COVID-19: Africa records 59,393 cases, curfews extended, funds set up to fight the outbreak
Africa has now more than over 59,390 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, according to the latest data by the John Hopkins University and […]
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COVID-19: Morocco took special measures to cushion economic, social impact of pandemic
Morocco took a package of special measures to cushion the economic and social impact of the pandemic. Morocco has decreed a state of health emergency, […]
Morocco: King Mohammed VI pardons over 5,000 inmates amid battle against covid-19
Morocco’s monarch Mohammed VI has granted freedom to 5,654 prisoners as the North African kingdom battles against the spread of the covid-19 disease, which has […]
Humanitarian Crisis: Zimbabwe needs aid urgently—IMF
The International Monetary Fund has warned that Zimbabwe needs urgent aid as the coronavirus exacerbates the impact a food shortage following the worst drought in […]
Coronavirus restrictions hamper aid access for Sudanese in need
The United Nations and its partners are putting in place alternative plans to ensure the continuity of humanitarian assistance in Sudan, as measures taken by […]
Africa: Pharmacy Students produce hand sanitizers to fight Covid 19
Since the emergence of the coronavirus pandemic, sales of hydro-alcoholic disinfectant products have tripled and many pharmacies and shops are out of stock in many […]
Marseille’s ex-president Pape Diouf dies of Covid-19
Former president of French football club Olympique de Marseille, Pape Diouf, has died after contracting coronavirus – the first death in Senegal from the pandemic. […]
Zimbabwe Court dethrones opposition leader
Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader has lost a court appeal to remain president of the biggest opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), local media […]
Congo-Brazzaville mourns its former President
Former President Jacques Joaquim Yhombi Opango, who ran Congo-Brazzaville between 1977 and 1979, died in France on March 30 at the age of 81 from […]
COVID-19: Malian researchers fear a catastrophic spread as the country lacks resources
After keeping out the coronavirus weeks after it reached Africa, Mali this week registered two cases of the virus. With parts of the country inaccessible […]