Tags GENERAL COVID-19 infections near 600,000 globally: Johns Hopkins The number of infections from the coronavirus globally approached 650,000, according to a tally by the Johns Hopkins University. The
Tags GENERAL Italy records second consecutive daily drop in COVID-19 deaths Italy on Sunday reported 756 deaths from the coronavirus representing a second straight day in which the number of deaths
Tags GENERAL Somali army kills 142 Al-Shabaab militants during operation The Somali National Army said on Sunday that 142 Al-Shabaab militants had been killed, 29 injured and 18 arrested during an
Tags GENERAL Zambia reports 29 COVID-19 cases as one more confirmed Zambia on Sunday recorded one new COVID-19 case, bringing the total number of cases to 29. The new case is
Tags GENERAL Kenya reports four new COVID-19 cases Kenya registered four new cases of the coronavirus, the Cabinet Secretary in the Ministry of Health Mutahi Kagwe announced on
Tags GENERAL Sharing of information, resources vital to COVID-19 fight Chinese President Xi Jinping’s speech during the virtual summit of the G20 leaders continues to draw reactions across Africa. In
Tags GENERAL Economist weighs in on G20 Virtual Summit The virtual G20 Leaders’ Summit was convened to discuss the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. At the meeting, all
Tags GENERAL Mali holds election despite COVID-19 concerns and kidnapping of opposition leader Mali held its long-delayed parliamentary election on Sunday despite an insurgency in its central and northern regions, concerns about coronavirus
Tags GENERAL AfDB launches $3 billion “Fight COVID-19” social bond The African Development Bank (AfDB) announced that it had raised $3 billion in a three-year bond to help ease the
Tags GENERAL Rwanda to downgrade genocide commemoration amid outbreak: official Rwanda’s 26th commemoration of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi will take place, but with limited events to be held