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WHO says Africa will not be a testing ground for any vaccine

The World Health Organization has declared that Africa will not be a testing ground for any vaccine as it slams two French scientists who...

Africa’s coronavirus death toll hits 117 with almost 4,000 cases

46 African countries have now reported a total of 3,977 cases of coronavirus with 117 deaths and 286 recoveries across the continent. South Africa as...

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...

Coronavirus can survive in air, WHO takes ‘airborne precautions’

New studies have shown that the coronavirus can survive in the air in some settings, triggering "airborne precautions" for medical staff by the World...

Rwanda confirms its first case of Coronavirus

Rwanda has become the latest country in East Africa to confirm a case of coronavirus, the first in that country. The country's Ministry of Health...

Most of the 128,000 Coronavirus patients worldwide have recovered

There are roughly some 128,000 people who have been infected by the coronavirus worldwide as at March 13, 2020. There have been more than 4,700...

Ivory Coast records its first case of coronavirus

Ivory Coast on Wednesday recorded its first case of coronavirus. A statement from the country’s Health Ministry said that the patient is a 45-year-old Ivorian...

World Health Organization declares Coronavirus a pandemic

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...

Africa denies under-reporting coronavirus cases

At least eleven African countries have now reported of the deadly coronavirus with total number of confirmed cases so far surpassing 100. But relatively that...

Morocco records Africa’s second coronavirus death

An 89-year-old woman who entered Morocco from Italy has died of the coronavirus. She was among the cases confirmed by health officials in Morocco. That brings...

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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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