Africa News
Coronavirus: WHO tells African countries to ‘prepare for the worst’
Issued on: 18/03/2020 – 23:24 The head of the World Health Organization has sounded the alarm over..
Burkina Faso reports Sub-Saharan Africa’s first coronavirus death as WHO warns ‘prepare for worst’
Sub-Saharan Africa on Wednesday recorded its first COVID-19 death, a high-ranking politician in Burk..
Four years after Ebola crisis, Liberia braces for coronavirus
Issued on: 17/03/2020 – 22:37 Governments across Africa are scrambling to increase their capacity ..
Nigeria bans entry for travelers from 13 countries as it announces five new cases of coronavirus
The restriction will apply to travelers from countries with more than 1,000 cases. They include Chin..
Anti-government protests thwarted as Algeria bans street marches over coronavirus
Issued on: 18/03/2020 – 02:08 Algeria has banned street protests over the coronavirus, President A..
Chinese billionaire Jack Ma donates masks, test kits to all countries in Africa
Ma's foundation will donate at total of 1.1 million testing kits, six million masks, and 60,000..
How is the WHO preparing for a Covid-19 emergency in Africa
Issued on: 17/03/2020 – 18:50 It's a global concern and a growing one in AfricaThe coronaviru..
African countries shut doors against Europe, America to combat coronavirus
Sudan has sealed off all sea ports, land crossings and airports, a spokesman for Sudan's Transi..
Tourists stuck in Morocco after links to Europe restricted over coronavirus
Issued on: 14/03/2020 – 16:40Modified: 14/03/2020 – 16:40 Tourists from a number of European count..
In Africa, coronavirus cases rise as experts voice concern about health systems
Cases of the new coronavirus are ramping up in Africa, with six new countries announcing confirmed i..