Ethiopia is one of East / Horn of Africa’s least impacted nations as compared to rate of COVID-19 case growth and infection of its neighbours. A state of emergency lasting five-months has been imposed by the Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed led government. All land borders have since been shut as a virus control measure with a…
DR Congo reported a fresh Ebola outbreak in its northwest on Monday, the latest health emergency for a country already fighting an epidemic of the deadly fever in the east as well as a surging number of coronavirus infections. The 11th Ebola outbreak in the vast central African country’s history comes just weeks before it…
The World Health Organization says it would continue to support the Democratic Republic of Congo to battle a fresh outbreak of the deadly Ebola viral disease. On Monday, Congolese health authorities announced six cases in the north near Mbandaka in the Equatuer province, with four deaths. “The new one is on the other side of…
Ethiopia is one of East / Horn of Africa’s least impacted nations as compared to rate of COVID-19 case growth and infection of its neighbours. A state of emergency lasting five-months has been imposed by the Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed led government. All land borders have since been shut as a virus control measure with a…
Rasha Kelej: I have directed and produced for the first time, a song by singers from 11 African countries for the first time together in three languages; English, French and Arabic to show our support for medical workers around the world. This is my personal contribution towards the response to Coronavirus pandemic. In what has…
June 1: Compulsory wearing of face masks kicks off The wearing of face masks in public has been made compulsory in Sierra Leone effective today (June 1). The move is part of COVID-19 containment measures ordered by government. On the case load front, as of close of day May 31, the total confirmed cases stood at 861…
May 16: Cases pass 300 mark Total confirmed cases = 306 (new cases = 19)Total recoveries = 113 (new recoveries = 1)Total deaths = 5Active cases = 189Tests within 24-hours = 4,044Total tests = 53,029 As of May 9, Ethiopia had recorded 210 cases, it means that it took a week for the next 100…
