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Morocco turns to drones to fight coronavirus from the sky

The coronavirus pandemic has left many countries searching for solutions to win the battle and in Africa countries are turning to technology. Morocco has just...

Scientists identify antibody that protects humans against Covid-19

A team of European scientists has discovered what it says is the antibody that blocks infection by SARS-CoV-2. SARS-CoV-2 is the virus behind the coronavirus...

‘Ghana-Made’ Covid-19 test kit that gives result in 15-20 minutes

Ghanaian diagnostic company, Incas Diagnostics and a top university, the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology have partnered to develop a Covid-19 test...

Facebook takes on Zoom with new video features

Facebook has a long history of expanding its features to emulate major competitors. Now it's taking on platform-of-the-moment Zoom (ZM). The tech giant is creating a new video...

Ghana deploys drones to deliver covid-19 test samples

Ghana has deployed drones to deliver coronavirus test samples to health facilities across the country. Zipline, the world's only national scale on-demand drone delivery service,...

Rwanda deploys drones for Covid-19 awareness campaign

Rwandan officials on Sunday deployed drones to various communities to raise awareness about COVID-19. The drones were mounted on loud-speakers and flown across villages to...

Ghanaian scientists make ‘genetic material’ analysis of Covid-19

Scientists at Ghana's premier University, the University of Ghana have successfully sequenced genomes of SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the global COVID-19 pandemic. What the...

Uganda unveils ‘first prototype army truck’ for firefighting

Uganda has unveiled its first prototype army truck it said has been designed for all-terrain firefighting situations. According to the country's President Yoweri Museveni, the...

The Ghanaian-born virologist developing a coronavirus vaccine

Ghanaian-born Professor Marylyn Martina Addo is one of just a few women at the forefront of finding a vaccine for the deadly Coronavirus. The Ghanaian-German...

Top South African scientist dies of coronavirus

A top South African scientist who has significantly worked in the area of HIV/AIDS has died of coronavirus complications. The world-renowned scientist professor Gita Ramjee...

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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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