Coronavirus in Africa

Maputo News

Mozambique records first deaths from covid-19

Coronavirus in Africa 23 Jun, 2020

Mozambique, a country of 29.5 million people is grappling with covid-19 forcing an extension of the lockdown by 30 days. Cases of covid-19 in Africa have exceeded 100,000, a sign that it keeps spread...

Accra News

Cases of covid-19 exceed 10,000 in Ghana

Coronavirus in Africa 22 Jun, 2020

In West Africa, Ghana is only second to Nigeria in covid19 infections. As of June 9, 2020, the country exceeded the 10,000 infections number, a worrying trend given the ongoing lifting of restr...

Lagos News

Nigeria after eased covid-19 restrictions

Coronavirus in Africa 20 May, 2020

Never before has a nationwide emergency tested the resilience of Africa’s most populous country as that of the covid-19 pandemic. Health systems in most of the 54 countries are fragile and unable to...

Cape Town News

Africa could lose up to 300,000 from Covid-19 infections, UN Report

Coronavirus in Africa 18 May, 2020

According to the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, covid-19 could result in the death of 300,000 people with or without interventions. The African continent needs $200 billion to...

Lagos News

Deaths in Kano confirmed as covid-19

Coronavirus in Africa 04 May, 2020

Nigeria's presidential task, which ordered an enquiry into the sudden rise of deaths in Kano, has confirmed that the deaths are due to covid-19. The deaths were all among people over 60, almos...

Cairo News

Egypt covid-19 cases rise

Coronavirus in Africa 04 May, 2020

Egypt reported 298 new cases of covid-19 on 2 May, bringing the total in the country to 6,193, the second highest number of infections in Africa after South Africa with 6,783 case. This was the hig...

Lagos News

Nigeria to lift some covid-19 lockdown restriction on 4 May

Coronavirus in Africa 29 Apr, 2020

Nigeria's president Muhammadu Buhari has announced some easing of the covid-19 restrictions as from 4 May. Restrictions were imposed on Lagos, Abuja (Federal Capital Territory) and Ogun on 30 March,...

Nairobi News

The African ventilator dilemna

Coronavirus in Africa 25 Apr, 2020

The WHO estimates there are less than 2000 ventilators within the 41 countries that have thus far reported cases of COVID-19 in Africa. A UN Economic Commission for Africa report raised a warnin...

Nairobi News

African leaders stand in solidarity with WHO chief

Coronavirus in Africa 22 Apr, 2020

Leaders from the African continent have rallied behind the World Health Organization chief, who hails from Ethiopia. The spirit of unison was prompted by the recent comments from the United States...

Accra News

Ghana lifts its partial lockdown on Accra and Kumasi

Coronavirus in Africa 21 Apr, 2020

Ghana's government has announced that it will lift its partial lockdown that was announced on 15 March in the areas around the capital Accra and in Kumasi. However the ban on gatherings remains in...

Nairobi News

Kenya Airways flies food to London

Coronavirus in Africa 20 Apr, 2020

Kenya Airways has recently flown 40 tonnes of fresh fruit and vegetables to London Kenya Airways has recently flown 40 tonnes of fresh fruit and vegetables to London in order to boost its fresh...

Addis Ababa News

Ethiopia announces state of emergency among other measures

Coronavirus in Africa 14 Apr, 2020

Confirmed cases of coronavirus in Ethiopia are now at 74, including 3 fatalities. Africa’s second-most populous nation declared a state of emergency on April 8 as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic....

Marrakesh News

Is Africa Ready for Coronavirus?

Coronavirus in Africa 13 Apr, 2020

Africa seems to be dodging the worst of the coronavirus for the time being. In the last two months, coronavirus has dominated the lives and attention of people all round the world. However, while Eur...

Marrakesh News

Morocco Faces the Coronavirus

Coronavirus in Africa 10 Apr, 2020

On Tuesday, the Moroccan Government announced their current COVID-19 stats. Approximately 1,120 people have been confirmed to have contracted the disease. 80 lives have been lost. The number of confi...

Nairobi News

Coronavirus in Africa: Kenya goes in partial lockdown

Coronavirus in Africa 08 Apr, 2020

President Uhuru Kenyatta issued a lockdown order for travel in and out of the Nairobi Metropolitan Area in Kenya for the next three weeks untill 17 April. At the moment, the capital Nairobi seems to...

Addis Ababa News

Coronavirus in Africa: Italian doctor leaves family to go and help in Ethiopia

Coronavirus in Africa 05 Apr, 2020

Dr. Giovanni Putoto was the only passenger on the intercontinental flight from Rome to Addis Ababa last Thursday. He decided to leave his wife and kids to go and help prepare for the Coronavirus pande...

Lagos News

Lagos, Abuja and Ogun state in Nigerian lockdown for 14 days

Coronavirus in Africa 03 Apr, 2020

Lagos, Abuja and Ogun have been locked down for 14 days under the emergency measures announced by Nigeria's present Muhammadu Buhari on 29 March to prevent the spread of Covid-19. Travel betwee...

Nairobi News

Kenyan police use violence to enforce curfew against spread of Covid-19

Coronavirus in Africa 01 Apr, 2020

According to government figures, announced on 31 March, 50 people in Kenya have tested positive for Covid-19, with two deaths. However it is generally believed that there are many more cases. And al...

Addis Ababa News

Alibaba founder Jack Ma donates kits to help Africa combat coronavirus

Coronavirus in Africa 20 Mar, 2020

Jack Ma, Alibaba founder donates millions worth of face masks, test kits, for each of the 54 African countries to combat coronavirus. Jack Ma recently donated masks and other testing kits to the Uni...

Nairobi News

Kenya government urges for calm after new coronavirus cases emerge

Coronavirus in Africa 16 Mar, 2020

The last three days have been a mix of panic, confusion, and misinformation in Kenya. Fears over coronavirus have engulfed the public mood as the authorities try to reassure the country. Kenyans have...

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