Uganda donates food to vulnerable people during lockdown

Officials in Uganda have donated food to vulnerable people living in the metropolitan area of Kampala during the lockdown. Stringent measures employed to stop spread of the coronavirus means, millions of people are out of the jobs in the East Africa nation. “I have the most vulnerable people. They are vulnerable so much because I […]

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Ethiopia trains doctors on COVID-19 lifesavers

The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on Africa is exacerbated by poor heath systems and ill-equipped facilities in most parts of the continent. One medical equipment that has assumed star status in the wake of the current pandemic are ventilators. They are basically breathing machines that facilitates breathing in cases of respiratory failures. They buy […]

Coronavirus: Ethiopia religious bodies order closure of places of worship

Close places of worship: Orthodox church follows Islamic council Barely twenty-four hours after the Islamic Affairs Supreme Council, EIASC, announced cessation to all prayers in mosques, the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahdo Church, EOTC, announced a similar measure. The church’s Holy Synod at a press briefing on Wednesday said as of tomorrow followers of the Church, the […]

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Uganda’s COVID-19 cases reach 44

This was announced by President Yoweri Museveni on Tuesday night as he clarified on some of the measures he had announced earlier to slow the spread of COVID-19. The President said he was happy most of the cases were coming from quarantine and not from the community. He said the big number of the new […]

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Great Pyramid in Egypt lights up in solidarity against virus

Egypt’s famed Great Pyramid was emblazoned Monday evening with messages of unity and solidarity with those battling the novel coronavirus the world over. “Stay safe”, “Stay at home” and “Thank you to those keeping us safe,” flashed in blue and green lights across the towering structure at the Giza plateau, southwest of the capital Cairo. […]

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Meteorite blast in Akure: Governor Akeredolu visits scene

Governor Rotimi Akeredolu tweeted this morning he was on his way to the scene of a strange massive blast that rocked Akure, Ondo State capital overnight. The blast, which occurred on Akure-Owo Road, was suspected to be from a meteorite Like meteorites, the blast left a crater. Photographs published online from the scene, at a […]

Mali opposition leader ‘kidnapped’ on campaign trail – Party

Mali’s main opposition party, Union for the Republic and Democracy (URD) have confirmed that its leader and 11 other members have been missing since Wednesday, March 25. Soumaila Cisse and his entourage are believed to have been kidnapped during an election campaign in a region where terrorists frequently carry out attacks. Cisse lost presidential polls […]

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Infected South African duo who defied coronavirus isolation charged

South African police have charged two men with attempted murder for allegedly continuing to go out after they tested positive for the coronavirus, exposing others to the infection. Police minister Bheki Cele detailed the charges during a press conference on Wednesday. He said anyone that breaks these laws or regulations could be fined, detained for […]

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Isolation has turned me into a bricklayer – Davido

As every human on earth whose place of residence is faced with the plague of the novel Corona Virus is practicing ‘self-isolation’ so as to curb the spread of the virus, celebrities are not left out as majority of them even use their platform to raise awareness. Nigeria’s Covid-19 cases is stealthily on the rise […]

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How terrorists killed 70 Nigerian soldiers in restive northeast

At least 70 Nigerian soldiers were killed in an ambush on their convoy by terrorists in the restive northeast, military and security sources said on Tuesday. Insurgents fired rocket-propelled grenades at a lorry carrying troops as it travelled near Gorgi village in Borno state on Monday, two military officers told AFP without giving their names. […]

Al-Shabaab attack in Mogadishu claims two lives

A Somali police officer says a suicide bomber has walked into a tea shop in Somalia’s capital and detonated, killing at least two people. Capt. Mohamed Hussein says the bomber, posing as a pedestrian, entered the shop and detonated his vest among the crowd. Wednesday’s blast in Mogadishu was the first since the country confirmed […]

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Over 60 Ethiopians suffocate to death on truck in Mozambique

More than 60 undocumented migrants believed to be Ethiopians have been found dead in a cargo truck in Mozambique’s northwestern Tete province. The truck entered Mozambique from Malawi and was stopped early Tuesday at a checkpoint in Moatize, near the Zambezi River, according to Zitamar News. When authorities heard bashing noises coming from inside the […]

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Egypt imposes nightly curfews to curb COVID-19 spread

Egypt has declared a curfew starting from Wednesday, March 25) to counter the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. The north African country is one of the most impacted on the continent. Schools and universities, which were shut on March 14 for two weeks, will be extended for a further two weeks. Announcing the new measures, […]

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Prominent Bulawayo socialite arrested

A PROMINENT Bulawayo socialite who was allegedly robbed of nearly US$76 000 and 168 grammes of gold at gun point by four unidentified men was arrested while making a report at Kumalo Police Station, for possessing gold without a license. Mike Marata (38) allegedly went to the police station to report his loss. Officers allegedly […]

Rwanda enforcing coronavirus lockdown

Rwanda became one of the first countries in sub-Saharan Africa to impose a lockdown over the coronavirus pandemic. The East African country is the most impacted in the region with 17 confirmed cases. With the shutdown, authorities are imposing some of the strictest coronavirus measures in Africa where infections are rising fast with fear that […]