Lesotho’s Prime Minister deploys army into the streets to ‘restore law and order’
Lesotho Prime Minister Thomas Thabane has placed the country under what some claim to be martial law. The army has
23 killed and several injured in DRC flash floods
At least 23 people were killed and dozens of others injured on Friday by floods in the Democratic Republic of
South Africa’s President Ramaphosa rejects calls to lift alcohol sale ban
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said earlier in the week that alcohol sale ban will remain in place during the
African Center for Disease Control race to fill corona-virus test gap
The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is planning to distribute a million COVID-19 test kits from next week
Malawi court blocks government from starting a 21-day virus lock-down
A Malawi high court on Friday granted a temporary injunction against the the government’s 21-day corona virus lock down period
Rwanda extends lockdown to April 30 as COVID-19 cases hit 143
The Rwanda government has extended the country’s lockdown to April 30, as the number of confirmed coronavirus cases continue to
Nigerian president’s chief of staff dies from COVID-19
The Nigerian president’s chief of staff, Abba Kyari, died on Friday after contracting the coronavirus. Kyari, who was in his
Kenya gears up for COVID-19 mass testing
The Kenyan government on Friday received 200,000 sampling and testing tubes from China, key to mass testing exercise. Minister for
Namibia to close national parks but anti-poaching operations continue
Namibia to close national parks anti-poaching operations continue said all of its national parks will close from midnight on Friday
Africa needs more than $200 billion to respond to pandemic, U.N. chief says
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday urged creditors to grant a debt standstill for all developing countries, not just