Over 5,000 South Africans repatriated during lockdown
South Africa has evacuated more than 5,000 from various parts of the world during lockdown, said the Minister of International
Kenya records highest number of new COVID-19 cases
Kenya have confirmed 80 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the highest number recorded since the beginning of
Egypt to offer coronavirus testing in all general hospitals
Egypt signalled an expansion of testing for the new coronavirus on Wednesday, announcing that all the country’s 320 general hospitals
Niger says West Africa is making progress in fight against extremists
West African states are making progress in their fight against Islamist militants even as they grapple with the coronavirus pandemic,
Burundi voting ends in calm despite fraud allegations
Voting in Burundi’s presidential election passed calmly on Wednesday despite simmering political violence, the coronavirus pandemic and the opposition accusing
Rwanda GDP growth to slow down in 2020 due to coronavirus
Rwanda’s economic growth is expected to slow to two percent this year from 9.4 percent in 2019 as the COVID-19
Uganda removes truck drivers from COVID-19 count, reduces national tally
Uganda’s Ministry of Health reduced the total number of COVID-19 cases in the country following an order by President Yoweri
IOC chief Bach says Games would be cancelled if not held in 2021
International Olympic Committee (IOC) chief Thomas Bach has said the Tokyo Games would have to be scrapped if the event
UNICEF seeks to help African children with online learning amid COVID-19
The UN children’s fund (UNICEF) on Wednesday announced a partnership deal with the mobile operator Airtel Africa to help provide
Tanzania reopens colleges, sports and tourism to resume as COVID-19 numbers drop
Tanzania’s President John Magufuli announced on Thursday that universities will be opened on June 1 as numbers of coronavirus cases