https://allafrica.com/view/group/main/main/id/00076415.html Nigeria has crossed the 100,00 mark for total infections since the virus hit. The NCDC says that at least 80,030 people had recovered from the virus, while 1,358 fatalities were recorded. Some of the most affected African countries are South Africa, Morocco, Egypt, Nigeria, Tunisia, Ethiopia, Libya, Kenya, and Algeria, Nigeria being 9th on the list. The rate of… Read more »
https://allafrica.com/view/group/main/main/id/00076506.html The Northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado is facing a humanitarian crisis as their people are on the brink of a deadly food crisis. This crisis would be detrimental to Mozambique and could have more impactful factors following it, such as large increase in chronic child malnutrition. In several of their communities, food aid is compromised because of ongoing… Read more »
https://allafrica.com/stories/202101060113.html Nigeria saw it’s largest rise in coronavirus cases on Tuesday at 1,354 reported cases from 21 states. This number is a new high for Nigeria as it surpassed their previous number, 1,204, which was recorded the monday before. Shortly after, Nigeria saw a new record for daily reported cases as well. The high amount of new cases coming in… Read more »
https://allafrica.com/stories/202101030167.html The Niger government reported that more than 50 people have been killed near the boarder with Mali. Suspected militants invaded the two villages of of Tchombangou and Zaroumdareye in Western Nigeria late on Saturday, killing at least 56 civilians and wounding another 20. They suspect this was a terror attack coming as a result of an election that was… Read more »
https://allafrica.com/stories/202101060490.html This year Africa will need to find some way to combat malnutrition in their country. Covid-19 and rapid global warming challenge the production and distribution of food to countries all around the world, but especially Africa. It is feared also that malnutrition may be pushed aside in the medical field due to the corona virus. Food chains are producing… Read more »
https://allafrica.com/stories/202011230074.html Nigeria is experiencing a recession due to trying to tend to the covid-19 pandemic for months. this is their second recession in a span of 5 years, their last being in 2016. This recession is hitting them hard, as it is the worst they have had in 4 decades. The National Bureau of Statistics announced that their GDP had… Read more »
https://allafrica.com/view/group/main/main/id/00075674.html Ethiopia has been in danger for several months now after transitioning to a multi-party democracy. There is an outbreak of attacks and homicides occuring in the Northern region of Tigray. A large number of casualties have been reported in different parts across Tigray. The attacks are posing a humanitarian crisis that could derail the process of Ethiopia become multi=democracy… Read more »
https://allafrica.com/stories/202011230236.html There were numerous attacks on innocent people in Nigeria’s Oyigbo community between the last week of October to November 3rd by Nigerian military forces. One victim of these attacks lost his soon to be wife as she was fatally shot near his shop. Another victim was a minister named Excellent Moses. Moses was shot on his way home from… Read more »