The Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN), the country’s premier Film Trade Association Body, has announced good news for cinema lovers on the occasion of the International Cinema Day. Opeyemi Ajayi, the chairman of the…
Rwanda reintroduces lockdown in parts of Kigali as…
A fresh surge in coronavirus cases prompted Rwanda’s government to place six areas of the capital, Kigali, back under a “total lockdown.” Kigali registered 21 new cases this month, the Ministry of Local Government said…
COVID-19: Kenya Airways loses $100 million in revenue
Kenya Airways has lost an estimated $100 million in revenue as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and related lockdowns, CEO Allan Kilavuka told reporters on Friday. “We don’t have the full picture of how…
Disinfection tunnels: a problematic COVID-19 invention?
Since the arrival of COVID-19 on the continent on February 14 in Egypt, there has been multi-layered concerns by experts and governments from fears of health systems being overwhelmed to the continent being muscled out…
Zimbabwe: Churches, chiefs join Covid-19 taskforce
Government has roped in other stakeholders such as churches and traditional leaders to sit on the Covid-19 taskforce as part of deliberate efforts to disseminate information about the pandemic to all Zimbabweans, Information, Publicity and…
Sports: Three TS Galaxy Players Test Positive For…
GladAfrica Championship outfit TS Galaxy have announced that three of their players have tested positive for Covid-19. After Kaizer Chiefs confirmed two positive results on Tuesday, Galaxy have become the latest club to be affected…
Health: South Africa to start first COVID-19 vaccine…
South Africa announced Tuesday that it will begin its first clinical trial this week for a vaccine against the novel coronavirus. Participants from across Africa will be vaccinated in the South African-led trial, researchers said…
Somaliland lifts all COVID-19 restrictions
Somaliland, a self-declared state in Somalia, announced Tuesday that it has removed all COVID-19 restrictions, including those on movement, social gatherings and businesses. Somaliland’s Vice President Abdirahman Saylici told local media in the capital Hargeisa…
COVID-19 cases in South Africa surpass 100,000
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in South Africa breached the 100,000 mark Monday after 4,288 new cases were reported, bringing the total number of infections to 101,590. “Regrettably, we report a further 61 COVID-19…
Health: Nigeria’s COVID-19 Cases Exceed 20,000
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 436 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 20,244. Twelve deaths were recorded from the virus on Sunday…
Media Watch: Kenya to consolidate spike in tech…
Kenya’s Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Innovation and Youth Affairs, Joe Mucheru, says use of technology spiked because of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, “we are working with the internet providers to ensure…
WHO restates harsh impact of COVID-19 on African…
The World Health Organization earlier this week (June 17) reiterated concerns over the rate at which covid-19 exposes women in Africa “to a higher risk of abuse and gender-based violence.” This comes after hundreds of…
WHO Regional Office for Africa: It is difficult…
As African countries face an increased threat from COVID-19, the Extraordinary China-Africa Summit on Solidarity against COVID-19 was held on June 17 to promote mutual support. With renewed commitment in cooperation and multilateralism, leaders are…
Morocco’s management of Covid19
Morocco’s virus management has been noticed and praised in Europe. Very early the kingdom took the decision to close its borders and set up guidelines for the supply, manufacture and distribution of masks. There was…
NEWS: Ghana is the fourth-highest country with confirmed…
The West African country's death toll also is 70 with 4,548 recoveries so far. But the country is also the fourth-highest in terms of COVID-19 cases recorded in Africa, according to the Africa Centres for…
Egypt prioritizes hygiene amid plans to welcome foreign…
Egyptian Minister of Tourism and Antiquities says that the country is “laying the groundwork for tourists” to find the country in tiptop hygienic state as Egypt gears up to welcome back tourists. Tourists have been…
China pledges to supply any Covid-19 vaccine to…
China has pledged to supply any vaccine against Coronavirus to African first free of charge. China is leading the race to develop a Covid-19 vaccine and its scientists are largely pinning their hopes on a…
Business: Junior miners fight for survival in COVID-19…
While the mining industry overall was hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic, it is junior miners who sustained the heaviest blows - with some fighting to survive as their viability is threatened. The mining sector…
Close to 4,000 school girls impregnated in Kenya…
Kenya has reported a sudden surge in teen pregnancies in one single county over a period of five months thus threatening to cut short the pursuit for education among school-going girls. Machakos county, located in…
