The shadow of COVID-19 hovers over Burundi
The widow of Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza was released from a Nairobi hospital where she was being treated for an underlying condition after contacting Covid-19 […]
Month: June 2020
Pandemic “accelerating” on the continent, WHO says
The World Health Organization notes that while it took 98 days for Africa to pass the 100,000 mark, it took only 18 days to reach […]
Chad volunteers to test Malagasy treatment
Chad is interested in participating in the test phase of a Malagasy potential treatment against Covid-19, in the form of an injectable solution. The deputy […]
Dr Denis Mukwege resigns from Covid-19 monitoring committees in DR Congo
The 2018 Nobel Peace Prize winner announced it on the website of his Panzi Foundation. At the end of March, he was appointed president of […]
Moratorium on the debts of Congo, Ethiopia and Chad
The Paris Club, which brings together all the Western countries that hold the bulk of the debts of developing countries, announced this on Tuesday. In […]
African football mobilized against the virus
The Confederation of African Football has issued a challenge to the glories of continental football. The campaign entitled “Stay Safe for Africa” uses the word […]
Death of former Prime Minister Emmanuel Issoze Ngondet of Gabon
Hospitalized in Libreville for an asthma attack, Emmanuel Issoze Ngondet died on June 11, 2020 at 1:00 am. He had been head of the Gabonese […]
Morocco raps Algeria over remarks on Oran consul
Morocco’s top diplomat has lambasted Algeria, which said that Moroccan consul in Oran was a spy agent posted in the Algerian city as a diplomat. […]
Nigeria: Strange deaths recorded in Kano are linked 60 percent to COVID-19
Nigeria’s Minister of Health, Osagie Ohanire, said that between 50% and 60% of the unexplained deaths in Kano State, or about 600 deaths, could well […]
Burundi: Sudden death of outgoing President Pierre Nkurunziza
The government of Burundi announced Tuesday, June 9, in a statement, “the unexpected death” of President Pierre Nkurunziza, who was hospitalized since Saturday after a […]