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Ghana’s President holds prayer session as Covid-19 cases increase

Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo on Thursday held a prayer session in Accra against the coronavirus pandemic. The breakfast prayer session brought together a number of...

Sierra Leone denies four tourists entry over coronavirus fears

Four Japanese tourists have been denied entry into Sierra Leone after arriving at the main airport in the capital, Freetown. Sierra Leone's action was due...

[Update]: Ghana’s coronavirus cases increase to sixteen

Ghanaian officials have confirmed new cases of coronavirus bringing the country's total number of cases to sixteen. The worrying signal in Ghana now is that...

Burkina Faso’s first Covid-19 death was a top politician

Burkina Faso officials say the patient who died from Covid-19 was Rose Marie Compaoré, a vice-president in the national assembly. Rose Marie Compaoré was diabetic...

Three Ghanaian immigrants die from Coronavirus

Three Ghanaian immigrants have died from the deadly coronavirus, a respiratory disease that has brought the world to a standstill. Of the three, two died in...

Burkina Faso records first Covid-19 death, patient was Diabetic

Burkina Faso has announced its first death from Covid-19 and the patient was reported to be Diabetic. Officials said the patient, Rose Marie Compaoré was...

Nigeria confirms five new cases of coronavirus

Nigeria on Wednesday confirmed five new cases of coronavirus, just less than a day after announcing its third case. The total number of confirmed cases...

Covid-19: Nigeria bans travelers from US, UK, China and 10 others

Nigeria's government has banned travelers from what it calls 13 high-risk Coronavirus countries. These countries are China, Italy, Iran, South Korea, Spain, Japan, France, Germany...

Gambia confirms its first case of coronavirus

Gambia has confirmed its first case of coronavirus, according to health officials. The Minister of health and social welfare Dr. Ahmad Lamin Samateh made the...

Covid-19: Liberia’s President suspends official who refused to be quarantined

Liberian President, George Weah has suspended a government official who refused to be quarantined over coronavirus upon arrival at the airport. Nathaniel Blama, head of...

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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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