Tags GENERAL New polio outbreak in Niger after vaccination suspended: UN Niger has been struck by a new outbreak of polio, following the suspension of immunization activities during the COVID-19 pandemic,
Tags GENERAL Gates Foundation, TikTok pledge $20 million to help Africa fight COVID-19 The response to the COVID-19 pandemic in lower-income countries in Africa received a boost after Gavi, the vaccine alliance, received
Tags GENERAL Kenya’s growth to decline if COVID-19 disruptions persist: World Bank Kenya’s gross domestic product (GDP) is forecast to significantly decline in 2020 due to the negative impact of the COVID-19
Tags GENERAL Coronavirus: Senegal’s social services supports the homeless In Senegal, over 8-hundred cases of the coronavirus have been reported. Nine people have also died from the disease, prompting
Tags GENERAL Kenya records 10 more COVID-19 cases as total hits 384 Ten more people in Kenya have tested positive for the coronavirus, raising the total number of confirmed cases to 384.
Tags GENERAL Tunisia football team complex turned into COVID-19 patient center The Tunisia Football Federation has committed the national team’s modern center to hosting hundreds of COVID-19 patients and quarantined people
Tags GENERAL Uganda restricts truckers on busy trade route to curb coronavirus Uganda has stepped up restrictions on trucks passing through its territory – limiting them to one driver and banning
Tags GENERAL Senegal launches food aid program for 1 mln families affected by COVID-19 The Senegalese government on Tuesday launched a food aid distribution operation to help 1 million vulnerable households affected by COVID-19.
Tags GENERAL Algerian footballer says AFCON 2021 should be postponed or cancelled Algerian footballer Adlene Guedioura believes the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations should be postponed or cancelled in the wake of
Tags GENERAL Kenya confirms 11 new COVID-19 cases as tally rises to 374 Kenya’s Ministry of Health on Tuesday confirmed 11 new COVID-19 cases, increasing the total number to 374. Rashid Aman, the