Tags GENERAL Ex-Chad leader temporarily released from jail due to COVID-19 A Senegal judge has granted Chad’s former dictator Hissene Habre two months’ leave from prison, where he is serving life
Tags GENERAL African leaders wish UK PM Boris Johnson a quick recovery African leaders have sent wishes of a quick recovery to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson as he battles COVID-19. The
Tags GENERAL Senegal: number of COVID-19 recoveries tops 100 Senegal’s Ministry of Health and Social Action said on Tuesday that 13 more patients have recovered from COVID-19, bringing the
Tags GENERAL COVID-19 lockdowns, curfews saving lives but ruining livelihoods In a dark ground-floor room in Lagos, dressmaker Kemi Adepoju gazes at a pile of dresses she has made
Tags GENERAL Thousands arrested in Zimbabwe for violating lockdown rules More than two thousand people have been arrested in Zimbabwe for contravening the regulations of the 21-day lockdown aimed at
Tags GENERAL Botswana president wants to extend COVID-19 state of emergency to six months Botswana’s parliament will convene on Wednesday to decide whether to extend the country’s COVID-19 state of emergency to six months.
Tags GENERAL U.S. says airstrike in Somalia killed senior al-Shabaab leader An airstrike conducted on April 2 by U.S. troops in Somalia is reported to have killed a senior al-Shabaab leader.
Tags GENERAL Zambian leader consoles British PM after hospitalization Zambian President Edgar Lungu on Tuesday expressed sadness over reports of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson being diagnosed with COVID-19.
Tags GENERAL Sudan’s COVID-19 infections rise to 14 with 2 new cases reported Sudan’s Health Ministry on Tuesday announced two new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country
Tags GENERAL Abiy, Putin hold telephone conversation over COVID-19 pandemic Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed held a telephone conversation on Tuesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the COVID-19 crisis.