Health

Coronavirus in Africa: 42 countries infected, 12 virus-free

There are now more than 700 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing…

March 22, 2020

Zimbabwe confirms first coronavirus case

Zimbabwe recorded its first confirmed case of coronavirus. Health minister Obadiah Moyo made the shock announcement on state television Friday.…

March 21, 2020

COVID-19: Gambia hunts for 14 quarantined escapees

Authorities in Gambia on Friday begun a hunt for 14 people who broke out of a hotel in Banjul where…

March 21, 2020

MTN reviews tariffs in Uganda, Cameroon

Mobile phone giants, MTN, are tweaking their tariffs in the area of mobile money transfers in some African countries with…

March 20, 2020

Ivory Coast quarantine controversy

There’s growing concern in Ivory Coast over a government decision to quarantine passengers from countries with 100 or more cases…

March 20, 2020

COVID-19: Mombasa awaits tests of eight people

Mombasa county is bracing for tough measures meant to curb coronavirus as authorities await the results of samples taken from…

March 20, 2020

Combating coronavirus the China way in Africa

China has reported no new local infections for the first time since the coronavirus crisis began three months ago, reaching…

March 20, 2020

COVID-19:Africa must ‘prepare for the worst now’ – WHO

Africa should “prepare for the worst” as the coronavirus begins to spread locally, the World Health Organization’s director-general said Wednesday,…

March 19, 2020

Coronavirus now present in 33 African countries – WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, says there are now 633 confirmed cases of…

March 19, 2020

African Nations seek special funds

The World Health Organization (WHO) has described the coronavirus pandemic as the “defining global health crisis of our time”, and…

March 18, 2020

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