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…
Over 100 tonnes of emergency and medical aid were recently airlifted to Chad and Iran
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, detailed today a series of measures it is taking in its field operations to help respond to the COVID-19 public health e…
Coronavirus - Africa: Stronger partnerships crucial for successful implementation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in light of COVID-19
Africa’s Finance Ministers have called for an initial support package of US$ 100 billion in 2…
Nearly $370 million has been approved or dispersed by the World Bank to fight COVID-19 in in 10 African countries, with more to come in the next weeks and months
Using lessons from the Ebola outbreak in 2014, African countries prepare t…
India is reportedly "considering" a request by Donald Trump to release stocks of a drug the US president has called a "game-changer" in the fight against Covid-19.
Mr Trump called India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday, a day af…
Prominent Nigerian actress Funke Akindele has been arrested in the country's commercial capital, Lagos, for violating the government’s measures intended to slow the spread of coronavirus.
The police in Lagos confirmed that the 42-year-o…
Malawi's president and all government ministers are taking a 10% wage cut for three months to raise money to tackle the coronavirus outbreak.
President Peter Mutharika made the announcement as he set out a stimulus package to help cushi…
The government in Somalia has condemned the abduction and rape of two girls aged just three and four.
The doctor in charge of the hospital where they are being treated says they need major surgery.
An official said several arrests ha…
The US government has announced a grant of £2.3m ($2.9m) to India to help its efforts against Covid-19.
Kenneth Juster, the US Ambassador to India, said that USAID, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as well as other agencie…
A recent study conducted in Kenya has found that a majority of people in the country want a total lockdown enforced to stop the spread of coronavirus.
The study, as reported by local media, suggests that 68% of Kenyans polled said a tot…
The Minority in Parliament has questioned government's motive to replace the Ghana Community Network Services Limited (GCNET) and West Blue Consulting Limited with Ghana Link Network Services Limited and Customs UNIPAS International Agenc…
Mr John Boadu, the General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has said that the Party had initiated an urgent move to distribute Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) worth five million cedis to health facilities nationwide.
The …
The Speaker of Parliament, Professor Aaron Michael Oquaye, Saturday night suspended sittings indefinitely in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, against expectations of the Minority when the House was due to rise.
Speaker Oquaye said: "H…
12 million children supported by WFP school meal programmes are affected by school closures
It is vital at this time of global crisis that WFP maintain its food and cash-based assistance programmes which offer a lifeline to 87 million v…
Video News Release: Coronavirus - Africa: Naomi Campbell is joining the #SafeHandsChallenge with the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa
The video below is copyright free and can be used at will, without asking fo…
At least 22 confirmed cases of COVID-19, according to its Ministry of Health
Eritrean-American Ciham Ali Ahmed turns 23 today – and once again she is spending her birthday behind bars. This year she faces the additional and potentially …
We went to 650 tonight. Unfortunately, it will still climb these days with the massive testing campaign that we launched. So, we all MUST, cover our noses and mouths when we leave our house. Please, protect our lives and the lives of oth…
About 24 million people watched the Queen's address to the British public, overnight viewing figures show.
That was more than three times the viewership of her most recent Christmas address, which drew about 7.1 million.
She thanked …
Total number positive cases in #Africa 9,198.
51 countries
414 deaths
813 recovery cases by Region
#AfricaPrepares #FactsNotFear
African Union Member States (51) reporting COVID-19 cases (9,198), deaths (414), and recoveries…
International Islamic Trade Finance Cooperation provides US$850 million for COVID-19 Emergency Interventions for Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Member Countries in Most Need
Interim funds to be scaled up through close collabo…
As the COVID-19 virus pandemic impacts peoples' lives worldwide, society shuts down in an effort to contain it. People find themselves isolated at home, seemingly powerless. Unity is needed during these difficult times. Although people wor…
Coronavirus - South Sudan: COVID-19 confirmed in South Sudan; International Rescue Committee (IRC) calls for rapid scale up of support to stop the spread of the disease
Less than half of South Sudan’s health care facilities are function…
Nigeria has received medical kits donated by Chinese billionaire Jack Ma and the Chinese governmentImage caption: Nigeria has received medical kits donated by Chinese billionaire Jack Ma and the Chinese government
Nigeria’s Centre for D…
The situation in Italy and Spain, where infections and deaths have fallen in recent days, is "giving hope" on what the United States' "future could be", says Deborah Birx, one of President Trump's coronavirus advisers.
On Sunday, New Yo…
The number of deaths in Italy reported on Sunday were the lowest in two weeks, and authorities there are confident that the peak of new cases has passed. So far, 15,887 people have died – the highest national death toll worldwide
Spa…
Health Minister Lia Tadesse said the two victims had been in the intensive care unitImage caption: Health Minister Lia Tadesse said the two victims had been in the intensive care unit
Ethiopia's ministry of health on Sunday announced th…