South Africa extends lockdown to end of April
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has extended the country’s lockdown for two weeks, a move aimed at stemming the spread
IOM: More than 200 illegal immigrants rescued off Libyan coast
More than 200 illegal immigrants were rescued off the Libyan coast on Thursday, said the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
African leaders rally around WHO head after Trump criticism
African leaders have rallied around the Ethiopian head of the World Health Organization (WHO) after U.S. President Donald Trump criticised
Djibouti confirms 1st COVID-19 related death
The Djibouti Ministry of Health on Thursday announced the country’s first COVID-19 related death. In a press statement, the ministry
South Africa’s rand weakens as coronavirus jitters linger
South Africa’s rand weakened against the dollar early on Thursday as the COVID-19 outbreak hurts the country’s recession-hit economy, even
Ethiopia eyes replicating China’s successes in applying traditional medicine to contain COVID-19
The Ethiopian government on Thursday expressed its keen interest to replicate China’s positive experience in terms of effectively applying traditional
Some African countries heading for coronavirus peak in weeks: WHO
Some African countries could see a peak in coronavirus cases in the coming weeks and testing should be urgently increased
Nigeria ready to give citizens two months of free electricity
The Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors (ANED) has aligned with the federal government to provide a two-month period of free
Djibouti confirms first COVID-19 related death
The Ministry of Health in Djibouti on Thursday announced the country’s first COVID-19 related death. In a press statement, the ministry
12 people have since recovered from COVID-19 in Kenya
Since the detection of the coronavirus in Kenya on March 12, the East African country has so far recorded a