Gambia's President Adama Barrow has sacked the head of military and Chief of Defence staff, Lieutenant General Masanneh Kinteh.
A statement issued by his office...
The World Health Organization has declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic that requires serious attention.
A pandemic usually refers to a disease that spreads in...
Health officials in Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC have confirmed the country's first case of coronavirus.
Officials said the patient is a Belgian national who...
A Ugandan father and his daughter have been arrested by Police for allegedly giving people a fake vaccine against the coronavirus.
The pair claimed the...
Burkina Faso has confirmed its first two cases of the novel coronavirus.
The two patients are a couple, the wife having recently returned from France.
The...
Nigeria has recorded its second coronavirus case with the country's health minister, Osagie Ehanire, making the announcement on Monday.
Health officials said the second patient...
Egypt recorded its first Coronavirus death, the first also in Africa.
Health officials said the patient was a German tourist who was being treated for...
Some new apartments built at the residence of the Nigerian High Commissioner in Ghana’s capital city Accra, have been demolished by bulldozers.
The apartments have been constructed to...
Ghanaian health officials on Saturday said over 10,000 persons infected with the coronavirus have now recovered.
The significant number of recoveries means the country now...
Zimbabwe's Health Minister Obadiah Moyo has been arrested over corruption allegations related to procurement of medical equipment worth $60 million.
Moyo is accused of illegally...
