Head-on collision kills 18, injures 15 in Tanzania
At least 18 people were killed and 15 others seriously injured on Wednesday in a head-on collision between a mini-bus
Uganda targets trucking industry in stepped up fight against COVID-19
Two cross-border cargo truck drivers in Uganda have tested positive for COVID-19, as the country shifts its attention to avoiding
Coronavirus cases in S. Africa rise to 2,415
The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa has risen to 2,415, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said on
COVID-19 lockdowns and curfews are choking off food supply in parts of Africa
In a pre-dawn raid in food-starved Zimbabwe, police enforcing a coronavirus lockdown confiscated and destroyed 3 tons of fresh fruit
Malawi to go into three-week lockdown
Malawi joined other southern African nations in announcing a three-week lockdown on Tuesday to curb the spread of coronavirus. “If
President Kagame: Rwanda’s economy will thrive post COVID-19
The Rwandan economy will continue to do well post COVID-19, despite the current slowdown during the containment period, President Paul
Rwanda to receive $11 million debt relief from IMF
Rwanda is set to receive about 11 million U.S. dollars in debt service relief from the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
South Africa cuts funding to struggling SAA
The South African government told specialists appointed to try to save struggling carrier South African Airways (SAA) that it was
U.N chief says ‘it’s no time’ to cut WHO funding, as Trump halts funds
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday halted funding to the World Health Organization over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic,
Dozens arrested in Cameroon for disregarding COVID-19 guidelines
Dozens of people were arrested on Monday and Tuesday in Cameroon’s commercial capital Douala for disregarding guidelines on fighting COVID-19