Africa's health watchdog has warned that the smallpox epidemic is still not under control, andappealed for resources to prevent a pandemic ‘more serious’ than COVID-19.‘The situation is not yet under control, but the general trend…
Morocco Prepares Draft Law Against Actions Defying State…
The Ministry of Interior has prepared a draft decree seeking to impose legal actions against anyone who defies the state of emergency put in place to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in…
Mauritania enforces curfew
The government of Mauritania has imposed a night curfew to prevent spread of the coronavirus after two cases were confirmed. The measure came into force on Thursday evening at 8 p.m. local time and lasts…
Breaking:Evelyn, Ben Murray-Bruce’s wife dies
It's been a sad day for Senator Ben Murray-Bruce as he lost his wife, Evelyn Murray-Bruce to the cold hands of cancer. He broke the news on his twitter handle on Friday, saying that he…
Man beaten to death in Kenya by mob…
A suspected coronavirus sufferer in Kenya was beaten by a group of youths armed with stones and later died in hospital. The man, named locally as George Kotini Hezron, was going home after visiting a…
ECOWAS mediation mission to Guinea postponed due to…
Concerns have been raised over Guinea’s political future as ECOWAS postpones its mediation mission to Guinea indefinitely due to the coronavirus. ECOWAS was meant to amongst other things, convince President Alpha Condé not to run…
City of Tshwane closes amenities amid worldwide outbreak…
The City of Tshwane has announced the closure of amenities in its bid to minimise the spread of the highly contagious coronavirus, which first emerged in Wuhan, China. "In the wake of President Cyril Ramaphosa's…
US Trade and Development Agency supports coalbed power…
The U.S. Trade and Development Agency awarded a grant to Kalahari Energy Botswana for a feasibility study of a power plant that will generate up to 100 megawatts of electricity using indigenous coalbed methane. The…
Central African economic bloc discussed at Brazzaville event
These are six panels which followed one another to take stock of the economic situation of the countries of Central Africa, during an event focusing on the financial market held in Brazzaville, capital of the…
Lagos explosion kills at least 17 people
Huge plumes of dark smoke billows in the air at the site of a major explosion in Lagos Sunday as dead bodies were carried away. A resident recounts the disturbing and tragic incident that killed…
Oil Pipeline shut down in Lagos After Explosion
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has shut down oil pipelines around Abule Ado area of Lagos following multiple explosions that rocked the community on Sunday morning, leading to fire outbreak. The incident also led to…
Rwanda confirms COVID-19 first case
Rwanda has confirmed its first case of coronavirus, an Indian citizen who arrived in the East African nation from Mumbai on March 8, the Health Ministry said on Saturday. He had no symptoms on arrival…
Justice Paschal Nnadi becomes Gov Uzodinma’s 28th adviser
Governor Hope Uzodinma has appointed retired Imo chief judge, Justice Paschal Nnadi his 28th adviser, a statement by his chief press secretary Oguwike Nwachuku said today. The governor who said that Justice Nnadi is full…
War is keeping coronavirus at bay – Libyans
While the coronavirus outbreak has been gaining ground all over the world with more than 100 countries already affected, many Libyans believe that isolation of their war-torn country could alleviate the threat. Badreddine al-Najjar is…
Deadly attack outside Anglophone area launch by separatist
Nine people have died over the weekend in western Cameroon in a bomb attack attributed to English-speaking separatists. The deceased comprised five members of the security forces and four civilians. According to a statement by…
Peace in South Sudan can collapse – diplomats
The latest peace deal between South Sudan’s warring factions could collapse unless the main parties to the agreement fully implement it, several unnamed Western diplomats say. The warning came barely two weeks after South Sudanese…
Guinea- Bissau’s faces uncertainty after elections
There’s uncertainty rising in Western African territory, Guinea-Bissau to be precise following the dispute of the outcome of post-electoral The opposition leader Umaro Sissoco Embalo took his own presidential oath late February without a final…
No case of coronavirus in Edo, Govt says
The Edo State Government has rebuffed the fear of residents over a suspected case of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the state, noting that there is no confirmed case of COVID-19 in any part of the…
Zimbabwe is releasing 5,000 inmates in food shortages
Zimbabwe will be releasing at least 5,000 prisoners to reduce food shortages at correctional facilities as the southern Africa country struggles with a collapsing economy. The move is meant to decongest prisons that have 22,000…
