Kenya announces mass testing for COVID-19 for truck drivers
The Kenyan government will begin targeted mass testing of truck drivers after some Kenyan drivers tested positive for the virus.
FIFA proposes five substitutions per match once football returns
World football governing body FIFA has proposed to allow teams make up to five substitutions per game to enable players
French GP cancelled, British GP to be held without fans
The French Grand Prix was called off after organisers said they were unable to hold the event due to a
COVID-19 war balloons Africa’s spending
Africa continues to record new COVID-19 infections even as governments ramp up efforts to curb further spread of the disease.
Healthy again, Johnson says too risky to relax lockdown yet
U.K Prime Minister Boris Johnson returned to work on Monday after recovering from COVID-19 with a warning that it was
Ghana extends ban on social gatherings by 14 days to combat COVID-19
Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo announced a two-week extension of a ban on social gatherings to intensify efforts against
Kenya’s Machakos County turns local stadium into COVID-19 isolation facility
Kenya’s Machakos County has converted a local stadium into a makeshift isolation facility to help in the fight against COVID-19.
Egypt’s COVID-19 infections rise to 4,534 with 317 deaths: ministry
Egypt confirmed on Sunday 215 new cases and 10 deaths of COVID-19, raising the total number of cases registered in
Burundi vote campaign begins in shadow of violence and COVID-19
Burundi’s political parties started campaigning for next month’s presidential elections on Monday despite opposition accusations of intimidation and the global
Sub-Saharan Africa’s growth forecast at -5.1% in 2020: World Bank
Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa is forecast to be negative at -5.1 percent for 2020 compared to the 2.4 percent