Coronavirus

Botswana cabinet agree 10% pay cut to support coronavirus relief fund

Cabinet members in Botswana have agreed to donate 10% of their salaries towards the country’s COVID-19 relief fund, government announced…

April 15, 2020

Eritrean diaspora donating to coronavirus combat, case tally at 34

Eritrea coronavirus statistics as of April 14 stood at 34, no death and no recoveries have so far been announced…

April 14, 2020

Ethiopia coronavirus cases hit 82, Bill Gates donates $600,000 to Addis Ababa

Ethiopia’s COVID-19 file as of April 14 has 82 cases (eight new cases) with three deaths and 14 recoveries. The…

April 14, 2020

China confirms 111 Africans have coronavirus

A major Chinese news outlet, the Xinhua news agency reported on Tuesday that as of Monday, April 14, over 100…

April 14, 2020

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.…

April 14, 2020

Nigerians suffering, feeding from hand to mouth – Burna Boy tells Diddy

Popular Nigerian singer, Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, also known as Burna Boy, has explained to American veteran musician, Sean John Combs,…

April 14, 2020

Coronavirus free Lesotho rolls out socio-economic interventions

Lesotho has yet to record a case of COVID-19 as of April 13, one of two countries to escape the…

April 13, 2020

In Liberia capital Monrovia, residents down play coronavirus lockdown

People in the Liberian capital, Monrovia are downplaying the country’s three-week State of Emergency declaration and lockdown imposed by the…

April 13, 2020

Drogba set to offer his clinic as coronavirus screening center

Former Ivorian international Didier Drogba has availed his private hospital for use as a government coronavirus facility, according to reports.…

April 13, 2020

Coronavirus: Ethiopia cases reaches 74

Ethiopia’s COVID-19 file as of April 13 has 74 cases (three new case) with three deaths and 10 recoveries. The…

April 13, 2020

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…

April 12, 2020

Breaking: Nigeria records 13 fresh cases of COVID-19

Nigeria has recorded another 13 new cases of Coronavirus, taking the national figures to 318. According to the Nigerian Centre…

April 12, 2020

Burundi banks on ‘divine protection’ despite coronavirus threat

Burundi has recorded its first cases of COVID-19 but unlike many countries across Africa, there are no restrictions on movement…

April 11, 2020

Uganda’s Museveni shows lock down fitness routine via socials

If you’are not sure how to keep fit during this lockdown, Uganda’s president Yoweri Museveni has some drills to share…

April 10, 2020

Botswana locks up stubborn MPs who flouted coronavirus quarantine

Barely 24 hours after government announced that all lawmakers were supposed to observe a period of quarantine for COVID-19, the…

April 10, 2020

Malawi: MEC Plans July Vote Despite Coronavirus fears

Malawi's Electoral Commission (MEC) says it is pushing ahead with voter registration for July’s presidential election re-run, despite a government-ordered…

April 10, 2020

Ethiopia MPs approve 5-month coronavirus state of emergency

The Ethiopian Parliament has today approved the five-month state of emergency declared to fight coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The Council of…

April 10, 2020

Chinese experts arrive to help Nigeria in coronavirus fight

A team of Chinese medical professionals on Wednesday arrived at Abuja’s Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Nigeria flying in medical equipment…

April 10, 2020

African leaders trump Trump for attack on WHO, back Ethiopia’s Tedros

African leaders on Wednesday rallied behind the World Health Organization, WHO, and its Director-General, Ethiopia’s Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus; following an…

April 9, 2020

Cameroonians looking for missing president amid coronavirus crisis

Cameroon’s aged president is coming under fire for his absence from the national stage as the central African country faces…

April 9, 2020

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