South Africa’s rand weakens as coronavirus jitters linger
South Africa’s rand weakened against the dollar early on Thursday as the COVID-19 outbreak hurts the country’s recession-hit economy, even
Some African countries heading for coronavirus peak in weeks: WHO
Some African countries could see a peak in coronavirus cases in the coming weeks and testing should be urgently increased
Ethiopia eyes replicating China’s successes in applying traditional medicine to contain COVID-19
The Ethiopian government on Thursday expressed its keen interest to replicate China’s positive experience in terms of effectively applying traditional
Nigeria ready to give citizens two months of free electricity
The Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors (ANED) has aligned with the federal government to provide a two-month period of free
Djibouti confirms first COVID-19 related death
The Ministry of Health in Djibouti on Thursday announced the country’s first COVID-19 related death. In a press statement, the ministry
12 people have since recovered from COVID-19 in Kenya
Since the detection of the coronavirus in Kenya on March 12, the East African country has so far recorded a
Without tourists, Africa’s conservationists brace for the worst
The orphaned baby elephants ambled in for their morning feed at Kenya’s Sheldrick Wildlife Trust (SWT), but the hundreds of
Kenya coffee growers hit as lockdowns close global coffee shops
Kenya coffee farmers and dealers have been hard hit by the novel coronavirus pandemic. Coffee exporter Jackson Kanampiu is among
Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi and all MPs in quarantine
Botswana is placing its entire cabinet and MPs in quarantine after a health worker screening legislators for coronavirus was found
Senegal Health Ministry: Almost half of our confirmed COVID-19 cases cured
Senegalese Ministry of Health and Social Action said on Thursday that ten more patients were cured of COVID-19, bringing the