Anglogold shuts South African mine over coronavirus

AngloGold Ashanti’s Mponeng mine in South Africa has been temporarily closed after 164 workers tested positive for the Coronavirus, the gold miner said in a statement on Sunday.
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UN chief praises Africa's 'swift' coronavirus response
UN Secretary General António Guterres has praised Africa's "swift" response to the coronavirus pandemic, with reported cases much lower than initially feared.
There have been numerous scare stories about trials for a coronavirus vaccine
Coronavirus: Why Africans should take part in vaccine trials
There have been numerous scare stories about trials for a coronavirus vaccine being carried out on people in Africa.
Migrants rescued in the Atlantic Ocean disembark from a Spanish coast
Nearly 50 migrants plucked from waters off Spain's Gran Canaria
Spain’s coast guard rescued 49 African migrants from a dinghy drifting a few miles off the coast of Gran Canaria on Sunday, a spokesman for the organisation said, the latest arrivals in a months-long surge of migration to the Canary Islands.
Ghana legend Abedi Ayew Pele
Cameroon legend Antoine Bell settles Africa's GOAT midfielder debate
Cameroon legend Joseph-Antoine Bell has waded into the debate about who is Africa's best midfielder of all-time, claiming Ghanaian trio Abedi Ayew 'Pele', Abdul Razak and Ibrahim Sunday sit above Yaya Toure in the list.
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Rwanda tops countries committed to implementing AfCFTA
Rwanda tops the ranking for countries most committed to the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) scoring 83.93 per cent on the commitment scale; with Ghana placing fifth, recording 71.23 per cent, according to the “AfCFTA Year Zero,” report.
Akinwumi Ayodeji Adesina, President, African Development Bank
AfDB: What’s in the confidential report exonerating Adesina
On what grounds were the allegations against the head of the African Development Bank (AfDB) dismissed? A look at on the audit conducted by the bank’s Ethics Committee.