WHO sees first results from COVID-19 drug trials within a fortnight
The World Health Organization expects initial results within two weeks from clinical trials it is conducting of drugs that might
Ghana minister resigns after breaching coronavirus measures
Ghana’s deputy trade and industry minister Carlos Kingsley Ahenkorah has resigned for violating coronavirus self-isolation measures after testing positive for
Sierra Leone doctors’ strike leaves COVID-19 patients stranded
Doctors treating COVID-19 patients in Sierra Leone went on strike on Thursday over unpaid bonuses, leaving patients in some of
Zimbabwe’s COVID-19 cases rise to 617
Zimbabwe reported 12 new COVID-19 cases Thursday, bringing the country’s total to 617, the Ministry of Health and Child Care
Egypt receives 313 tourists amid flight resumption
Egypt received two flights carrying 313 tourists from Switzerland and Belarus on Thursday, the second day of Egypt’s international flight
Attackers on motorbikes kill 32 Malian villagers
At least 32 civilians were killed in central Mali when unidentified armed men on motorbikes attacked ethnic Dogon farming villages
Senegal’s COVID-19 cases surpass 7,000 mark
Four months after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic on March 2 in Senegal, the country’s confirmed cases surpassed the
South African president extends troop deployment to help enforce COVID-19 lockdown
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has decided to extend troop deployment across the country to help enforce COVID-19 lockdown restrictions,
102 illegal immigrants rescued off western Libyan coast
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Thursday that the Libyan Coast Guard had rescued 102 illegal immigrants, including women
Dubai Police hands over Nigerian Instagram scamster to FBI in the US
Nigerian Instagram scamster Hushpuppi has been handed over to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in the US, Dubai Police said