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Tripartite committee starts meetings to draft agreement on Nile dam deal

Ministers of irrigation and water resources of Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia have also held an African Union (AU)-sponsored video meeting to resume negotiations

Africa's Covid-19 toll passes 25,000 mark, confirmed cases near 1.1 mn

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa surged to 1,096,951 as the death toll rose to 25,096, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said

Africa passes one million confirmed coronavirus cases; number likely higher

The World Health Organization calls the milestone a "pivotal point" for Africa as infections in several countries are surging

Zimbabwe's ruling party calls US ambassador a 'thug' for funding protesters

Zimbabwe's ruling party has threatened the United States ambassador with expulsion, calling him a thug and accusing him of funding organisers of anti-government protests planned for Friday

Covid-19 may push 86 mn children into household poverty by 2020-end: Report

The deadly virus has so far infected 5,695,290 people and claimed 355,692 lives globally, according to a tally by the Johns Hopkins University.

Here are a few stories of how Ebola helped Africa prepare for coronavirus

Ebola prompted the World Health Organization to change its emergency response structure, rapid laboratory testing and changing the design of treatment centres

China's Africa outreach frays, nations threaten to cut economic links

There have been protests across Africa, calling for a complete cut-off of economic links with China as they are proving to be too expensive

Coronavirus may cause Africa's first recession in 25 years: World Bank

We project that economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa will decline from 2.4 per cent in 2019 to -2.1 to -5.1 per cent in 2020, said World Bank

Africa faces complete job sector wipeout as coronavirus hits economies hard

More than half of Africa's 54 countries have imposed lockdowns, curfews, travel bans or other measures in a bid to prevent local transmission of the virus

Covid-19 impact: Moody's cuts South Africa's credit rating to junk status

South Africa slipped into recession during the final quarter of 2019

PepsiCo buys Pioneer Foods for $1.8 billion in aggressive Africa push

PepsiCo offered 110 rand a share for Pioneer, a premium of about 56%

Africa can expand higher education with Indian help

UNECA, AU, AFDB has suggested that African countries must learn from India's approach towards higher education for poor students