COVID-19

Guinea’s Conde addresses coronavirus after voting in contested referendum

Guinea’s President Alpha Condé on Sunday cast his ballot in parliamentary polls and disputed constitution referendum in the capital, Conakry.…

March 23, 2020

DRC’s Virunga National park shuts to public due to COVID-19

Animal lovers will have to wait a little while to see gorillas in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Virunga…

March 23, 2020

Cuba despatches doctors, nurses to COVID-19 ravaged Italy

Cuba said it has dispatched a brigade of doctors and nurses to Italy to help in the fight against the…

March 22, 2020

COVID-19: South African Airways suspends internal flights

South African Airways (SAA) said on Friday that it would immediately suspend all intercontinental flights until the end of May…

March 21, 2020

Mauritania enforces curfew

The government of Mauritania has imposed a night curfew to prevent spread of the coronavirus after two cases were confirmed.…

March 21, 2020

COVID-19: Mombasa awaits tests of eight people

Mombasa county is bracing for tough measures meant to curb coronavirus as authorities await the results of samples taken from…

March 20, 2020

Trabzonspor threatened me before my contract was terminated – Mikel Obi

Former Super Eagles Midfielder John Mikel Obi has revealed that Trabzonspor president asked him to delete his Instagram post criticizing…

March 20, 2020

COVID-19:Africa must ‘prepare for the worst now’ – WHO

Africa should “prepare for the worst” as the coronavirus begins to spread locally, the World Health Organization’s director-general said Wednesday,…

March 19, 2020

Olympics could be moved or delayed – Coe

World athletics chief Sebastian Coe admitted on Thursday that the Tokyo Olympics could be moved to later in the year…

March 19, 2020

Man beaten to death in Kenya by mob of youths

A suspected coronavirus sufferer in Kenya was beaten by a group of youths armed with stones and later died in…

March 19, 2020

City of Tshwane closes amenities amid worldwide outbreak of COVID-19

The City of Tshwane has announced the closure of amenities in its bid to minimise the spread of the highly…

March 18, 2020

CAF suspends CHAN 2020 over COVID-19

The Championship of African Nations, CHAN 2020 scheduled to start in Cameroon next month will no longer take place due…

March 18, 2020

COVID-19 hits 27 countries in Africa

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says there are now over 300 confirmed cases of Coronavirus in Africa. WHO Regional Office…

March 17, 2020

Shopping malls fight to protect clients amid COVID-19

Shopping malls in the Nairobi have rolled out plans to limit coronavirus exposure to visitors and ensure businesses remain afloat.…

March 14, 2020

Rwanda confirms COVID-19 first case

Rwanda has confirmed its first case of coronavirus, an Indian citizen who arrived in the East African nation from Mumbai…

March 14, 2020

COVID-19 Victor Moses in danger, asked to leave hotel

Former Super Eagles of Nigeria winger, Victor Moses, has been evicted from his hotel in Milan, Italy, according to Sportmediaset.…

March 14, 2020

COVID-19: Uganda restricts travel from 16 countries

Uganda has restricted visitors from some countries with what it terms high cases of coronavirus, including China, France, Germany, Iran,…

March 13, 2020

World Football Summit in Africa rescheduled

In the light of the ‘COVID-19’ outbreak, which has been officially declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization…

March 12, 2020

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