Ghana is lifting a 21-day lockdown of its biggest cities after the restrictions bought the government enough time to improve its preparedness for the coronavirus pandemic, said President Nana Akufo-Addo. Residents of the capital, Accra, and major centers will be allowed to return to work from Monday even though other restrictions such as school closures … Read more
Mali headed into the final round of legislative elections Sunday, aiming to revive public faith in its embattled institutions despite a bloody jihadist conflict and looming viral pandemic. Voters in the nation of 19 million will cast their ballots in the runoff for 147 seats in the National Assembly. The elections have been repeatedly delayed, … Read more
The Kenyan police have arrested a thirty-six-year-old man identified as Evans Mamboleo Nyachuba for killing his younger brother whom he allegedly caught having sex with their biological mother on Thursday night. Evans had visited their mother at about 8:30 pm when he reportedly caught his thirty-one-year-old sibling, Fred Onsongo Nyachuba engaging their fifty-five-year-old mother, Doria … Read more
A Thirty-year-old woman in Zimbabwe identified as Maurina Musisinyana has used her free hand to save her son from the jaws of a deadly crocodile by putting her fingers in the reptile’s nostrils. The three-year-old boy sustained injuries to his face that made it difficult for him to breathe. Both were rushed to the hospital. … Read more
The United Nations’ Economic Council for Africa has warned that at least 300, 000 people in Africa could die from CoVid-19. Coronavirus cases in Africa have been on the rise since last week and UN officials now believe that the continent may be the next epicenter of the pandemic. Africa had a slow growth rate … Read more
A fifty two -year old man from Nyamagana Village in Ukerewe District, Mwanza Region in Tanzania identified as Pastory Majura is presently receiving treatment in hospital after he attempted suicide, shortly after killing his wife. The incident which occurred on 10th April 2020 from information gathered said that Majura stabbed himself in the stomach using … Read more
The Ministry of Health permanent secretary in Uganda has revealed that people living in institutional quarantine in Uganda have started sleeping with one another. According to WatchDog Uganda, Permanent Secretary Diana Atwine made the claims during a recent interview on Radio One talk show, saying most of the people quarantined at hotels now move to … Read more
Residents of Jeppes Reef near the Matsamo border with Swaziland last Sunday gathered to kill and eat a baboon which was found wandering on the streets during lockdown. When pictures of the slaughter emerged on social media, it prompted Mpumalanga MEC for community safety, security & liaison Gabisile Shabalala to warn the community that they … Read more
The WHO said its emergency committee would meet Tuesday to discuss whether the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo still constitutes an international health emergency, after fresh cases were detected. The meeting comes a day after DR Congo had been expected to announce that the outbreak in the east of the country … Read more
As the toll of confirmedCOVID-19 cases rose to 2,272 in South Africa, there has been an increase in coronavirus screening and testing programmes an official said on Monday The country with the most recorded cases on the continent launched a public mobile mass screening and quarantine campaign just under two weeks ago. It has trebled … Read more
The Chairperson of the African Union, President of the Republic of South Africa His Excellency Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Dr Donald Kaberuka, Mr Tidjane Thiam and Mr Trevor Manuel as Special Envoys of the African Union to mobilise international support for Africa’s efforts to address the economic challenges African countries will face … Read more
Saudi Arabia has deported nearly 3,000 Ethiopian migrants in recent days, despite concerns that such operations could hasten the spread of the coronavirus, the United Nations says. Since mid-March, the UN’s International Organization for Migration (IOM) has registered 2,870 Ethiopian returnees, all but 100 of whom were sent back from Saudi Arabia, IOM spokesman Alemayehu … Read more
There was a drama at a hotel in Karatina, Nyeri County on Wednesday after a senior pastor of Assemblies of God Church in Embu, Kenya was caught pants down in a hotel with a wife of one of his church members. The husband who caught the pastor with his wife said that he had suspected … Read more
President of Liberia, George Weah has released a music video to raise awareness about Coronavirus in Liberia. In the music video, Weah who was trying to pass a distinctive message across, said anyone could be a victim of the disease hence no one should be ignorant or negligent. He urged everyone to come together in … Read more
World Health Organisation (WHO) officials have predicted some African countries could see a peak in coronavirus cases in the coming weeks and testing should be urgently increased in the region, During the last four days, we can see that the numbers have already doubled,” Michel Yao, the WHO Africa programme manager for emergency response, told … Read more
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday prolonged by” days a national lockdown aimed at stemming coronavirus, saying the struggle was “far from over” as infections rose to 1,934. After careful consideration of the available evidence, the national coronavirus command council has decided to extend the nationwide lockdown by a further two weeks beyond the … Read more
South Sudan has declared a 10-hr curfew daily as it confirmed its first case of Coronavirus on Sunday. The country’s border, international airport, recreational and relaxation centres with exceptions of food vendors have been shut down to curb the pandemic. While briefing citizens on Sunday, Vice president, Riek Machar said the index case is that … Read more
After recording 4 cases and 1 death, Botswana’s president, Eric Masisi has declared a 28-day lockdown in the country to curb the Coronavirus pandemic. The death was that of a 79-year-old woman who developed high fever upon her return from South Africa. She died few days after being kept under mandatory quarantine. Prior to this, … Read more
In compliance with the county government’s directive on burials during this period of COVID-19 crisis, a 36-year-old man identified Bryan Indimuli was laid to rest on Saturday at night. Bryan died as a result of multiple Stabs from his drunk wife, 25-year-old wife, Joy Indeche at their residence in Ikoli Village in Malava Constituency, Kakamega … Read more
A nationwide curfew was announced on Wednesday March 25 by Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, after the West African country reported its first two coronavirus cases same day. The two patients are Malian nationals, a 49 year-old woman from Bamako and a 62 year-old man living in Kayes. They arrived in the country from France … Read more