Cuba sends 216 doctors to help South Africa battle COVID-19
Cuba sent 216 healthcare workers to South Africa on Saturday to help in the fight against COVID-19. South Africa is
Talk Africa: COVID-19 and the urban poor
COVID-19 has exposed gross inequalities among the world’s societies. Early analysis of potential infection and mortality shows that the poor
Talk Africa: Africa’s mixed bag – COVID-19
It’s now just over six weeks since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. Since that announcement on
Talk Africa: COVID-19 and Food Security
The COVID -19 Pandemic continues to wreak unprecedented devastation across the world on populations, and also on healthcare systems and
Three killed, three injured following heavy rains in Rwanda
Three people were killed and three others were injured on Friday following heavy rains that have hit several parts of
Tunisia receives drones from China to aid COVID-19 fight
The Ministry of Health and the COVID-19 Task Force in Tunisia have received Chinese drones, equipped with temperature sensors and
Ethiopia reports one new COVID-19 case, 12 recoveries
Ethiopia has reported 123 confirmed coronavirus following the confirmation of one new case, the Minister of Health Lia Tadesse said
Nigeria’s governors seek to make face masks compulsory in public
Nigerian state governors have asked President Muhammadu Buhari to approve the compulsory use of face masks in public as confirmed
South Africa seeking $5bn from multilateral lenders to fight virus
South Africa is seeking 95 billion rand ($4.99 billion) from multilateral lenders to help it fight the COVID-19 pandemic, a
Algeria reports 129 new COVID-19 cases, 3,256 in total
Algeria on Saturday reported 129 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number in the North