Ghanaian President, Nana Akufo-Addo, has disclosed how a man who works at a fish-processing factory in Ghana’s Atlantic seafront city of Tema infected 533 other workers at the facility with the COVID-19 President Nana Akufo-Addo made the announcement during a nationwide address yesterday night. He further lifted the three weeks restriction on movement in other … Read more
Zambia has recorded 100 new COVID-19 cases within 24-hours of lifting the lockdown order in the country. President Edgar Lungu had reopened the economy after citing adverse economic and humanitarian effects of the coronavirus-induced lockdown on the country. As of yesterday, Zambia had recorded a total of 252 coronavirus cases including 7 deaths and 112 recoveries. … Read more
Up to 190,000 people in Africa could die of coronavirus in the first year of the pandemic if containment measures fail, the World Health Organisation warned on Thursday. The UN health agency cited a new study by its regional office in Brazzaville which found that between 83,000 and 190,000 could die and 29 to 44 … Read more
Reverend Christian Kwabena Andrews, popularly known as Osofo Kyiri Abosom, has revealed what will happen if churches are not reopened by next week. Kwabena who is also the 2020 Presidential aspirant on the ticket of the Ghana Union Movement (GUM) warned Ghanian president, Nana Akuffo Addo that God will pour severe consequences on the leaders, … Read more
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday revealed that the number of coronavirus cases across the African continent has reached 49,121, with 1,956 related deaths. According to the organisation’s statistics, COVID-19 has reached all 54 African countries and only nine of them have yet to register any fatalities from the disease. READ ALSO : Two … Read more
President John Magufuli of Tanzania has ordered a probe on the country’s COVID-19 test kits after goat and pawpaw tested positive for coronavirus. President Magufuli while speaking at an event in Chato in the northwest of Tanzania, revealed that the COVID-19 testing kits which had been imported from abroad had “technical errors”. Magufuli said he … Read more
Togo’s President Faure Gnassingbe was inaugurated on Sunday at a ceremony that was minimized to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. Some 200 guests – all wearing face masks and practicing social distancing – attended the ceremony. With borders closed, it was only attended by diplomats already in the country. The televised ceremony was … Read more
The management of Keroche Breweries have announced the death of Tecra Muigai, the daughter of Kenyan billionaire and Keroche Breweries Chairman, Joseph Karanja. Tecra Muigai who was the Strategy and Innovation Director at Keroche Breweries, died in a fatal accident on Saturday, May 2nd 2020. “As we begin preparation for her final send-off we ask … Read more
A Nigerian student identified as Muhammad Sani Adams from Kano has been locked up in a Ugandan isolation centre even after testing negative for Coronavirus. He was first stopped by Ugandan immigration officers on his way to Kenya to board Kenyan Airways to Nigeria. The officers now demanded a bribe of 3m shillings (N300k). As … Read more
Donations have poured in to support a poor Kenyan widow based in Mombasa identified as Peninah Bahti Kitsao, who pretended to be cooking for her 8 children but was actually boiling stones. Before the outbreak of Coronavirus, Peninah worked as a laundry woman and was able to gather enough money to feed her family, but … Read more
Two prison guards and five inmates died during an attempted jail break and ensuing riot in Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown on Wednesday, the police said. The colonial-era prison, Pademba Road Prison was set ablaze Wednesday morning by inmates6quitey6p and security officers was dispatched to secure the scene. Details about the cause of the violence were … Read more
Ghana has confirmed 271 new cases of Coronavirus just a week after lifting lockdown in Accra and Kumasi, the country’s two largest cities. According to Ghana Web, Ghana Health Service (GHS) confirmed the 271 new cases on Sunday to take their total number to 1,550. A new death from the disease was also recorded. The … Read more
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, on Thursday said his government would gradually start easing coronavirus lockdown restrictions from May 1. He said the government had developed an approach that determined the measures that should be in place based on the direction of the pandemic in the country. As part of this approach, there will be … Read more
Former Arsenal star, Emmanuel Adebayor, has said he is not moved to donate to his country, Togo, in the fight against COVID-19. Some fans had called on Adebayor, 36, who plays for Olimpia in Paraguay to make donations to help in the battle against the pandemic. Earlier this month, former Chelsea forward Didier Drogba offered … Read more
The Presidents of West African countries under the aegis of ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government have appointed President Muhammadu Buhari as Champion of the COVID-19 response. President Buhari’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. He explained that the appointment took place at the … Read more
A man in Mozambique has reportedly been beaten to death by two police officers after the threatened to film them playing football, BBC reports. The victim, identified as Abdul Razak, 44, was said to have confronted the officers on Sunday in the Munhava area of Beira, one of the largest city in the Southern African … Read more
The World Health Organization (WHO) has said there is no proof of a cure for Covid-19 after Madagascar’s president has launched a herbal coronavirus “cure”. The country’s national medical academy (Anamem) has also cast doubt on the efficacy of Andry Rajoelina’s touted prevention and remedy. It said it had the potential to damage people’s health … Read more
More than 180,000 people in the world have died from the novel coronavirus, nearly two-thirds of them in Europe, since it emerged in China last December, according to an AFP tally based on official sources. In total, 180,289 deaths have been recorded worldwide for 2,596,383 infections, according to the tally at 1740 GMT. There were … Read more
The Nigerian Government has finalized arrangement for the release of 60 out of the 73 Nigerians imprisoned in Tanzania. These Nigerians were imprisoned on different charges, says Mr Abdur-Rahman Balogun, Head, Media and Public Relations Unit, Nigeria in Diaspora Commission. According to the Commission’s spokesman, their repatriation was made possible by the Nigerian ambassador to … Read more
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday announced a $26 billion relief package aimed at stimulating the economy and cushion the vulnerable people during the coronavirus pandemic. In a special address to the nation, Ramaphosa announced “a massive social and economic support package of 500 billion rand ($26.3 billion), which amounts to about 10 percent … Read more