Category: Africa

Brazil has officially surpassed 10,000 coronavirus deaths. Following the development, congress has decreed an official mourning period of three days. In the Caju cemetery in Rio de Janeiro, burials are held one after the other, with or without the relatives, to avoid contamination. The country of 210 million inhabitants, the most affected in Latin America, […]

The death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic across Africa is heading is gone past the 1,000 mark as of April 18, 2020. The casualties cut across age groups. From the death of a 6 year-old in Kenya, older patients in most instances and persons in the youth bracket. Whiles each death is reported with a […]

The United Nations said three peacekeepers from Chad were killed and four others seriously injured Sunday in attacks against a U.N. convoy in northern Mali using improvised explosive devices. U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned the attacks near Aguelhok in the Kidal region, which may constitute war crimes under international law. The […]

Only Lesotho is yet to record a case of coronavirus as of May 11. 53 African countries have officially recorded cases. The death toll is past 2,000, recoveries are also past 23,000 with confirmed cases past the 60,000 mark. “Comoros recorded index case on April 30”: to become the 53rd infected nation after the 52nd, […]

Mosques in Mauritania reopened after a week of no new coronavirus cases were recorded. Authorities allowed mosques to open for prayer, but called on worshippers to respect social distancing and wear masks – a call which seems to have been largely ignored. The government announced it would “progressively ease” a series of anti-virus measures, allowing […]

The Chadian capital, N’Djamena, is effectively under quarantine for two weeks. Movement in and out of the capital city has been banned except for vehicles transporting goods and foodstuffs. They will be allowed enter from 10 p.m. local time. The Central African nation as of May 10 had registered 322 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with […]

May 10: Landlords waive rents Landlords in Eritrea have agreed to waive rents, Information Minister Yemane Meskel discloseed on Twitter Sunday morning. The minister said it was the latest trend underlying the country’s rich culture of societal compassion/solidarity. He did not give any further specifics as to what duration the waiver is to apply. Months […]

May 10: 4,121 cases, US repatriation underway Nigeria case statistics stood at 4,151 with 239 new cases. The number of discharged and deaths stood at 745 and 128 respectively. The new cases were spread across 15 states, the top three being 97 in Lagos, 44 in Bauchi and 29 in Kano. On Sunday morning, the […]

May 10: 239 cases, Abiy appreciates US support Sunday May 10 new cases were 29 raising the total national tally to 239. Of the new patients, 21 had been in contact with confirmed cases, the remaining eight have travel history from abroad. Addis Ababa accounted for 21 cases whiles Somali region had 7 with Adama […]

May 10: 4,263 cases, Accra prison ‘infected’ Ghana’s case statistics as of close of day May 9 stood at 3,263 according tallies released by the health service. It represents 251 cases after the spike of late last week. The recovery tally stood at 378 with four additional deaths bringing the tally to 22. The spike […]

There are now more than over 44,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the pandemic. According to the latest data by the John Hopkins University and Africa Center for Disease Control on COVID-19 in Africa, the […]

At least one child died and two others missing in the North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo following a landslide. The deceased child was said to have died of suffocation while two disappeared in a volcanic accident. Last Tuesday, the World Food Programme destroyed rotten flour and rice in Nyiragongo, north-east of […]

Malawi’s Supreme Court confirmed Friday that last year’s presidential elections remain nullified and a fresh vote held in July. The Supreme Court upheld an earlier ruling by the southern African nation’s Constitutional Court that President Peter Mutharika’s 2019 election was invalid because of widespread irregularities. Mutharika, who leads the Democratic Progressive Party, and the national […]

May 9: Tanzania receives Madagascar ‘virus cure’ Barely a week since President Magufuli of Tanzania said the country was interested in COVID-Organics, the Malagasy preventive / curative, potion for coronavirus, a consignment was delivered on Friday according to reports. The donation comes days after the Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo received […]

May 9: 900+ new cases, tally hits 4,012 Ghana returned to most impacted West African country after authorities disclosed a record one-day increase of over 900 cases late Friday. The current tallies stand at 4,012 with 18 deaths and 323 recoveries. The figures have triggered talk of whether the government was right to lift a […]

There are now more than over 42,500 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the pandemic. According to the latest data by the John Hopkins University and Africa Center for Disease Control on COVID-19 in Africa, the […]