in the food supply chain to the vulnerable. The top economists at the Africa Development Bank (AfDB) who said this at a two-day webinar hosted by the Africa Development Institute, charged that countries in Africa must now, more than ever, develop and implement policies to enhance capacity to compete in the agriculture sector, processing, trade and industry. Noting that…

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