Coronavirus

Egypt extends state of emergency for three months

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Tuesday ordered the renewal for three months of a long-running state of emergency, citing…

April 28, 2020

Gabon relaxes confinement measures in Libreville

The total confinement of Gabon’s capital, Libreville, and three bordering communes, put in place two weeks ago to limit the…

April 28, 2020

Burkinabe traders demonstrate to demand reopening of markets

Several hundred Burkinabè traders demonstrated Monday in Ouagadougou to demand the reopening of all the markets, which were closed at…

April 28, 2020

Nigeria: Lagos makes mask wearing compulsory

The governor of Lagos State, the economic capital of Nigeria, has made the wearing of masks compulsory to fight against…

April 27, 2020

Sports: Kenya clubs head to Court today over cancelled season

Kenya Cup clubs will today go ahead with their quest to have the Judicial Committee reverse Kenya Rugby Union’s decision…

April 27, 2020

South Africa: apology issued over anti-Muslim statement

South Africa’s Police Minister Bheki Cele apologized to the Muslim community Sunday for blasphemous statement made by a police officer…

April 27, 2020

South Africa: More than 2 million people screened for virus in Limpopo

Limpopo's health department said on Sunday that more than 2.7 million people had been screened for Covid-19 in the province.…

April 26, 2020

What Coronavirus has done to me – Tiwa Savage laments

Nigerian frontline female singer, Tiwa Savage has lamented the effect of the ravaging Coronavirus pandemic on her. The singer, during…

April 26, 2020

Kenya: The similarities of Spanish flu to coronavirus

The 1918 influenza pandemic – called the “Spanish flu” – remains the most significant public health event ever recorded in…

April 26, 2020

Sports: I never wear dirty pair of gloves – Khune

The experienced shot-stopper has disclosed the key to his success having played in the PSL for 13 straight seasons Kaizer…

April 26, 2020

Coronavirus raises the chance of China debt trap in Djibouti

Infrastructure projects financed by Chinese capital are gathering steam in Djibouti, causing concern in Washington that the tiny East African…

April 26, 2020

South African treatment centre intensify battle against COVID-19

In South Africa, provision has been made at a treatment centre for those infected by the coronavirus. At a visit…

April 25, 2020

Egypt: coronavirus dampens Ramadan mood

Majority of Muslims across the world started Ramadan fasting today but across the Middle East, preparations for the month-long religious…

April 25, 2020

Facebook expands Coronavirus Information Center to 24 more countries in Africa

Facebook (Facebook.com) is expanding its Coronavirus Information Center to 24 more countries in Africa as part of its ongoing commitment…

April 24, 2020

Ghana to test 8,000 police deployed to coronavirus hot spots

Over 8,000 police officers are to be tested for COVID-19 after they were deployed in virus hot spots during a…

April 24, 2020

Ethiopia coronavirus cases at 117, Tigray relaxes state of emergency

Northern Tigray regional state, the first to declare a COVID-19 state of emergency have announced a relaxing of the measure,…

April 24, 2020

Nigeria:108 new cases of Coronavirus, as total rises to 981

108 new cases of coronavirus were on Thursday night reported by the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), bringing the…

April 24, 2020

Scores troop to receive COVID-Organics, Madagascar cure for virus

Citizens in Madagascar on Thursday thronged to receive COVID-Organics, the local herbal remedy said to prevent and cure coronavirus. President…

April 23, 2020

I will not put Dar es Salaam on lockdown – Magufuli

Dar es Salaam. Tanzanian President John Magufuli has ruled out the possibility of locking down the country's commercial hub, Dar…

April 23, 2020

Israeli researchers claim breakthrough in vaccine hunt for coronavirus

A GROUP of researchers in northern Israel Thursday said they have achieved a “scientific breakthrough” in treating coronavirus. Speaking at…

April 22, 2020

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