COVID-19

NEWS: Five hotels closed in Mbarara, as the Coronavirus cases in Uganda rise to 1,182

Authorities in Mbarara District have closed five inns in Mbarara City after reportedly accommodating two Covid-19 effective guests. The hotels…

August 3, 2020

New Zealand: Victoria goes into lockdown, state of disaster confirmed from tonight

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has announced a kingdom of catastrophe has been declared from 6pm on Sunday in addition to…

August 2, 2020

South Africa: Cases of Coronavirus top 500,000

South Africa on Sunday topped 500,000 cases of the novel coronavirus, stated the Health Ministry said. With 11,107 infections over…

August 2, 2020

Nigeria: Lagos eases coronavirus lockdown, reopening Places of worship

The governor of Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos stated on Saturday churches and mosques would reopen subsequent week as the authorities…

August 2, 2020

Business: Downsized Hajj Affects Somalia’s Livestock Trade

The Hajj, a time of celebration when Muslims journey to Mecca each year. A pilgrimage that economically benefits Somali cattle…

August 2, 2020

Cameroon: Army spearheads fight against Coronavirus – Guemo

Atonfack Guemo, the Defense Ministry’s head of communication, spoke to KnowAfrika, detailing the army's involvement in the combat towards the…

August 1, 2020

South Africa: Ribbons to remember Coronavirus victims

A church in South Africa is honouring the country's coronavirus victims by putting out white ribbons to mark each and…

August 1, 2020

Muslim faithfuls celebrate Eid amid COVID-19

The streets of Abidjan were almost empty on Friday for the Eid al-Adha celebrations that have been complicated by the…

July 31, 2020

Business: Oil edges higher as fears about sliding demand rise

Oil prices recovered in addition floor on Friday, after touching three-week lows in the previous session, responding to a document…

July 31, 2020

Coronavirus: Kenya turns a stadium in a makeshift hospital

Hospital body of workers gears up, for some other day treating COVID 19 patients. These past few days the quantity…

July 30, 2020

IMF loan payback: It’s a stupid economy

The current R70-billion loan by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to South Africa has been acquired with combined critiques via…

July 30, 2020

The World: Coronavirus surge slowing U.S. economic recovery – Fed chief

The surge in U.S. coronavirus cases is commencing to weigh on economic activity, the head of the Federal Reserve stated…

July 30, 2020

Africa Still in the Thick of Pandemic

Cases in Africa Rising COVID-19 still on the rise on the African continent, with a reported 860 000 plus confirmed…

July 29, 2020

Tourists flying to Seychelles after Aug. 1 re-opening must have recent COVID-19 test

All passengers coming to Seychelles from Aug. 1 when the airport opens for scheduled passenger flights ought to have proof…

July 29, 2020

The World: Five states in USA report one-day records for Covid-19 deaths

Five U.S. states in the South and West reported one-day records for coronavirus deaths on Tuesday and cases in Texas…

July 29, 2020

382 people repatriated from Saudi Arabia to Uganda

A complete of 382 Ugandans who have been stranded in Riyadh Saudi Arabia seeing that the closure of airports due…

July 29, 2020

NEWS: Former president of Tanzania Benjamin Mkapa suffered from malaria, not Covid-19 -family

Former Tanzanian president Benjamin Mkapa was suffering from malaria and died of a heart attack, his family said Sunday, scotching…

July 27, 2020

Nigeria: Muslims will Hold Eid Prayers in Open Spaces – El-Rufai

Governor Nasir El-Rufai has said that Eid prayers can preserve in open areas in Kaduna State but there will be…

July 27, 2020

NEWS: Morocco shuts down major cities after surge in Covid-19 cases

Morocco will quit people entering and leaving some of its biggest cities from nighttime to incorporate a surge in COVID-19…

July 27, 2020

NEWS: Covid-19 treatment center opens in Madagascar

Madagascar has launched a new coronavirus treatment center amid rising infections and hospitals being overwhelmed, the president said on Sunday.…

July 26, 2020

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