Chad to stop taking part in regional anti-jihad operations
Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno has said his country’s troops, who have been deployed to fight jihadists in the Lake
Italy’s Conte extends lockdown by three weeks
Italy’s Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Friday announced a three-week extension of the country’s COVID-19 lockdown. Italy remains the most
Scores injured in Nairobi after COVID-19 food donation turns chaotic
Scores of people were injured in Kenya’s Kibera informal settlement area on Friday after a stampede erupted as thousands of
Global COVID-19 deaths surpass 100,000
COVID-19 deaths have now surpassed 100,000 globally as countries around the world continue to report new cases. The figure was
WHO confirms new DR Congo Ebola case hours before expected end of epidemic
Amidst the current COVID-19 pandemic, the Democratic Republic of Congo has reported a new Ebola case as it was counting
UN chief urges governments to cushion women from COVID-19 impact
The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged governments to device ways of cushioning women and girls from ‘devastating economic
Coronavirus in South Africa: 2003 cases reported, 24 deaths
According to the South African government, 2003 people have been infected with coronavirus cases. 24 have died and there have
Zambia records 2nd COVID-19 death
Zambia on Friday reported the second death from the COVID-19. The deceased was a 58-year man from Kafue town, south
Kenya’s COVID-19 cases rise to 189
Health CS Mutahi Kagwe on Friday announced that the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Kenya had risen to 189
Ethiopia expresses interest in traditional Chinese medicine to fight COVID-19
The Ethiopian government has expressed an interest in using traditions Chinese medicine to fight COVID-19. This follows a video conference