Africa
Nigeria to ease Abuja and Lagos lockdowns on 4 May
Nigeria will begin a “gradual easing” of coronavirus-related lockdowns for millions of people in its largest city Lagos and the...
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Kenya quarantine escapees arrested in bar
Police in Kenya have arrested two people who escaped from a coronavirus quarantine centre in the capital, Nairobi. They were...
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Virus fears in Tanzania parliament after MP diagnosed
Tanzanian member of parliament has tested positive for coronavirus, triggering calls for a suspension of on-going House sessions. Without naming...
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Nigeria’s economy under threat from COVID-19 and decline in oil prices-IMF
President Buhari of Nigeria The International Monetary had said that Nigeria’s economy is being threatened by...
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Rwanda extends coronavirus lockdown by two weeks
The government in Rwanda has extended rigid lockdown restrictions imposed last month to 19 April. The lockdown that begun on...
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Eight Nigerians; two Burkinabes in quarantine test positive to new coronavirus
Mr Laud Kwasi Afrifa, the Deputy Comptroller General of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has announced that eight Nigeriens and...
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Covid-19: Jack Ma’s package for Africa arrives
The first shipment of donated medical supplies to Africa by the Jack Ma and Alibaba Foundations in the wake of...
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Nigeria has chloroquine poisonings after Trump praised drug
Nigeria reported two cases of chloroquine poisoning after U.S. President Donald Trump praised the anti-malaria drug as a treatment for...
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Rwanda is first African country to go into lockdown over coronavirus
The government of Rwanda has announced new measures in a bid to curb the spread of COVID-19, including a two-week...
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Man flees Zimbabwe hospital before coronavirus test
Zimbabwe has no confirmed cases of coronavirus, but the health ministry has confirmed that a man who was due to...
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