Children and their families across Africa have already been struggling through a decade of climate shocks and regular food crisis
Some of the most vulnerable children and their families across Africa who depend on the informal economy f…
Coronavirus - Zimbabwe: Urgent International Support needed to Prevent Millions of Desperate Zimbabweans Plunging Deeper into Hunger
COVID-19 threatens to exacerbate Zimbabwe’s dire economic and hunger crises, drastically affecting the …
Over the past few months people’s energy, emotion and attention have been increasingly focused on coronavirus.
These heroes are tirelessly trying to treat, screen and to prevent COVID-19.
A huge thank you!
#KomeshaCorona
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Leveraging African solidarity, the initiative aims to implement a pan-African self-reliance strategy to halt COVID-19 pandemic
Ahead of an expected surge in cases of COVID-19 in Africa, the African Union and the Africa Centres for Disea…
The country has confirmed 104 Coronavirus infections to date, the second-highest number in the region after Kenya which has 158 cases
Top Rwandan Officials will not get their April salaries in one of the drastic measures the Government …
Coronavirus - South Africa: Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams regrets breaching Coronavus COVID-19 lockdown rules
Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, would like to convey an apology to President …
The security situation is increasing humanitarian needs and making it more difficult for aid workers to reach vulnerable populations
A year into the conflict, the humanitarian situation in Libya has never been worse
Mor…
Coronavirus: Morocco Draws on Funds Available under the Precautionary and Liquidity Line to Address COVID-19 Pandemic
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) remains closely engaged with the authorities to help them mitigate the impact of…
The US state of Wisconsin pressed ahead with an election on Tuesday, despite a state-wide stay-at-home order amid the escalating coronavirus outbreak.
Voters braved long queues at a limited number of polling stations where some staff wo…
The months-long lockdown in the city of Wuhan in China's Hubei province - where the coronavirus pandemic started - has been lifted.
Anyone who has a "green" code on a widely used smartphone health app is now allowed to leave, for the fi…
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is said to be "comfortable" after spending his second night in intensive care.
Health Minister Edward Argar gave the update to BBC Breakfast on Wednesday morning.
"I understand he is comfortable, he's …
Some MPs were in quarantine after returning from international trips last month
A recall of Kenya's parliament scheduled for Wednesday in the capital, Nairobi, has been cancelled.
Lower house Speaker Justin Muturi told local media th…
Somalia's health ministry has announced that the country is now able to test for coronavirus in the capital, Mogadishu.
Previously samples were being flown more than 1,200km (742 miles) to Kenya's capital, Nairobi, for testing.
The m…
Fire service crews have been cleaning the streets during the lockdown to help curb the spread of coronvarius
Nigeria has confirmed 16 more cases of the coronavirus, the country's centre for disease control has said.
This takes the to…
The number of people in France who have died from the coronavirus has now risen above 10,000.
Latest figures show 10,238 people died from the virus since 1 March. In the past 24 hours, 607 deaths have been recorded in hospitals.
A fu…
The US recorded the most coronavirus deaths in a single day with more than 1,800 fatalities reported on Tuesday.
It brings the total number of deaths in the country to nearly 13,000, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
T…
Hundreds of African residents and businessmen in China's southern city of Guangzhou have been evicted from hotels and apartments as local health officials rollout a testing campaign for Covid-19, community leaders have told the BBC.
Tho…
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has cracked the whip on Communications Minister, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams for violating a government-imposed lockdown, putting her on special leave for two months and docking a month's pay.
Ms N…
Coronavirus - South Sudan: UNMISS protection site for displaced people bans visits to prevent spread of COVID-19
Public gatherings have also been banned, and a door-to-door awareness-raising campaign is currently underway
Heeding the…
Global leaders issue G20 call to action urging immediate pledging conference and task force to co-ordinate world response to COVID-19
165 past and present leaders, including HE John Kufuor, Former
President of Ghana say to G20: appr…
Coronavirus - Nigeria: UN, Nigerian Government Launch a COVID-19 Basket Fund to Harmonize Investments in National Pandemic Response Plan
The National COVID-19 Response Plan is developed around 10 pillars, encompassing scaling up surveilla…
There has been a global surge in demand for drugs normally used against malaria to tackle the coronavirus, as governments urgently seek out treatments for the new disease.
Chloroquine, and a related derivative, hydroxychloroquine, …
Ugandans online have expressed mixed reactions to government's plan to reopen schools from the end of April.
Education Minister Janet Museveni said primary and secondary schools will reopen on 27 April.
She said the measures put in p…
Kenya banned movement in and out of the capital Nairobi on Monday
Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta has, for now, ruled out a total lockdown for the country saying it would leave people with no food.
But he said it would be the last r…
Hydroxychloroquine. Chances are you only heard that word recently. And there's an even higher chance you heard it because it was mentioned by US President Donald Trump.
Trump has been pushing the drug - a known anti-malarial drug - as t…
Nermine Sfar has been performing performs to hundreds of thousands of people each eveningImage caption: Nermine Sfar has been performing performs to hundreds of thousands of people each evening
An actress in Tunisia says she has receive…
Zimbabwe’s health minister has warned people against selling unregistered Covid-19 self-test kits.
Obadiah Moyo told the state-owned Herald newspaper that all test kits have to be evaluated by the local authority first, to establish eff…
The Chamber for Local Governance (ChaLoG) says workers of the various Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) must be included in the essential service providers to ensure full enforcement of the lockdown.
In a press rel…
A second week into the partial lockdown of the country by President Akufo-Addo and the quarantining of 214 people infected with coronavirus, has sobered the Tema West Constituency Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) into thanking God…
The way and manner in which President Akufo-Addo is addressing the Coronavirus pandemic has brought out the best in his governance and the competence in his leadership style, Mr Razak Kojo Opoku, Founder and President of Concerned Voters' …
Coronavirus - Egypt: UN Women commends the National Council for Women for its efforts to ensure that a gender perspective is adopted in Egypt’s COVID-19 response plan
The National Council for Women’s hotline has announced it is receivin…
Coronavirus - Burkina Faso: UNHCR warns chronic lack of resources contributing to new crisis in Burkina Faso
The COVID-19 pandemic is now further aggravating what is already a complex mix of crises
This is a summary of what was said …
Safe access to clean water, sanitation and hygienic conditions is critical to prevent the spread of coronavirus
Twenty portable handwashing facilities are now accessible for homeless persons in seven locations in the Sudanese capital as…
Tanzania is among the 13 high-risk countries for COVID-19 as classified by WHO AFRO
UNESCO has launched a communication campaign in reinforcement to UN and national efforts against the corona virus in partnership with @ElimikaWikiendi, …
Coronavirus - Chad: Emergency Aid for Thousands Displaced by Violence; 6,000 Migrants Stranded Amid COVID-19 Crisis
There are eight COVID-19 confirmed cases and no deaths reported in the country so far
Measures taken by the Chadian g…
Death comes fast, says Temie Giwa-Tubosun, as we sit in the scorching sunshine of Rwanda's capital Kigali.
She's talking about post-partum haemorrhage - women bleeding after childbirth.
"I'm always amazed that more attention isn't paid…
India will release "appropriate quantities" of hydroxychloroquine and paracetamol, according to reports citing the Ministry of External Affairs..
The ministry said in addition to supplying neighbouring countries, India would also give i…
Moroccans who venture outside their homes without wearing face masks risk prison sentences of up to three months and a fine of up to 1,300 dirhams ($126; £102), the government has said.
The new order takes effect on Tuesday for those al…
US President Donald Trump says he asked two "genius" US companies to help in the treatment of the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who was moved to intensive care after his virus symptoms worsened.
In a press briefing on Monday, Tr…
Indonesians are now being asked to pray at homeImage caption: Indonesians are now being asked to pray at home
Indonesia has urged Muslims to practice tarawih, or additional prayers performed at night during fasting month, at home and fo…
Archbishop Ndingi Mwana a'Nzeki, who is being buried on Tuesday following his death at the age of 89, admitted to telling one lie in his long and colourful life as a cleric who campaigned for justice and peace in Kenya.
It was when he hel…
The General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Boadu on Sunday, April 5, 2020, donated some relief items including several bags of rice and an undisclosed amount of money to various Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemb…
Ivory Coast's Defense Minister Hamed Bakayoko has tested positive for coronavirus and gone into quarantine.
Mr Bakayoko tweeted that he had shown no symptoms before the test and urged citizens to be vigilant.
Hamed Bakayoko@HamedBaka…
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is not on a ventilator in intensive care but has received oxygen support, says Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove.
Gove said Downing Street will inform the country if there is any change in the prime mi…
The National Communication Officer of the National Democratic Congress, NDC, is urging President Nana Akufo-Addo to actualize the social intervention measures he announced last Sunday night, to cushion the vulnerable in lockdown areas in t…
The Public Affairs Director of the Parliament of Ghana, Ms Kate Addo says the indefinite suspension of the House by the Speaker does not amount to proroguing.
According to her, the Speaker of Parliament is not vested with the power to…
France has reported 833 new coronavirus deaths in the past day, the highest daily toll since its outbreak began.
The total number of people who have died after testing positive for Covid-19 now stands at 8,911, while the number of infec…
Stark statistics from Chicago health officials have underscored the heavy toll of coronavirus on black Americans.
Black Chicagoans account for half of all coronavirus cases in the city and more than 70% of deaths, despite making up 30% …
China reported no coronavirus deaths on Tuesday, the first time since it started publishing daily figures in January.
The National Health Commission said it had 32 confirmed cases, down from 39 on Monday.
It comes as the government i…
The polio programme was among their first calls for support for its human resources, technical expertise, disease surveillance and community networks, as well as its logistical capacity
When the Nigerian Government announced the first c…