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Ivory Coast, Senegal impose curfews in Covid-19 response

Senegal and Ivory Coast have all imposed curfew restricting movements of their citizens in response to accelerating coronavirus outbreaks. Both countries have recorded over 100...

Cameroon’s Afro-jazz star Manu Dibango dies of coronavirus

Cameroon Afro-jazz singer and saxophone player Manu Dibango has died of coronavirus infection. His official Facebook page on Tuesday announced that it “is with deep sadness...

Ex-DR Congo health minister jailed for stealing ‘Ebola cash’

A former health minister in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been jailed for five years for stealing more than $400,000 of funds meant...

30-year-old Zimbabwean journalist dies of Coronavirus

A Zimbabwean journalist, Zororo Makamba has died of Coronavirus, according health officials. Zimbabwe's Health and Child Care Minister Dr Obadiah Moyo confirmed the death of...

Nigeria records first death from coronavirus

Nigerian health officials on Monday confirmed the country's first death from coronavirus. The case was a 67 year old male who returned home following...

Gambia: Bangladesh preacher dies of Coronavirus

Gambia has recorded its first death from Coronavirus, according to the minister of health and social welfare Dr. Ahmad Lamin Samateh. He said the deceased...

Covid-19: Rwanda arrests worshippers for congregating at homes

At least 29 members of various Christian churches have been arrested in Rwanda's Musanze District for breaching the directive on public gatherings. The government has...

Gambia ‘launches manhunt’ for 17 covid-19 quarantine escapees

Gambian officials have launched a manhunt for 17 people they say escaped from Coronavirus quarantine. The 17 persons were said to be part of a...

Ghana records its first death from Coronavirus

Ghanaian health officials have confirmed that one of the country's Coronavirus patient has died. The country's deputy health minister Alexander Abban told local media that...

Africa’s coronavirus cases hit 1,114 with 28 deaths so far

Coronavirus cases in Africa have for the first time surpassed 1,000 with cases now confirmed in at least 40 countries. The continent has now confirmed...

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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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