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[ad_1] STATE DEPARTMENT: A senior US official behind the Trump administration’s China policies is communicating directly with the Chinese people to pressure US concerns about China’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Deputy US National Security Advisor USA Matt Pottinger, speaking in Mandarin Chinese on Monday, said China’s ruling Communist …

[ad_1] Governments across Europe are facing a coronavirus-related revolt by the elderly, who are delaying plans that would see them confined to the home as restrictions on other age groups slowly relax. Seniors say a prolonged “gray block” amounts to age discrimination, and will probably shorten their lives anyway, regardless …

[ad_1] CAIRO – May 4, 2020: The Sudanese government expressed its appreciation to the Egyptian government for sending four medical convoys to combat the new coronavirus (COVID-19) on the African continent. Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi on Monday ordered the Egyptian Armed Forces to send medical aid to Sudan, prompting …

[ad_1] The coronavirus epidemic continues to alter life worldwide. Disruption is but a boost in affected African countries, even virus-free. The infection rate is lower on the continent compared to Europe, Asia, and parts of the Americas, where blockages exist. Meeting impact is an area that most African governments have …

[ad_1] Credit: CC0 Public Domain African countries have responded quickly to the COVID-19 threat by implementing various measures to contain its spread. Most of the continent is blocked or under curfew, or a combination of both. Unfortunately, these measures have resulted in the loss of livelihoods for many people, particularly …

[ad_1] ISLAMABAD: Amid measures taken to curb rising Covid-19-related infection rates, the Pakistani government began preparing to tackle the desert locust problem that, if left unchecked, will jeopardize food security in the country. The president of the People’s Party of Pakistan (PPP), Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, recently issued a statement on the …

[ad_1] May 4: inauguration of the dam in Oromia Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed together with Eritrea’s President Isaias Afewerki today launched an irrigation project located in the regional state of Oromia. The Batu Dugda irrigation project currently has the capacity to develop 2,000 hectares of land with the potential to …

[ad_1] By staff reporter May 4, 2020 (Ezega.com) – The death toll from the COVID-19 outbreak in Ethiopia is likely to reach its highest point in late June and early July, the country’s Ministry of Health revealed. “We have not overcome the worst case scenario that COVID-19 can cause in …

[ad_1] Geneva – The International Organization for Migration reports that it has helped repatriate 11 Ethiopians who escaped death after being locked in the container of a smuggler’s truck. They and dozens of other migrants who did not survive were discovered after the truck crossed the Malawi-Mozambique border in March. …

[ad_1] May 3: Afwerki in town for a 2-day visit The case count reached 135 with two new infections out of 1,560 tests. Additionally, 6 more Dire Dawa patients have recovered, bringing the recovery count to 75. There is no patient in the Intensive Care Unit; with 55 patients in …