News24.com | Experts warn on fragile healthcare in Africa to deal with coronavirus
More than two months after Egypt became the first country in Africa to confirm a coronavirus case, the outbreak appears to have reached almost every nation on the continent of…
News24.com | Madagascar continues to ship untested anti-virus potion despite no proven cure or vaccine
Madagascar on Saturday delivered to Guinea-Bissau a shipment of a herbal tea that President Andry Rajoelina has touted as a powerful remedy against the novel coronavirus and hopes to distribute…
News24.com | Overcrowded DR Congo prisons at high risk from coronavirus
The coronavirus has breached the walls of DR Congo prisons with potentially catastrophic consequences for the overcrowded facilities, charity groups say. On Thursday and Friday, 43 prisoners tested positive for…
News24.com | French legionnaire dies from jihadist attack in Mali
A soldier from France’s Foreign Legion has died from wounds sustained during in an operation against jihadists in Mali, President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday. The death brings to 42…
News24.com | Tanzania opposition MPs to boycott Parliament after 3 MPs die
Tanzania’s leading opposition party has called for a suspension of Parliament after three legislators died of unknown causes in the past 11 days. Freeman Mbowe, chairperson of the opposition Chadema…
News24.com | Egypt says killed 2 jihadists, day after deadly blast hits army
The Egyptian army killed two suspected jihadists on Friday in restive North Sinai, a day after a blast targeted an armoured vehicle, a military spokesperson said. Army spokesperson Tamer al-Rifai…
News24.com | Rwanda to partially lift virus lockdown
Rwanda will partially lift its virus lockdown from next week and allow people to move freely during the day more than six weeks after being confined, the prime minister’s office…
News24.com | Comoros: Second last African country verifies confirmed coronavirus case
Comoros has announced its first confirmed coronavirus infection, making it the second-last African country to report a Covid-19 case. The Indian Ocean archipelago and the tiny mountain kingdom of Lesotho…
News24.com | Mozambique extends coronavirus restrictions
Mozambique President Filipe Nyusi on Wednesday prolonged by a month the state of emergency ordered on 1 April to try to slow the spread of coronavirus infections. LIVE | All…