South Sudan weighs costs of keeping schools shut
Authorities in South Sudan are facing the dilemma of whether to keep schools shut in the fight against Covid-19 or re-open them and save children...
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Kenya’s coronavirus cases pass 10,000 mark
Kenya’s number of COVID-19 cases passed 10,000 mark on Sunday as the Ministry of Health intensifies measures to contain the spread of the respiratory disease....
Burkina Faso resumes polio immunisation amidst coronavirus
Amidst the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic ravaging the world, Burkina Faso, on Monday, concluded the vaccination of 174,304 children, the World Health Organisation has said....
Kenyan soldier who died of coronavirus laid to rest, villagers kept off
A Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) soldier who died of Covid-19 has been buried at his Olenguruone home in Nakuru County. David Bartonjo, who died in...
Ethiopian foreign minister calls for boosting China-Africa anti-COVID-19 solidarity
The Ethiopian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gedu Andargachew, on Friday called for boosting China-Africa solidarity in fighting against the COVID-19 pandemic. In a press statement,...
Ethiopia’s confirmed coronavirus cases top 4,000
Ethiopia‘s confirmed COVID-19 cases reached 4,070 after 116 new COVID-19 positive cases were confirmed on Friday, the Ethiopian Ministry of Health said. The Ethiopian Ministry...
Kenyan truck driver dies while awaiting clearance in Uganda
Police and Ministry of Health officials in Uganda’s Busia District are investigating circumstances under which a Kenyan truck driver was found dead in the country....
Rwanda reports its first death from the new coronavirus
Rwanda’s ministry of health on Sunday reported the East African nation’s first death caused by the new coronavirus. The victim was a 65-year-old driver who...
Kenya’s confirmed coronavirus cases rise to 1,286
Kenya’s Ministry of Health on Monday confirmed 72 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of infections to 1,286. Mercy Mwangangi, Chief Administrative Secretary in...
Coronavirus: Eritrea flattens curve in less than two months
Eritrea on Friday claimed that it had brought the number of coronavirus infections down to zero, becoming the first East African country to win the...