William met with volunteers at the National Maritime Rescue Institute station in Simon'sTown, near Cape Town, before boarding the boat for the short trip to Kalk Bay harbour.Wearing sunglasses and a bright red waterproof jacket,…
S. African president unveils a $26 billion program…
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday announced a 26 billion U.S. dollars relief package to support the economy and the vulnerable during the coronavirus pandemic. In a special address to the nation, Ramaphosa announced…
Burkina Faso govt to probe ‘arbitrary killing of…
Burkina Faso’s security forces reportedly killed 31 unarmed men in the country’s north earlier this month, according to a report on Monday by Human Rights Watch. The killings occurred on April 9, hours after the…
Salary losses in counties, which pose a significant…
Several county governments are racing against time to raise funds for medics’ salary arrears to avert go-slows in the fight against Covid19. The counties that have written to the National Treasury to release the funds…
National Internet Seminar Held in Uganda
On the occasion of President Kim Il Sung's 108th anniversary, a national web seminar on the Juche idea "Juche Idea and Collective Self-reliance" was held in Kampala, Uganda. The Juche idea's Ugandan adherents who took…
Viral racist treatment of Africans in China sparks…
As China continues diplomatic efforts to quell a recent surge in protests by African governments and the African Union, AU, there is a new round of outrage on social media after a new visibly racist…
Cameroon’s ‘missing president’ reappears, holds COVID-19 meeting
Cameroon president Paul Biya for the first time in weeks appeared publicly at a time citizens continued to call for his whereabouts to be made known. Biya on Thursday met with the French ambassador Christophe…
Siaya priest granted Sh150,000 bail after charged with…
The Siaya priest alleged to have spread Covid-19 when he jetted back from Italy last month has been charged. Father Richard Oduor was on Thursday charged before a Milimani court with spreading the coronavirus. He…
Botswana cabinet agree 10% pay cut to support…
Cabinet members in Botswana have agreed to donate 10% of their salaries towards the country’s COVID-19 relief fund, government announced on Tuesday. According to Vice President Slumber Tsogwane, members have pledged 10% of their salaries…
Painter turns isolation into art
Most people might be bored of the view from their windows, particularly those under lockdown to curb spread of COVID-19. But 37-year-old painter Frank Laws is turning isolation into art. And it turns out people…
Drogba set to offer his clinic as coronavirus…
Former Ivorian international Didier Drogba has availed his private hospital for use as a government coronavirus facility, according to reports. The news was also posted on a Facebook page called Fans de Didier Drogba. The…
Why Africa’s coronavirus outbreak appears slower than anticipated
When Africa's first case of coronavirus was detected in Egypt in February, the rest of the continent prepared for the brunt of a pandemic that has engulfed Europe and spread to the United States, infecting…
African community targeted in China
Africans in southern China's largest city say they have become targets of suspicion and subjected to forced evictions, arbitrary quarantines and mass coronavirus testing as the country steps up its fight against imported infections. China…
African leaders trump Trump for attack on WHO,…
African leaders on Wednesday rallied behind the World Health Organization, WHO, and its Director-General, Ethiopia’s Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus; following an attack on the world health body by American president Donald Trump. The W.H.O. really blew…
Coronavirus death toll surpasses 12,000 in US
The United States has recorded 12,291 deaths from the raging Coronavirus pandemic sweeping through all its 50 States. There are at least 387,547 cases of coronavirus in the United States and at least 12,291 people…
Rwanda cabinet donate salaries to fight COVID-19
Rwandan ministers and top officials have joined the growing trend of public officials donating their salaries to the fight against COVID-19. Cabinet ministers and others have agreed ti donate their April salaries to aid the…
Senegal extends state of emergency for coronavirus
Senegalese President Macky Sall has extended for 30 days the state of emergency introduced throughout the country in response to the new coronavirus, the state media reported. The state of emergency first announced by the…
UK students use 3D printers to produce masks
A group of students in the United Kingdom has found productive ways to eliminate the boredom of a lockdown by making yourself useful against the coronavirus. This group of students has returned to classrooms in…
Close up’ social distancing as Lagos distributes coronavirus…
Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial hub, is the country’s most impacted with coronavirus infection. As of April 3, Lagos alone accounted for 98 out of 190 cases recorded across Africa’s most populous country. The state government led…
