LAGOS MAY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Testing plays a major role in the response to the coronavirus, as it helps us understand how far the disease has spread. The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, which co-ordinates pandemic responses across the continent, says there is a large gap in testing rates between nations. So which countries are…
LAGOS APRIL 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Africa now has more than 1,000 deaths from COVID-19, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Saturday, while Nigeria said the president’s chief of staff had died. A total of 52 of the continent’s 54 countries have reported the coronavirus, with the overall number of cases surpassing 20,000 on Saturday….
LAGOS APRIL 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The coronavirus pandemic could kill 300,000 people in Africa this year, even with assertive government measures to limit social interactions, according to the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa. Overcrowded slums with no access to water coupled with fragile health-care systems make the continent especially vulnerable to the disease, the Addis Ababa-based…
LAGOS APRIL 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)– When Africa’s first case of coronavirus was detected in Egypt in February, the rest of the continent prepared for the brunt of a pandemic that has engulfed Europe and spread to the United States, infecting more than 1.6 million worldwide. Health experts warned of the devastation the deadly virus could cause…
LAGOS APRIL 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has commended Nigeria’s response to the coronavirus pandemic in the country. Guterres, who spoke at a virtual news briefing in New York, the United States on Thursday, singled out Nigeria as one of the developing countries that have “shown a remarkable capacity to respond to the…
LAGOS MARCH 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The President of the African Development Bank, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has said that the bank is set to create 9 million direct and indirect jobs in the next 5 years. The President made this known during his keynote speech at the 8th African Leadership Magazine Persons of the Year event, which held at…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Centre for Disease Control in the United States has advised men to shave their beards and facial hair in an effort to combat Coronairus CDC warned that facial hair can interfere with face masks and respirators, which are being used across the world to combat the global spread of coronavirus The…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ethiopian Airlines is spending an estimated $5 billion to build the largest airport in Africa. It could also become Africa’s busiest airport, capable of handling more passengers than the current busiest hub in Johannesburg, South Africa. In an interview with the Ethiopian News Agency (ENA), Ethiopian Airlines CEO Tewolde Gebremariam said that…