Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, became the third African country to record over 10,000 cases of COVID-19.…
Category: Africa
Amnesty accuses Ethiopia of extrajudicial killings
Ethiopian security forces in the Oromiya region have executed 39 opposition supporters and arrested thousands of…
Ethiopia coronavirus: field hospital on Addis outskirts nears completion
Ethiopia is one of East / Horn of Africa’s least impacted nations as compared to rate…
Trafficked Nigerian women rescued from Lebanon
Fifty trafficked Nigerian women have been rescued from Lebanon and returned home, Nigeria’s foreign minister says.…
Coronavirus in Kenya: ‘I buried my cousin on Facebook Live’
The chairs were placed at least 1m (3ft) apart – family sat on one side, church…
WHO to sign confidentiality clause with Madagascar on coronavirus herbal ‘cure’
The World Health Organisation is to sign a confidentiality clause with Madagascar on the formulation of…
Rick Bright: ‘Ousted’ vaccine expert says US is facing its ‘darkest winter’
A former top US health official has told Congress the country could face its “darkest winter…
Togo to issue Covid-19 bonds this week
Next Thursday, May 14, Togo will issue its Covid-19 social bonds. The country announced this on the…
South Africa’s coronavirus lockdown: Doubts creep in
It is tempting to imagine that South Africa will look back, almost fondly, on late March…
Ethiopian court jails ex-minister for corruption
A court in Bahirdar, northern Ethiopia, has sentenced the country’s former communications minister and close ally…