Nigerian president’s chief of staff dies from COVID-19
The Nigerian president’s chief of staff, Abba Kyari, died on Friday after contracting the coronavirus. Kyari, who was in his
Namibia to close national parks but anti-poaching operations continue
Namibia to close national parks anti-poaching operations continue said all of its national parks will close from midnight on Friday
Kenya gears up for COVID-19 mass testing
The Kenyan government on Friday received 200,000 sampling and testing tubes from China, key to mass testing exercise. Minister for
Africa needs more than $200 billion to respond to pandemic, U.N. chief says
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday urged creditors to grant a debt standstill for all developing countries, not just
Rwanda uses drones to help catch lockdown lawbreakers.
Tech-savvy Rwanda is using drones to keep residents of the capital Kigali informed of coronavirus lockdown measures – and help
At least 300,000 Africans expected to die in pandemic~ U.N. agency
The COVID-19 pandemic will likely kill at least 300,000 Africans and risks pushing 29 million into extreme poverty, the U.N.
Tanzania’s number of COVID-19 cases rises sharply to 147
Tanzanian health authorities said 53 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 were recorded on Thursday and Friday bringing the total number
Uganda reports eight new COVID-19 recoveries
The Ugandan Ministry of Health on Thursday discharged eight more patients who have recovered from COVID-19 after treatment, bringing the
South African athletes with disabilities feel COVID-19 impact
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected all areas of life- sport is no exception. The spread of the coronavirus has had
Google to waive Ad fees as part of journalism relief effort
Google said Friday it would waive fees for publishers using its Ad Manager platform for the next five months as