Tunisia secures $743 million loan from IMF to counter effects of coronavirus
Tunisia secured a $743 million loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday to help counter the economic effects
Ethiopia confirms four new COVID-19 cases
Ethiopia has confirmed four new cases of COVID-19, bring the country’s total number to 69. The new cases were announced
COVID-19 cases in Nigeria rise to 305
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Nigeria has risen to 305 after 17 more people tested positive for the
Ebola patient dies in Congo, first case in 50 days
The first person to contract Ebola in Democratic Republic of Congo in more than 50 days has died, the government
Libya closes coronavirus hospital amid attacks
Libya’s UN-backed government says it has suspended activity at one of the main hospitals in the capital, Tripoli, which has
Lebanon seizes 25 tonnes of hashish to be smuggled to Africa
Lebanese police have seized about 25 tonnes of hashish that were set to be smuggled to an African state,
Botswana MPs moved into government supervised quarantine after breaching isolation order
Earlier this week, Botswana’s government announced that all lawmakers were supposed to observe a period of quarantine for COVID-19. The Director
Moroccan companies begin ventilator production
Morocco has started manufacturing its own ventilators with oxygen masks, with 500 expected to be ready by mid-April to
Zimbabwean sues government to end lockdown over alleged abuse
Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights is petitioning the High Court to have the coronavirus lockdown overturned after police allegedly unleashed
Somalia confirms nine more COVID-19 cases
Nine additional COVIDー19 cases have been confirmed in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu. Six people contracted the virus from individuals already