Coronavirus

Tanzania opposition demand updated virus stats

A Tanzanian opposition figure and leader of the Alliance for Change and Transparency has called on the government to publish…

May 24, 2020

South African businesses under COVID-19 pressure

Strict measures adopted by South Africa to curb COVID-19 continues to bite entrepreneurs. Fino Dlamini, started her business only in…

May 24, 2020

Ethiopia coronavirus: 193 cases in 5 days as tally hits 582

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

May 24, 2020

Tanzania’s President banks on prayers as cases drop

Tanzanian President John Magufuli has continued to attend political rallies around the country this week, as he seeks a second…

May 23, 2020

Botswana eases lockdown measures

Botswana has began to progressively lift containment measures. Since Saturday, the Botswanan people have began to gradually resume activities. The…

May 23, 2020

Artemisia: plant behind Madagascar’s purported virus cure

Covid-Organics, a herbal tea presented by Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina as a remedy against the deadly Covid-19 pandemic, is made…

May 23, 2020

3D masks – ventilators: Kenya tech-novators on virus-combat mission

African scientists, engineers and innovators have turned to homegrown solutions to prepare for the worst case scenario amid the COVID-19…

May 23, 2020

Tanzania: president’s son recovers from COVID-19

The number of people infected with the coronavirus is reported to have dropped considerably in Tanzania. It’s a delightful news…

May 22, 2020

Kenyans warned of new Covid-19 symptoms

Kenyans and medics have been advised to be vigilant after reports that people infected by coronavirus across the world were…

May 22, 2020

KRA urges Kenyans to file their returns

The Kenya Revenue Authority has urged Kenyans to file their 2019 annual tax returns before the June 30 deadline, the…

May 22, 2020

‘Face Mask, Social Distancing Now Compulsory in NRC Facilities’

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has made the use of face masks and social distancing mandatory for all its districts…

May 22, 2020

Madagascar to sign confidentiality clause with WHO on COVID-Organics

President Andry Rajoelina says Madagascar will sign a confidentiality clause with the World Health Organization on the formulation of COVID-Organics,…

May 21, 2020

Economic distancing: 60 million face extreme poverty – World Bank

The coronavirus pandemic and its economic consequences could push as many as 60 million people into extreme poverty. The World…

May 21, 2020

Uganda: Coronavirus turns Entebbe into ghost city

Entebbe municipality is a popular weekend retreat. It’s a place most people go on weekends to have a break from…

May 21, 2020

UAE develops rapid laser testing technology for coronavirus

QuantLase Imaging Lab, the Abu Dhabi Stock Exchange-listed medical research arm of the International Holdings Company, IHC, announced that it…

May 20, 2020

Botswana coronavirus: president to observe third quarantine – government

President Eric Masisi left Gaborone on Tuesday for Harare where he is attending a meeting of the Southern African Development…

May 19, 2020

Malawi: Dire costs for campaign amid virus – experts

Officials and experts are sounding the alarm as Malawi shifts to top campaign gear with giant rallies for an unprecedented…

May 18, 2020

Mosques reopen across West Africa despite virus spread

It’s been a Ramadan unlike any other for Abdourahmane Sall, far from the mosque during the Muslim holy month as…

May 17, 2020

Madagascar records its first coronavirus death

Madagascar on Sunday announced the first death of a patient suffering from the novel coronavirus, nearly two months after it…

May 17, 2020

Kenya shuts Somalia and Tanzania borders to stem virus outbreak

The president of Kenya on Saturday announced its borders with neighbouring Somalia and Tanzania would be closed as the African…

May 17, 2020

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