The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa on Tuesday stood at 1,584,484 with 38,597 deaths, according to the latest data from the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. The continent has recently seen a decline in its number of new infections, though some countries report seesaw numbers in their daily numbers. South Africa…
Kenya reported its first COVID-19 case on March 13. Since then, the East African country has reported more than 41,000 infections and is one of only nine countries on the continent to have surpassed the 40,000 mark. In efforts to curb the spread of the virus, the Kenyan government imposed various measures and restrictions, with…
Egypt confirmed late on Sunday 129 new COVID-19 infections, raising the total cases registered in the country since the outbreak of the pandemic to 104,516, said the Egyptian Health Ministry. Meanwhile, 12 patients died from the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 6,052, while 45 others completely recovered, increasing…
Africa is the only region where COVID-19 cases are not increasing, according to the World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom. Tedros made the remarks in his speech on Monday at the Financial Times Africa Summit. “One of the few encouraging trends is in Africa, which has been less affected than other regions and is now…
The total number of confirmed COVID-19 positive cases across the African continent has reached 1,526,000 as of Wednesday, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. The Africa CDC, a specialized healthcare agency of African Union (AU) Commission, said in a statement issued on Wednesday that the number of deaths due to…
A team of military experts under the Expanded Joint Verification Mechanism (EJVM), a Great Lakes regional military framework, on Monday investigated 19 Burundian fighters’ illegal entry into Rwanda, the Rwandan military said. The experts, with the mission to verify and report back to EJVM Command on the cross-border incident, visited Ruheru sector, Nyaruguru district in southern…
The total number of confirmed COVID-19 positive cases in Africa has reached 1,518,662 as of Tuesday with the death toll reaching 36,921, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. The Africa CDC also said the number of people who have recovered from the infectious virus across the continent has reached 1,256,…
A second batch of jihadists has been freed in Mali, sources said Tuesday, boosting speculation that a French charity worker and Malian politician held by the insurgents may be freed in a swap. About 30 “jihadist prisoners were released” late Monday and early Tuesday “and were flown north,” a Mali security source said. “It’s to do…
West Africa’s regional bloc ECOWAS lifted sanctions against Mali on Tuesday after the prime minister announced the rest of the transitional government positions nearly two months after a military coup. In a communique, the regional heads of state cited “significant advances” toward a return to democracy in Mali, noting the selection of a civilian president…
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Tuesday said the country is now open to the world, urging tourists to visit the east African country following the easing of COVID-19 restrictions. Museveni said in a tweet that tourists are free to visit the country following the reopening of the country’s Entebbe International Airport and national borders after…
