BREAKING: Sierra Leone confirms first case of COVID-19
Sierra Leone has become the latest African country to confirm the presence of COVID-19 in its territory, with the announcement
EU launches new naval mission to police Libya arms embargo
The European Union announced Tuesday the launch of a new naval mission in the Mediterranean Sea aimed at enforcing the
Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases soar to 131
Nigeria’s center for disease control on Monday night reported 20 new confirmed cases of the COVID-19 pandemic, bringing the total
Tunisia reports 50 new cases of COVID-19, 362 in total
Tunisian Health Ministry has reported 50 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country
South African President defends national lock-down against COVID-19
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday defended the 21-day national lock-down against the corona-virus pandemic which began on midnight
Botswana declares emergency, confirms first 3 cases of COVID-19
Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi said on Tuesday that the government would declare a state of public emergency for the purpose
Mali goes to the polls despite coronavirus fears
Citizens of Mali are voting in long-delayed parliamentary elections a day after the country’s first coronavirus death. The poll has
Virus prevention measures turn violent in parts of Africa
South African police said on Monday a policeman and security guard had shot a man dead during the coronavirus
Zimbabwe police patrol streets as lockdown takes effect
Zimbabwe on Monday began enforcing a three-week lockdown in its fight against coronavirus after the disease left one person dead
Ex-Congo President Yhombi Opango dies of Covid-19
Former Republic of Congo president Jacques Joaquim Yhombi Opango died in France on Monday of the new coronavirus (Covid-19), his