Coronavirus detected in sub-Saharan Africa, global stocks tank

Sub-Saharan Coronavirus Cases Climb With Four More in S. Africa  BloombergView Full coverage on Google News

The Italian citizen had returned from Milan, in a region badly hit by the outbreak of the virus.

The region's economy will shrink for the first time in 25 years because of the coronavirus, the bank predicts.

Save the Children: Coronavirus Could Kill Millions in Sub-Saharan Africa  Morocco World News'Can they get COVID-19?' and other questions about pets during a pandemic  euronews (in English)Covid and the courts  News4JAXDamilola Ogunbiyi SEforALL Power in a pandemic: Why energy access matters during coronavirus Reliable, affordable electricity  Thomson Reuters FoundationAfrica faces grave risks as COVID-19 emerges, says Berkeley economist  UC BerkeleyView Full coverage on Google...

-Mobile internet use doubling year-on-year, with usage expected to increase 20 times in the next five years

-By 2017, 3G technology will outstrip 2G to become the region’s dominant form of mobile connection

-Ericsson predicts 930 million mobile subscriptions in Sub-Saharan Africa by the end of 2019, with 557m smartphone and 710m broadband subscriptions

 Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) (http://www.ericsson.com), a world leader in communications technology and services, has today revealed the scale...

Where in the UK have cases of coronavirus been detected - and how many are there?  Telegraph.co.ukUK: NHS anticipates year-long coronavirus crisis and 8 million hospitalised  World Socialist Web SiteMy NHS colleagues and I won’t stand by while the government gambles with our lives. We must change our coronavirus strategy  The IndependentNearly eight million in Britain could be hospitalised, warns report  The Straits TimesGPs say the still haven’t received masks, gloves and aprons promised to...

Stocks rose around the world as data showing strength in the American consumer boosted confidence in the US economy, while signs of stabilisation in China sent industrial metals and oil higher as the worst commodities rout since the financial crisis eased.

Addis Ababa has opened the first part of a new light rail system..

GETTING around African cities is famously stressful. Whether in Nairobi, Lagos or Johannesburg most journeys involve negotiating roads clogged with honking cars and choked with fumes. This is also true of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s fast-growing capital. But it is now possible to make at least some journeys there without braving the hectic streets. On September 21st, the city opened the first part of its new urban metro. It is...