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A usually crowded mosque in Algeria is now empty as the call to prayer urges believers to pray from home to fight the spread of the coronavirus. The death toll…

Lagos – African countries led by Nigeria and South Africa have ramped up action against the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) after the continent recorded its first fatality. Nigeria said on Thursday…

Sub-Saharan Africa has recorded its first Covid-19 death, a high-ranking politician in Burkina Faso, as the head of the World Health Organisation urged the continent to “prepare for the worst”.…

Nigeria on Wednesday issued a travel ban on citizens from 13 countries worst-hit by coronavirus. The announcement came as authorities confirmed five new virus cases, bringing to eight the number…

The novel coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, recently declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation (WHO), has taken the world by surprise. The good news is that tremendous scientific and…

The Gambia has recorded its first case of coronavirus, the country’s health minister said on Tuesday, after the government also announced measures to contain its spread. In a televised statement,…

The Sahel state of Burkina Faso on Wednesday announced its first death from coronavirus, which is also the first known fatality in sub-Saharan Africa. “We recorded the death overnight of…

Zimbabwe’s president has declared a state of national disaster as the country anticipates the impact of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) – even though there are no confirmed infections there. Anadulo…

African countries have been among the last to be hit by the global coronavirus epidemic but as cases rise, many nations are now taking strict measures to block the deadly…