African News
Zimbabweans enter coronavirus lockdown amid severe economic crisis
By: Reuters Updated 1 hour 50 minutes ago Zimbabwe began a 21-day nationwide lockdown on Monday, following neighbour South Africa in implementing some of the world's toughest... →
Rwanda warns public against unapproved drugs for Covid-19
By: African News Agency Updated 2 hours 16 minutes ago The Rwanda Food and Drugs Authority has warned the general public against taking unapproved drugs for treating Covid-19. In a statement posted on... →
Organisations in Malawi help government prepare for Covid-19
By: African News Agency Updated 2 hours 21 minutes ago Despite the country not having detected any cases of the Covid-19 disease which has crippled the global health community, various Malawian... →
Nigeria's Covid-19 cases rise to 111
By: African News Agency Updated 4 hours ago The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed one death from Covid-19 and 14 new cases, bringing the total number of infections in the... →
Mali holds election despite coronavirus and insurgency
By: Reuters Updated 7 hours ago Mali held its long-delayed parliamentary election on Sunday despite an insurgency in its central and northern regions, concerns about coronavirus... →
Uganda loses Sh130 billion in two months because of Covid-19
By: African News Agency 27th March 2020 Uganda has lost Sh130 billion in two months due to the coronavirus pandemic. Local newspaper Daily Monitor said between February and March... →
Nigeria's Buhari recalls retired disease control staff to assist with Covid-19
By: African News Agency 27th March 2020 Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari has announced via Twitter that all recently retired staff of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), and... →
South African woman quarantined in Kenya commits suicide
By: African News Agency 27th March 2020 A South African woman has committed suicide at the Kenya Industrial Training Institute (KITI) in Nakuru, where she was under mandatory 14-day... →
