Mali goes to the polls despite coronavirus fears
Citizens of Mali are voting in long-delayed parliamentary elections a day after the country’s first coronavirus death. The poll has
Virus prevention measures turn violent in parts of Africa
South African police said on Monday a policeman and security guard had shot a man dead during the coronavirus
Zimbabwe police patrol streets as lockdown takes effect
Zimbabwe on Monday began enforcing a three-week lockdown in its fight against coronavirus after the disease left one person dead
President of Mozambique declares state of emergency
President of Mozambique Filipe Nyusi on Monday declared a state of emergency due to COVID-19 for 30 days, starting from
Ex-Congo President Yhombi Opango dies of Covid-19
Former Republic of Congo president Jacques Joaquim Yhombi Opango died in France on Monday of the new coronavirus (Covid-19), his
Sierra Leone lifts ban on pregnant schoolgirls
Sierra Leone has overturned a ban on pregnant girls attending school. Through a statement by the Ministry of Education the
Africa’s megacity Lagos braces for two-week coronavirus lockdown
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari’s announcement imposing a 14-day lockdown on sub-Saharan Africa’s biggest city triggered a last-minute rush on Monday
Van Gogh painting stolen from Dutch museum during coronavirus shutdown: ANP
A Vincent Van Gogh painting has been stolen from the Singer Laren Museum in the Netherlands in a night-time raid,
Guinea reports six new COVID-19 cases including minister of public works
Sakoba Keita, director of Guinea’s National Health Security Agency (ANSS), announced on Monday six new confirmed cases of COVID-19 including
Senegal reports 20 new COVID-19 cases, total now at 162
Senegal on Monday reported 20 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the country’s total confirmed cases to 162. The 20 new