Tanzania records first death from COVID-19
Tanzanian Health Minister Ummy Mwalimu speaking about a Covid-19 case at a press conference on 16 March, 2020 © Hisani ya Michuzi blog Tanzania on Tuesday...
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Coronavirus: SA begins 21-day lockdown
The South African military have begun enforcing a three-week nationwide lockdown in an attempt to control the spread of the coronavirus. All but essential movement...
Coronavirus: Kenya bans importation of used clothes
Kenya has banned the importation of second-hand clothes popularly known as mitumba, as a way of limiting the spread of coronavirus. “Importation of used clothes...
Norway proposes UN fund for developing countries to battle COVID-19
The Norwegian Government has expressed her intention to start a United Nations donors’ fund to help developing countries fight the novel coronavirus pandemic. In a...
Jack Ma donates 5.4 million masks, a million testing kits to Africa
Massive medical supplies donated by China’s Jack Ma Foundation to 54 African countries to battle coronavirus, arrived on Sunday morning in Addis Ababa, through an...
Eastern Libya imposes curfew over coronavirus
The parallel administration controlling eastern Libya says it will impose a curfew from 6 PM to 6 AM to stop any spread of the coronavirus....
Coronavirus spread to more African countries
Ghana, Gabon and Kenya have reported their first confirmed cases of infection with the noble coronavirus. In East Africa, Kenya reported one case on Friday,...
Africa This week highlights eco currency and coronavirus
The adoption of ECO Currency by the West African Francophone countries has remained controversial. Two Economists , a Professor of International Economic Relations, Covenant University...
South Africa, Burkina Faso’s coronavirus cases rise to 9
Burkina Faso has confirmed its first two cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday as the second death from the disease in Africa was recorded in Morocco...