Tag: african

  • COVID-19: Africa Loses $190bn In GDP

    COVID-19: Africa Loses $190bn In GDP

    The President of the African Development Bank Group, Akinwumi Adesina, has said that the  African economy lost over $190 billion due to the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic. Adesina, during the AfDB’s 2021 virtual Annual Meeting, added that the pandemic has forced 30 million people into extreme poverty with an estimation of 39 people going…

  • Wikipedia Celebrates 20 Years Anniversary

    Wikipedia Celebrates 20 Years  Anniversary

    On the 15th of January, Wikipedia celebrated its 20th anniversary, January 15th has always been regarded as Wikipedia day by its fans. Wikipedia a free multilingual, collaborative, volunteer-produced internet encyclopedia was founded on January 15th, 2001 by American-British entrepreneur Jimmy Wales starting with the English version as its first edition. Within 2 months of its…