Coronavirus

Construction workers at the Dangote Oil Refinery

material damage

Coronavirus to knock $4bn from Africa’s commodity revenues The fast-spreading coronavirus could impact sub-Saharan Africa by as much as $4bn in export revenue, with oil and copper prices sharply down in recent...
A woman wearing mask and gloves as a precautionary measure to avoid contracting coronavirus work at Tunisia Airport

Africa onlooks

COVID-19 is only slowly reaching Africa. That’s no surprise. Experts have expressed confusion over the minuscule number of Coronavirus cases in Africa. What is the reason for this?
Screen Shot 2020-03-05 at 17.25.14 During the 2019 edition of the event. © Africa CEO Forum

delayed meeting

Coronavirus: Africa CEO Forum postponed The Africa CEO Forum is postponed in light of the COVID-19 epidemic
A medical staff wears protective gear at a new section specialised in receiving any person who may have been infected with coronavirus at The Quinquinie Hospital in Douala,

hold tight

Debt, coronavirus and locusts create a perfect storm for Africa Buckle up says @alykahnsatchu – debt, coronavirus and locusts will make 2020 a tough year for Africa

Coronavirus top stories

© Prudential sees health insurance as a growth market in Africa. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko

Stress Test

Premium badgePrudential says business growing across Africa, to roll out health-insurance app Global insurer Prudential has seen growth in premiums and numbers of policies sold across Africa this year, Eddie Brown, head of francophone Africa, t...
Streetlights illuminate the central business district in Cape Town

Red Tape Artists

Premium badgeSouth Africa: Tour operators sound the alert as bureaucracy chokes recovery South Africa risks shooting itself in the foot as regulatory failings for the licensing of tour operators cripple the industry’s capacity to respond t...

fears revived

Premium badgeShould we stop making a fuss about African debt? The economic consequences of the Covid-19 crisis have revived fears about the indebtedness of African countries. Is this alarmism justified? We invest...

Coronavirus top stories

© Prudential sees health insurance as a growth market in Africa. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko

Stress Test

Premium badgePrudential says business growing across Africa, to roll out health-insurance app Global insurer Prudential has seen growth in premiums and numbers of policies sold across Africa this year, Eddie Brown, head of francophone Africa, t...
Streetlights illuminate the central business district in Cape Town

Red Tape Artists

Premium badgeSouth Africa: Tour operators sound the alert as bureaucracy chokes recovery South Africa risks shooting itself in the foot as regulatory failings for the licensing of tour operators cripple the industry’s capacity to respond t...

fears revived

Premium badgeShould we stop making a fuss about African debt? The economic consequences of the Covid-19 crisis have revived fears about the indebtedness of African countries. Is this alarmism justified? We invest...

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© A Truworths store in Sandton, Johannesburg. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

BREXIT BOTHER

South African consumers carry Truworths through UK storm
© Shoppers walk into a Woolworths supermarket in Sydney, Australia August 22, 2017. REUTERS/Jason Reed/

smarten up

South Africa: Dated and pricey Woolworths clothes a drag on sales South African retailer the Woolworth group generated R40.9bn ($2.61bn) in turnover and concession sales in the 26 weeks ended 29 December 2019,
Ambassador of China in Nigeria Zhou Pingjian host a press conference on the novel coronavirus in Abuja

How Nigeria is preparing for the coronavirus
A health worker checks the temperature of a traveller as part of the coronavirus screening procedure at the Kotoka International Airport in Accra

Testing times

Coronavirus spreads across the world and hits the Nigerian megacity of Lagos The first case of Coronavirus has been confirmed in Lagos, Nigeria. Will authorities be able to respond as effectively as they did in 2014 with Ebola?...
A health worker checks the temperature of a traveller as part of the coronavirus screening procedure at the Kotoka International Airport in Accra,

hard times

Coronavirus: Africa braces for the economic impact of China slump Africa will face higher borrowing, and import revenues will fall, as China and the world economy stumbles after coronavirus
A medical staff wears protective gear at a new section specialised in receiving any person who may have been infected with coronavirus at The Quinquinie Hospital in Douala,

threat map

Coronavirus Africa map: Which countries are most at risk? Mapping which African countries are most at risk from coronavirus