Africa’s COVID-19 cases pass 90,000 mark: Africa CDC
The number of confirmed COVID-19 positive cases across Africa rose from 88,172 on Tuesday to 91,598 as of Wednesday afternoon,
Djibouti’s COVID-19 cases surge to 1,828 as 210 new cases confirmed
Djibouti’s Ministry of Health on Wednesday announced 210 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the
UN chief calls for international action to help Africa in COVID-19 response
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called for international action to help Africa deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. “These are
Cameroon President Paul Biya breaks silence after two months of virus pandemic
Cameroon’s President Paul Biya has made a televised address to his people after more than two months of silence as
Rwanda to deploy robots in COVID-19 fight
Having successfully deployed drones in its fight against COVID-19, Rwanda is now enlisting five robots to bolster its response to
Prosecutor seeks transfer of Rwandan genocide suspect Kabuga to UN custody
International war crimes investigators have requested that Rwandan genocide suspect Felicien Kabuga, arrested last weekend, be transferred to United Nations
Voting underway in Burundi’s general elections
Burundi voters went to the polls on Wednesday to elect a new president, members of the National Assembly, and district
Kenya’s COVID-19 cases top 1,000 with record number of daily new infections
Kenya’s COVID-19 infections have surpassed 1,000 after the country reported its highest daily new infections on Wednesday. Cabinet Secretary in
W.H.O. admits shortcomings, welcomes review of COVID-19 response
The World Health Organization said it would launch an independent review of its response to the coronavirus pandemic. A resolution
Every day’s a Sunday as Kenya’s power demand drops
Kenya Electricity Generating Co. (KenGen), said on Wednesday demand for its electricity had dropped by about 8% due to restrictions