Coronavirus

Eritrea ‘missing’ as IGAD leaders forge regional coronavirus plan

Leaders across East Africa and the Horn of Africa met via video conferencing for a meeting aimed at forging a…

March 31, 2020

Coronavirus: Ethiopia records first cases outside capital

Ethiopia at close of day March 29 had reported 21 confirmed cases of COVID-19. An increase of five over the…

March 30, 2020

Eritrea’s coronavirus cases double

Six more passengers that came to Eritrea prior to the ban on flights, (enforced on March 25), were diagnosed positive…

March 30, 2020

Concerns over Queen Elizabeth’s health amidst Coronavirus Pandemic

There are growing concerns about the health of Queen Elizabeth II following the diagnosis of her son, Prince Charles, who…

March 30, 2020

Keeping up with the First Ladies: Gabon FL shares coronavirus murals

Across the African continent, First Ladies are generally considered the ‘Mother of the Nation’, and are often expected to be…

March 30, 2020

Ex-governor donates $520,000 to Lagos, national disease control outfit

National leader of Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has donated over half a million dollars to…

March 30, 2020

Don’t Give up – Tonto Dikeh

Mama King, Tonto Dikeh is using this medium to encourage everyone to still find a reason to smile even when…

March 29, 2020

Breaking:Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El Rufai, tests positive for Coronavirus

Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai has tested positive for the dreaded novel COVID-19. The former minister of the…

March 29, 2020

Prevention measures turn violent in Parts of Africa

Health experts say the virus’ spread, though still at an early stage, resembles the arc seen in Europe, adding to…

March 29, 2020

Could decades-old chloroquine be a solution to coronavirus

Could a pair of decades-old, relatively inexpensive anti-malarial drugs be the solution to the novel coronavirus pandemic? Around the world,…

March 29, 2020

Coronavirus: Rwanda, two Nigerian states ‘feeding’ poor amid restrictions

The Rwandan government on Saturday, March 28, kick started a support initiative aimed at vulnerable families adversely affected by the…

March 29, 2020

Aliko Dangote, ex-Emir of Kano test negative for coronavirus

Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote on Sunday (March 29) revealed that he had tested negative for COVID-19. According to him,…

March 29, 2020

Senegal’s graffiti artists join fight against coronavirus

It is the work of RBS CREW, a collective of graffiti artists who have offered up their spray cans in…

March 28, 2020

Ethiopian delivers coronavirus donation to 41 African countries [List]

Ethiopia PM – Ali Baba CEO Africa – wide coronavirus support Ethiopia Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on March 15 announced…

March 28, 2020

Coronavirus: Enugu records cases of Covid-19 as Nigeria’s total reaches 81

Nigeria now has 81 cases of Covid-19, as 11 new cases were announced Friday evening by the Nigeria Centre for…

March 28, 2020

Chamisa backs 21-day lockdown

MDC-ALLIANCE leader Mr Nelson Chamisa yesterday praised the decision by President Mnangagwa to lockdown the country for 21 days from…

March 28, 2020

Anti-‘Boo-hari’ tweet by Iranian topples coronavirus on Nigeria Twitter trends

Despite the coronavirus pandemic dominating news and social media spaces since the last few weeks, there is a ‘competitor’ that…

March 28, 2020

U.S. overtakes China, Italy as world’s worst-hit by coronavirus

The United States overtook China and Italy on Thursday as the world’s worst-hit country by the raging coronavirus pandemic. The…

March 27, 2020

Thin resources for huge crisis: Malian researcher’s coronavirus fears

After keeping out the coronavirus weeks after it reached Africa, Mali this week registered two cases of the virus. With…

March 27, 2020

Infected South African duo who defied coronavirus isolation charged

South African police have charged two men with attempted murder for allegedly continuing to go out after they tested positive…

March 27, 2020

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