Liberian President George Manneh Weh has declared a three-week state of emergency beginning on April 10 as part of measures to curtail the further spread of coronavirus in the country. In a nationwide address that lasted for 15 minutes on Wednesday, President Weah said even though the country’s health team[Read More…]
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Senegal GDP Growth To Shrink To Less Than 3% Due To Coronavirus – President
Senegal’s economic growth will fall to less than 3% in 2020 from a forecast 6.8% because of the coronavirus, President Macky Sall said on Friday. “Our sustained economic growth over several years is being brutally curbed,” Sall said in a speech, adding that the West African country’s tourism industry would[Read More…]
Nigeria imposes harsh restrictions for journalist movement and access, citing coronavirus
Authorities in Nigeria must ensure that measures taken to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic do not prevent journalists from covering the news freely, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Yesterday, Nigerian Information Minister Lai Mohammed said that journalists would be required to carry a valid identity card to move[Read More…]
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