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Nigeria records second coronavirus case

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...

Africa’s confirmed coronavirus cases now exceed 40

Africa’s confirmed coronavirus cases have now exceeded 40 after more countries confirmed new cases on Friday. On Friday Cameroon and Togo recorded their first cases...

Africa’s confirmed coronavirus cases now hit 27

Africa's confirmed coronavirus cases reached 27 on Thursday after South Africa confirmed one case. Earlier on Wednesday Algeria and Senegal recorded new cases, according to...

Senegal’s coronavirus cases double in a day, now four

Senegal's health ministry has said that two new coronavirus infections were confirmed on Wednesday. That brings to four the number of patients with the virus...

WHO says coronavirus is deadlier than the seasonal flu strains

The World Health Organization (WHO) has revealed that the novel coronavirus is deadlier than seasonal flu strains.  According to WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, there...

Nigeria’s disease control agency boss quarantined over coronavirus

Nigeria's Centre for Disease Control boss Chikwe Ihekweazu, has been quarantined for 14 days, according to the country's health minister. Dr. Osagie Ehanire told Nigerian...

The last Ebola patient in DR Congo leaves treatment centre

Health workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday were in joyous mood after the last Ebola patient in the country was discharged...

Zambia to get $389 million grant from the U.S. for AIDS relief

The United States will give Zambia a new one year bilateral grant of $389 million for AIDS relief starting in October after Congressional approval,...

Tunisia, Senegal join list of African countries to record coronavirus

Tunisia and Senegal are the latest African countries to record the deadly coronavirus, joining Nigeria, Egypt and Algeria as African countries that have now...

Egypt and Algeria record new cases of coronavirus

Algeria and Egypt have confirmed more new cases of coronavirus infections signaling that Africa is now recording increased cases. Until the weekend, the continent had...

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Nigerian High Commission apartments in Ghana demolished

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...

Covid-19: Ghana records significant recovery numbers

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...

DR Congo: President’s ex-chief of staff jailed 20 years for corruption

The ex-chief of staff of the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been jailed 20 years by a high court. Vital Kamerhe was...

Covid-19: Zimbabwe’s health minister arrested, charged for graft

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...

Ghana’s new law that jails citizens not wearing facemask 10 years

Ghanaians who fail to wear the face masks in compliance with a presidential directive risk going to jail for ten years. They also face a...
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