Rwanda has become the first country on the continent to order a total shutdown because of the novel coronavirus. All unnecessary movements outside the home have been banned for an ... Read more »
Botswana's President Mokgweetsi Masisi is in self-isolation for 14 days following his visit to Namibia for the inauguration of President Hage Geingob. Masisi, together with those ... Read more »
Many Kenyans have heeded the call for social distancing, with companies allowing employees to work from home as far as possible. Kenyan traders importing second-hand clothes from ... Read more »
The health ministry has confirmed 5 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in Nigeria to 8. As part of measures to stem the spread of the virus in ... Read more »
Dr Matshidiso Moeti, World Health Organization Regional Director for Africa, says the reasons the virus has not spread as quickly in Africa as it has in the northern hemisphere are ... Read more »
Some refugee reception offices have stopped accepting new asylum applications as the government enforces stricter measures to deal with the COVID-19 crisis, write Jan Bornman and ... Read more »
As the Covid-19 outbreak forces the cancellation of trips, large gatherings and a slowdown in manufacturing, the economic damage is mounting across the world, but could the ... Read more »
Aisha Buhari, Nigeria's First Lady, has announced that one of her daughters who just arrived back from the United Kingdom, is in self-isolation. Although she has not shown any ... Read more »
The government has partnered with the World Health Organization, UNICEF, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance and ONE, the anti-poverty campaign co-founded by Irish musician and ... Read more »
Nigerian doctors have gone on strike, demanding two months' back pay, despite the steady rise in novel coronavirus cases in the country. The doctors said they deliberated ... Read more »
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