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Hits and misses: Nightmare of Kenya’s quarantine centres

The announcement by Kenya’s Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe of mandatory quarantine for all travellers who arrived into the country from March 22 was...

How thugs used free hand sanitiser to rob me – Woman cries

Have you been using the free hand sanitisers being offered in offices, supermarkets and even when boarding public service vehicles? Carolyne Njeri, a Nairobi...

Ghana not going back to IMF-supported programme – Gabby Otchere

Leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Gabby Otchere-Darko, has said Ghana will not be going back to an IMF-supported programme on the...

Pastor who vowed to keep preaching unless he was “in jail or the hospital” dies of Covid-19

The evangelical pastor, who vowed to keep preaching unless he was "in jail or the hospital", has died of COVID-19 weeks after defiantly opening...

Ugandan gay refugee kills himself outside UNHCR’s office

A Ugandan LGBTI refugee took his life outside the office of the United Nations (UN) refugee agency in Kenya's capital, Nairobi. The man was...

Covid19 infections nearing 2 million mark across the globe

The new coronavirus has infected close to 2 million people around the world, according to Johns Hopkins data, nearing a grim milestone that exposes the...

Virus-free Lesotho rolls out socio-economic interventions

Lesotho has yet to record a case of COVID-19 as of April 13, one of two countries to escape the virus since it reached...

Chinese province responds to discrimination claims on Africans

Tensions are running high in the Chinese city of Guangzhou over coronavirus rumours. According to community leaders hundreds of Africans remain unable to go...

111 Africans tested positive for coronavirus in China’s Guangzhou

A total of 111 Africans in China’s southern city of Guangzhou had tested positive for the novel coronavirus as of Monday, the Xinhua...

Man who recovered from Coronavirus in Ghana shares his experience [Video]

A 51-year-old man, Mr Fred Drah, who recovered from the novel Coronavirus in Ghana has shared his experience to inspire families and patients undergoing...

Coronavirus: Tests conducted in Nigeria will shock you

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has revealed the number of coronavirus tests it has conducted so far across different states in...

Coronavirus: Bill Gates hopes to reach 7bn people with potential vaccine

Microsoft billionaire, Bill Gates, has said that getting vaccines to seven billion people would be challenging but a target that must be worked...

Lockdown continues as long as necessary – Buhari

Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari has said the movement restrictions would last as long as necessary, particularly, as he would be relying on experts'...

Coronavirus: 15-year-old girl commits suicide over persistent stay-at-home order

A teenage girl in California killed herself after she reportedly struggled to cope with the state's stay-at-home orders amid the coronavirus outbreak.  Jo’Vianni Smith, 15, of Stockton, was found...

Couple have s3x infront of Buckingham Palace amid lockdown

The United Kingdom is on a lockdown due to the deadly coronavirus as officials make efforts to stop the spread of the pandemic. The country...

Coronavirus: Spain begins to ease lockdown to revive economy

Spain, one of the countries worst hit by the coronavirus, is beginning to ease strict lockdown measures that have brought its economy...

Zebra gives birth to rare baby after mating with a donkey [Photos]

A zebra at the Chyulu Hills National Park in Kenya was recently found with a peculiar-looking foal by her side. It had stripes, but...

Coronavirus: Tourists forced to write ‘I am so sorry’ 500 times over lockdown breach [photos]

Some 10 foreigners, who broke a coronavirus lockdown in an Indian town made famous by the Beatles, were forced to repent by writing "I...

Coronavirus: Drogba offers hospital in virus fight

Former Chelsea forward, Didier Drogba, has offered his hospital in his native Ivory Coast to the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, a local...

Lockdown dairies: Girl ,15, commits suicide

A teenage girl in California killed herself after she reportedly struggled to cope with the state's stay-at-home orders amid the coronavirus outbreak.  ALSO READ: Woman loses...

How UK health system killed my cousin – Popular actress cries

Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde has announced the death of her cousin from a kidney transplant complication.  ALSO READ: Diddy dances with Tiwa Savage live on Instagram; talks about...

Burna Boy speaks to Diddy on Coronavirus lockdown, others [Watch]

Nigeria's Burna Boy formed part of the tall list of celebrities worldwide, who interacted with American rapper and producer, P. Diddy in the...

Coronavirus’ genetic makeup traced back to US funded experiments on bats in Wuhan laboratories

Scientists have sequenced the COVID-19 genome and traced it back to bats found in caves in China’s Yunnan community. Bats from Yunnan were, however, used for...

Woman loses her entire family to coronavirus

A woman from Michigan has lost her husband of 35 years and her only son to coronavirus within three days of one another. ALSO READ: NDC...

Coronavirus in 52 African countries: 14, 400+ cases, 788 deaths, 2, 823 recoveries [Video]

There are now more than 14,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention...

Add domestic violence prevention plans in national response to COVID-19 – Guterres says as domestic abuse cases double

General-Secretary of the United Nations The United Nations (UN), Antonio Guterres, has asked the world governments to include domestic violence prevention and redress plans...

Domestic violence cases surge in Africa amid Covid-19 lockdown

Some African countries are reporting of an increase in domestic violence cases during a period of lockdown to deal with coronavirus. With couples forced to...

Africans react to Melinda Gates’ ‘I see dead bodies in the streets of Africa’ comment

Africans have expressed outrage at comments made by Co-Chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates, Melinda Gates. The wife of the world billionaire, Bill...

Covid-19: Melinda Gates says ‘dead bodies’ will be on streets in Africa [video]

Melinda Gates, wife of world billionaire Bill Gates, has claimed that developing countries including those in Africa would be badly hit by the deadly coronavirus pandemic. She...

Chad president joins frontline combat to fight Boko Haram [Photos]

Chadian President, Idriss Deby Itno, joined the country’s soldiers in the frontline of the fight against Boko Haram terrorists in the country. Deby appeared...

Coronavirus: Popular pastor backtracks on 5G

Popular preacher, Chris Oyakhilome, leader LoveWorld Inc., better known as Christ Embassy, has taken back his recent claims that the introduction of 5G networks...

China imposes restrictions on research into origins of coronavirus

China has imposed restrictions on the publication of academic research on the origins of the novel coronavirus, according to a central government directive and online notices published...

Coronavirus pandemic – all you need to know as China sees peak in new infections

China has reported a peak in new cases of coronavirus while Boris Johnson continues his recovery after being released from hospital. On Sunday, 108 new...

Woman, 21, dies of Covid-19 while awaiting liver transplant

A "bubbly" young nursery worker has died after testing positive for coronavirus while in hospital awaiting a liver transplant. Katie Horne's family have been left...

Pope calls for global solidarity in Easter message

Pope Francis has called for global solidarity to fight the coronavirus crisis in his Easter message read to an empty St Peter's Basilica. "This is...

South Africa opts for mass testing

South Africa is rolling out mass testing of the population in a bid to arrest the rising number of coronavirus infections. The WHO has in...

Kenya: Easter mass held in empty Nairobi church

Nairobi’s main Catholic church was empty Sunday as faithful endure coronavirus lockdown. A modest Easter Sunday service was held by a small group of Clergymen...

Coronavirus: Boris Johnson shares near death experience

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said it "could have gone either way" as he thanked healthcare workers for saving his life after...

Coronavirus: US death toll overtakes Italy as world’s highest

The United States has now overtaken Italy to have the highest death toll from coronavirus in the world. The latest data, compiled by Johns Hopkins...

Coronavirus: Pope calls for global solidarity in Easter message

Pope Francis has called for global solidarity to fight the coronavirus crisis in his Easter message read to an empty St Peter's Basilica. "This is...