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…
Breaking: South African health workers sound alarm bells…
Health workers across South Africa’s two southernmost provinces have been struggling with a surge in coronavirus patients as the country hurtles towards an expected disease peak in July. “The numbers have been increasing daily —…
Ghana coronavirus: 12,193 cases; health insurance boss infected
Ghana is West Africa’s most impacted nation behind Nigeria, at a point in May 2020, Ghana led the regional case load. June has started with progressive lifting of more virus restrictions. President Akufo-Addo in his…
South Africa’s Covid-19 cases now at 73 533,…
South Africa's confirmed Covid-19 cases have increased by 3495 to 70 038 over the past 24 hours, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said on Monday. The country also recorded a further 88 Covid-19-related deaths. The total…
COVID-19 : China locks down 10 more areas…
China on Monday sealed 10 more neighbourhoods in Beijing after a spate of fresh coronavirus cases linked to a food market sparked fears of a new wave of infection, KnowAfrika reported. Authorities on Saturday had…
NEWS: Tunisia has beaten coronavirus: prime minister
Tunisian Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh announced Sunday that the country has achieved a victory against the novel coronavirus as it has recorded almost no new new cases. Fakhfakh made the statement on a local TV…
Botswana’s capital city Gaborone back on lockdown
Botswana’s capital city Gaborone has returned to a total lockdown following an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases. The city reinstated its strict containment measures starting midnight on Friday until further notice, as announced…
Health: Ghana’s health minister diagnosed with coronavirus
Ghana's Health Minister Kwaku Agyeman Manu tested positive of the coronavirus, according to local media Sunday. Kwaku Agyeman Manu is recovering at a hospital and is in stable condition, said reports. More than 11,000 patients…
Africa’s coronavirus cases exceed 235,000
Africa's coronavirus cases rose to 235,695 as 8,096 new cases were reported across the continent Sunday. The death toll stands at 6,281 as 201 fatalities were recorded in the last 24 hours. The number of…
Business: As lockdown fuels food shortages, Africa goes…
In between her shifts, Zimbabwean nurse Sinothando Mpofu used to go to Bulawayo’s open-air markets to buy tomatoes and cabbages for her family – until the country’s coronavirus lockdown closed all stalls. Mpofu worried about…
Morocco zoned as virus restrictions are eased
The Moroccan government has eased restrictive measures imposed to curb coronavirus infections. Prime Minister Saad Dine El Othmani briefed parliament on Wednesday. He stated that restrictions in major cities will, however, be maintained. In accordance…
COVID-19 claims 35 more lives in Egypt
The novel coronavirus claimed 35 more lives in Egypt on Thursday, taking the tally to 1,377, according to the Health Ministry. The ministry said in a statement that 1,442 new cases were diagnosed, bringing the…
DR Congo starts Ebola vaccinations after new outbreak
The Democratic Republic of Congo has begun administering Ebola vaccinations in an effort to curb the spread of the virus which resurfaced in the country recently. With the help of various partners, vaccination begun over…
Nigeria coronavirus: 12,233 cases; good 100 days since…
Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, became the third African country to record over 10,000 cases of COVID-19. The milestone was reached on May 31 when 307 new cases took its tally to 10,162. As Africa’s…
Botswana coronavirus: final ‘day of prayer’ amid health…
Botswana remains one of Africa’s least impacted countries, one of a handful with less than 100 cases of COVID-19. Government has in the past month taken drastic measures including a strict lockdown. President Eric Masisi…
Coronavirus cases nears 180K in Africa
Confirmed coronavirus cases neared the 180,000 mark Saturday in Africa, according to a tracker. Data from Worldometer recorded 4,942 deaths from the pandemic on the continent. A total of 7,126 new cases were registered in…
Kenya: Lockdown poverty exposes African sex workers to…
Peninah Wanjiru wasn’t really one to take chances. Her friends said the 35-year-old Kenyan sex worker was careful how she conducted business at her home in Majengo, an informal settlement on the outskirts of Nairobi,…
Health: Uganda’s Coronavirus cases rise to 507
Uganda on Wednesday said 18 more people had tested positive for Covid-19 as the country’s tally of confirmed cases rose to 507. Four of the new cases are truck drivers who arrived from South Sudan…
Breaking: Zimbabwe tightens lockdown as virus cases spike
Zimbabwe has tightened restrictions in a bid to curtail spread of the coronavirus as cases spike. On Tuesday, security forces cleared Harare’s city centre as they turned back commuters and motorists. “They are searching the…
