The number of confirmed cases in the African continent has reached 1,948,833, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said on Saturday. The continental disease control and prevention agency said in a statement that the death toll related to the pandemic stood at 46,836 as of Saturday afternoon. A total of 1,646,823…
President Cyril Ramaphosa announced South Africa will open up travel to all countries in an effort to boost the tourism and hospitality sectors. President Ramaphosa did not give further details or a specific date for the reopening. The decision comes despite the country having the highest number of confirmed COVID-19 cases on the continent. South Africa…
Former Ghanaian President Jerry Rawlings has died at the age of 73. According to various reports, the former West African leader died at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) in Accra, Ghana, where he spent more than one week after being admitted. Rawlings overthrew then-ruler General Frederick Akuffo in 1979 when he was an army…
CAF President Ahmad Ahmad was discharged from hospital on Wednesday after recovering from the coronavirus, the organization said in a statement. Late last month, CAF announced that Ahmad had tested positive for Covid-19 after he presented mild flu symptoms and said he would immediately self-isolate for at least the next 14 days at his hotel….
The Ethiopian Ministry of Health on Tuesday said the country’s total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases hit 100,327, after 345 new cases were reported. According to the ministry, the new cases were discovered out of 4,360 COVID-19 medical tests that were conducted in the east African country during the last 24 hours. Ethiopia had conducted…
Morocco announced on Tuesday 5,214 new COVID-19 cases, taking the tally in the North African country since March 2 to 265,165. The number of recoveries from the coronavirus in Morocco increased to 216,851 after 3,946 more were added, while the death toll rose by 69 to 4,425 the Ministry of Health said in a statement….
We have discussed our long-term collaboration and partnership with her Foundation, Ministry of Health and Ministry of Education to continue our efforts to build healthcare capacity, provide specialty training to more doctors and empower girls through education. More than 31 doctors from Burundi have been enrolled in our training programs. Merck Foundation will continue their important program “Educating Linda” together…
Mali’s former president Amadou Toumani Toure has died at the age of 72. Senegalese President Macky Sall on Tuesday confirmed the death of the former leader on Twitter. Mali’s government hasn’t yet reported Toure’s death but said it is preparing a statement. Toure served as Mali’s president from 2002 until March 2012 when he was…
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday officially commissioned the country’s revamped commuter rail system in efforts to decongest traffic in the capital, Nairobi. The system, which will also feature a new light cargo handling facility, was built to improve the ease of doing business in the country, particularly for small scale traders. “We are also…
Kenya’s national carrier Kenya Airways received a boost in its bid to mitigate the effects of the coronavirus pandemic after its lessors allowed it to convert two of its Dreamliner planes into cargo aircraft. Kenya Airways chief executive officer Allan Kilavuka told media outlet, Business Daily, that the two aircraft should be converted by the end…
