Tags GENERAL Madagascar to deploy soldiers, doctors to eastern city amid COVID-19 fears The Malagasy government will deploy soldiers and doctors to the eastern city of Toamasina, where two people died of COVID-19,
Tags GENERAL Moroccan authorities seize 3 tons of cannabis Moroccan authorities announced on Monday that they have foiled smuggling of three tons of cannabis near the city of Guelmim
Tags GENERAL Burundi’s ruling party candidate, Evariste Ndayishimiye, wins presidential election Evariste Ndayishimiye, a retired general, is the apparent winner in Burundi’s presidential election held last week. Ndayishimiye, the ruling party’s
Tags GENERAL South Africa to start human trial for COVID-19 rapid breath test in June South African researchers, in cooperation with their U.S. counterparts, will start a ground-breaking human trial for COVID-19 rapid breath test
Tags GENERAL Africa Day: UN chief reiterates support for Africa in COVID-19 fight United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres reiterated his support for Africa in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in his Africa
Tags GENERAL AU plans to raise 1 million USD for COVID-19 response fund on Africa Day The African Union (AU) said it is to raise one million U.S. dollars on Monday for its COVID-19 response fund,
Tags GENERAL Mauritius registers two new COVID-19 cases Mauritius has registered two new cases of COVID-19, the first since 26 April, involving two people recently repatriated from India
Tags GENERAL Idris Elba to host Africa Day Concert with Africa’s superstars. British actor Idris Elba together with ViacomCBS Networks Africa and YouTube will host an Africa Day benefit concert with Africa’s
Tags GENERAL Nigeria’s economy expands 1.87pc in the first quarter Nigeria’s economy grew 1.87 percent in the first three months of 2020 from a year earlier, the statistics office said
Tags GENERAL Uganda confirms 14 new COVID-19 cases Uganda’s Ministry of Health on Monday reported 14 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the