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Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has accused the opposition of trying to take advantage of the postponement of elections to seize power by unconstitutional means. In a speech posted to his Facebook page, the Nobel Peace Prize winner said ‘’ those who push unconstitutional maneuvers to seize power will be punished by law’‘, he warned. The second most populous African… Read More

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has accused the opposition of trying to take advantage of the postponement of elections to seize power by unconstitutional means. In a speech posted to his Facebook page, the Nobel Peace Prize winner said ‘’ those who push unconstitutional maneuvers to seize power will be punished by law’‘, he warned. The second most populous African… Read More

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has accused the opposition of trying to take advantage of the postponement of elections to seize power by unconstitutional means. In a speech posted to his Facebook page, the Nobel Peace Prize winner said ‘’ those who push unconstitutional maneuvers to seize power will be punished by law’‘, he warned. The second most populous African… Read More

May 7: record one-day leap takes tally to 187 Ethiopia for a second consecutive day confirmed a record one-day increase in cases. A total of 25 cases within the last 24-hours took the national tally to 187, the Health Minister disclosed on Thursday. All 25 persons were Ethiopians, 21 of them are in Addis Ababa with two each in the… Read More

May 7: record one-day leap takes tally to 187 Ethiopia for a second consecutive day confirmed a record one-day increase in cases. A total of 25 cases within the last 24-hours took the national tally to 187, the Health Minister disclosed on Thursday. All 25 persons were Ethiopians, 21 of them are in Addis Ababa with two each in the… Read More

May 7: record one-day leap takes tally to 187 Ethiopia for a second consecutive day confirmed a record one-day increase in cases. A total of 25 cases within the last 24-hours took the national tally to 187, the Health Minister disclosed on Thursday. All 25 persons were Ethiopians, 21 of them are in Addis Ababa with two each in the… Read More

May 7: 3,091 cases, police rolls out mass tests Ghana’s case statistics stood at 3,091 in the latest tallies released early Thursday by the Ghana Health Service. Recoveries have reached 303 with 18 deaths. On Thursday, the Ghana Police service disclosed to local media that it had begun testing all its personnel for COVID-19. Weeks back, the service announced that… Read More

May 7: 582 cases, lockdown in Eastleigh, Mombasa City The government on Wednesday announced a partial lockdown on two virus hotspots, Eastleigh in Nairobi and Mombasa City. The 15-day measure took effect same day starting 7pm local time. Under the measure, there shall be no movement into and out of the places. All public places in the two areas are… Read More

May 6: Cases pass 50,000 as deaths near 2,000 Africa crossed the 50,000 confirmed cases mark today according to tallies by the John Hopkins University tracker. As of 19:00 GMT number of cases stood at 50,000. The number indicates a leap of 30,000 cases in exactly 18 days. The 20,000 mark was reached on April 18. The spike in infections… Read More

Ban on flights extended, repatriation starts, cases hit 3,000 mark The presidential task force on COVID-19 announced a month-long extension on flight ban during its daily briefing on Wednesday. The decision was made on behalf of the federal government under whose auspices it is acting. Meanwhile the first batch of repatriation involving nationals took place today with an Emirates flight… Read More