The World Health Organizations morning that africa could become the next epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak. So far, there have been fewer than 1000 deaths across the continent which is a lower rate than the u. S. And europe. Pandemic willthe kill at least 300,000 people on the continent and push 30 million into poverty. The u. N. Secretary general said africa needs more than 200 billion to combat the virus. The who fears the death toll could be far higher. , there hasast week been a 51 increase in the number of reported cases in my home continent, africa. 60 increase in the number of reported deaths. With the current challenge of obtaining testing kits, it is likely that the real numbers are higher than reported. To ans speak now epidemiologist and professor at Mercy College who joins us on skype from new york. This morning from the who about numbers being higher, we are talking about 20,000 cases across the continent and less than 1000 deaths. That sounds very low. Indeed, you the
Tampere states of the streets to call up the president to step down. Im christine one bill welcome to news africa its good to have you along a global summit aimed at finding ways to support the growing number of refugees is underway in switzerland its the 1st meeting off its kind bringing to give the politicians Business Leaders and refugees a day to get at that summit but 1st the majority off africas refugees on the continent and many face adverse conditions in their host countries theyre denied citizenship and sometimes basic human rights report is in kenya home to one of the biggest refugee camps in the world. Mohamed he has come to pray at his fathers grave hidden away in one of the biggest refugee camps in the world. Hes here to honor the memory of his father but the site is also yet another painful reminder of his own suffering. In his. Time still living in the camp where my father got sick passed away. 3 mohammeds parents fled their still conflict ridden home country somalia alm
And the big business of cyber blackmail. How hackers are making millions from Ransomware Attacks. Thus President Trump says he plans to impose even more sanctions on iran, as tensions escalate between the two countries. Just days ago, mr trump called off an airstrike on iran at the last minute in response to the shooting down of an american drone. Last week the us blamed iran for attacking two oil tankers in the gulf of oman which tehran has strenuously denied. From washington, Chris Buckler reports. For the moment, donald trump is choosing sanctions as his weapon, not force. But the us military remains primed and ready in the gulf, and while the president abandoned strikes on iranian targets on thursday, the countries still appear to be on a collision course, unless something changes. If the leadership of iran behaves badly, then its going to be a very, very bad day for them. But hopefully, they are smart and hopefully they really care for their people, not themselves. And hopefully,
About diplomatic efforts to prevent further escalation of the conflict into the wider middle east. Rishi sunak welcomed King Abdullah to downing street today. The two leaders shaking hands on the doorstep of number 10, the leaders agreeing on the importance of taking measures to protect civilians in gaza, including british and jordanian. Dual citizens caught up in the violence. This comes after violence. This comes after a further round of crisis talks by World Leaders with others as they try to inject diplomacy into the conflict between israel and hamas. Now for government and hamas. Now for government flights carrying britains left israel today, two more expected to come tonight. Israel today, two more expected to come tonight. The foreign to come tonight. The Foreign Office telling british nationals in gaza to get ready in case the rafah Border Crossing with egypt is opened in the morning. Its is opened in the morning. Its currently the only route out of the territory. The foreign s
Several countries have been waiting in egypts Sinai Peninsula , pending a deal for peninsula, pending a deal for its Safe Delivery to gaza. Together with the evacuate of some foreign passport holders. Some foreign passport holders. As egypt said it had stepped up diplomatic efforts to break the impasse. But israeli troops are impasse. But israeli troops are massing at the gaza border in preparation in the north for an Israeli Ground assault and the Prime Minister, benjamin netanyahu, has vowed to demolish hamas and tony blinken said in cairo today, the us will continue to stand with israel. What were actually doing , what were actually doing, including the deployment of these Aircraft Carrier battle groups again , not to provoke groups again, not to provoke anyone, but to send a very clear message of deterrence that no one should do anything that widens this conflict in any way or that furthers aggression against israel from any other direction. Direction. Meanwhile, here at home, the