Nigeria and its neighbours have committed to deploying more troops against Islamic sect, Boko Haram.
Nigeria commits to deploying more troops to fight militants
Recent
South Africa concerned over surge in COVID-19 infections in Gauteng province
The South African government raised concern over the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in the country’s Gauteng Province as the Ministry of Health announced...
Burundi buckles down on COVID-19 fight , begins screening
Burundi launched a campaign of mass screening for COVID-19 on Monday, indicating that the new president is changing policies to more assertively combat the...
Africa’s top publisher to close South African publications
South Africa’s Naspers plans to lay off more than 500 employees and close a number of newspapers and magazines, including leading weekly tabloid the...
Opinion
Opinion: COVID-19 Response is Everyone’s Business
By Dr. Githinji Gitahi and Edwin Macharia
The specter of COVID-19 has developed from a public health emergency to a global economic crisis. In Africa,...
Opinion: Morocco’s plan to defeat COVID-19
On March 2, Morocco registered the first positive coronavirus patient on its soil. Since then, the country has embarked on a real race against...
Opinion: How Chinese President Xi is commanding the country’s fight against COVID-19
President Xi Jinping stressed that the country would resolutely win the people’s war against coronavirus. He visited a residential community, a hospital and a...