Coronavirus

Botswana coronavirus: Gaborone hospital, bank closed over exposure

Botswana remains one of Africa’s least impacted countries, one of a handful with less than 100 cases of COVID-19. Government…

June 13, 2020

Business: As lockdown fuels food shortages, Africa goes online for groceries

In between her shifts, Zimbabwean nurse Sinothando Mpofu used to go to Bulawayo’s open-air markets to buy tomatoes and cabbages…

June 12, 2020

Morocco zoned as virus restrictions are eased

The Moroccan government has eased restrictive measures imposed to curb coronavirus infections. Prime Minister Saad Dine El Othmani briefed parliament…

June 12, 2020

Works of Congolese, Egyptian directors feature at Cannes 2020

There will be no African film at this year’s Cannes Film Festival according to organizers. In the midst of the…

June 12, 2020

COVID-19 claims 35 more lives in Egypt

The novel coronavirus claimed 35 more lives in Egypt on Thursday, taking the tally to 1,377, according to the Health…

June 12, 2020

Thabi Leoka SA is in a precarious position-but this is not due to Reserve Bank inaction

There is a lot of talk about the role and the mandate of the SA Reserve Bank and emotions seem…

June 11, 2020

95% of schools reopen in South Africa after virus-lockdown

South Africa reopened schools for pupils in certain grades after two and a half months of home-schooling to limit the…

June 10, 2020

Pope Francis donates €1m for COVID-19 charity efforts

Pope Francis has offered one million euros for a new charity fund targeting people in Rome left in dire straits…

June 10, 2020

China will treat vaccine as ‘global public goods’ – Sci-Tech Minister

China has vowed to strengthen international cooperation in future COVID-19 clinical vaccine trials. The country is expending great efforts in…

June 9, 2020

President Magufuli declares Tanzania free of Coronavirus

President John Magufuli of Tanzania has declared the East African country “coronavirus-free”. This is coming after the World Health Organization…

June 9, 2020

NEWS: South Sudan’s Machar, wife recover from Coronavirus

South Sudan’s Vice President Riek Machar and his wife, Defense Minister Angelina Teny, have resumed their official duties on Monday…

June 8, 2020

Nigeria coronavirus: 12,233 cases; good 100 days since index case – NCDC

Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, became the third African country to record over 10,000 cases of COVID-19. The milestone was…

June 7, 2020

Madagascar minister sacked over $2m sweets for ‘bitter’ COVID-Organics

A Malagasy Minister was fired over plans to buy sweets for children taking COVID-Organics in schools. Education minister Rijasoa Andriamanana…

June 7, 2020

Botswana coronavirus: final ‘day of prayer’ amid health protocol campaign

Botswana remains one of Africa’s least impacted countries, one of a handful with less than 100 cases of COVID-19. Government…

June 7, 2020

Breaking: Zimbabwe tightens lockdown as virus cases spike

Zimbabwe has tightened restrictions in a bid to curtail spread of the coronavirus as cases spike. On Tuesday, security forces…

June 3, 2020

Primary, secondary schools reopen in Cameroon

More than two months after suspension of classes due to the coronavirus in Cameroon, primary and secondary school students returned…

June 2, 2020

Ethiopia coronavirus: 131m masks needed, active cases pass 1,000

Ethiopia is one of East / Horn of Africa’s least impacted nations as compared to rate of COVID-19 case growth…

June 2, 2020

More escape from quarantine centres in Zimbabwe

TWO more returnees escaped from Covid-19 quarantine centres in Mashonaland East and Matabeleland North provinces on Tuesday last week as…

June 2, 2020

BREAKING: Buhari finally reopens churches, mosques

The Nigerian Government has finally lifted the ban on religious gathering across the country. The ban on religious gatherings had…

June 2, 2020

Botswana coronavirus: Prez tests negative again, schools reopening

Botswana remains one of Africa’s least impacted countries, one of a handful with less than 100 cases of COVID-19. Government…

June 1, 2020

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