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Virus Outbreak South Africa

Cleaning up

Post-coronavirus, Rentokil to expand in Africa to meet new hygiene demands

Rentokil Initial, the global hygiene and pest control company, aims to expand in Nigeria, Ghana and Ethiopia once the coronavirus pandemic has ... been brought under control, Nkosinathi Solomon, the company’s managing director for sub-Saharan Africa, told The Africa Report.

Tewolde Gebremariam head of Ethiopian Airlines

Flying criticism

Ethiopian Airlines to China: last international carrier standing

Lambasted for maintaining its flights to China at the height of the pandemic, Ethiopian Airlines has stood its ground and currently operates ... flights to and from Europe, the new epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak. This makes the carrier one of the last companies still operating intercontinental flights.

Article 9/10 of "Corona Chronicles: 23-27 March"

Workers sew clothes inside the Indochine Apparel PLC textile factory in Hawassa Industrial Park in Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples region

Step Change

Coordinated response can protect African garments industry from coronavirus fallout

Exports of African textiles and garments have grown rapidly over the past decade, but US and European orders for African garments have dried ... up as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

Article 7/10 of "Corona Chronicles: 23-27 March"

Nigeria Virus Outbreak

vip virus

Alibaba’s Jack Ma, Paul Pogba mobilise against coronavirus in Africa

Ethiopia received its first shipment of supplies from Jack Ma, founder of the Chinese e-commerce empire Alibaba, which included protective ... gear and test kits, for distribution across the continent.

Empty sunbathing chairs are seen on a beach near the Hasdrubal Hotel in Hammamet

shock wave

Coronavirus: 5 economies to watch as the impact spreads

African countries have been among the last to be hit by the global coronavirus pandemic. Yet, as the cases rise and governments rightfully take ... the necessary measures to slow the spread of the virus, the continent is likely to face widespread economic fallout as business slows to a near halt.

Article 2/10 of "Corona Chronicles: 23-27 March"

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Ethiopian Airlines worker transports a consignment of medical donation from Chinese billionaire Jack Ma and Alibaba Foundation to Africa in Addis Ababa

virus vigilance

East Africa’s battle with Coronavirus

The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 continues to rise in East Africa, as the region's countries close borders, block public gatherings, ... and take other measures to deal with the pandemic.

John Nkengasong, Africa's Director of the Centers for Disease Control, speaks during an interview with Reuters at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa

continental response

Coronavirus: “We’ve gone from looming threat to looming disaster”

John Nkengasong, the director of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), part of the African Union, is leading the ... continental response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

A priest gives the holy communion on the hands of catholic faithfuls during a Sunday mass at the Holy Family Basilica in Nairobi

arrival times

Coronavirus: Ethiopia, Kenya and Rwanda see first East African cases

Medical teams in Kigali, Addis Ababa and Nairobi are on high alert as virus makes landfall in East Africa. ...

advice solicited

Tony Blair, the man who whispers in the ears of Africa’s presidents

Through his institute, the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change (TBI), the former British Prime Minister has set up cells of experts to assist ... Heads of State in accelerating their priority projects.

Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed

image making

Abiy Ahmed paddles Ethiopia’s Prosperity Party towards elections

With just five months to the August elections, Ethiopia's PM Abiy Ahmed's 'new' party is working to popularize itself, even as it battles with ... other parties on multiple fronts.

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