West Africa
Nigeria to begin ‘phased and gradual’ easing of lockdowns in Lagos, Abuja
LAGOS (The Southern African Times) - Nigeria will begin a “phased and gradual” easing of more...
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IMF approves $1 bln in emergency aid for Ghana, $442 mln for Senegal
(The Southern African Times) - The International Monetary Fund on Monday said its executive board had...
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Nigeria to set up $1.39 billion fund to fight coronavirus
Nigeria plans to create a 500 billion naira ($1.39 billion)coronavirus fund to strengthen its healthcare infrastructure...
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Zimbabwe, Nigeria adopt cash-transfers to most vulnerable
The Zimbabwean government on Monday (March 30) reported that it had budgeted over $600 million to...
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Tech startups are joining Nigeria’s fight against coronavirus
Jack Ma, founder of Alibaba, made global headlines last week with his donation of essential medical...
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Nigeria: Lagos braces for two-week coronavirus lockdown
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari’s announcement imposing a 14-day lockdown on sub-Saharan Africa’s biggest city triggered a...
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Africa’s window to contain coronavirus narrowing -WHO
About half of the countries in sub-Saharan Africa still have a “narrowing” opportunity to curb the...
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Nigeria central bank devalues official FX rate by 15% after trade with local bank -traders
The Nigerian central bank devalued the official currency rate by 15% on Friday, in a move...
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Nigeria’s central bank to create fund to fight coronavirus
Nigeria’s central bank will create a 50 billion naira ($163 million) fund to combat the impact...
Read moreDetailsNigeria to cut budget in face of oil price crash -finance minister
Nigeria will cut size of its budget in the face of sharp declines in the price...
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