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Tigray region relaxes state of emergency Northern Tigray regional state, the first to declare a COVID-19 state of emergency have announced a relaxing of the measure, the regional information outfit reported. The state of emergency declared in late March is now expected to last for three months according to the state council. In explaining the rationale for the current move,… Read More

The Tokyo 2020 Olympics will not be held this year as we all know by now due to the coronavirus. Disappointment for organizers athletes and sport enthusiasts around the world. But some athletes can at least can take a break, stay home binge eating perhaps and watching movies. We take a look at Nada Laaraj, a Moroccan Taekwondo athlete who… Read More

April 24: Cameroon records recovery boom amid tally controversy Cameroon Health Minister gave updates on coronavirus figures weeks after he opted against releasing figures via his Twitter account. The latest figures by Minister Manaouda Malachie indicate a boom in recoveries which now stand at 688. At last count April 23, recoveries were at 397 meaning an increase of 291 had… Read More

For the first time in its 124-year history, the Olympic Games have been delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic. The International Olympic Committee President, Thomas Bach and Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe concluded that the Games must be rescheduled, “to a date beyond 2020, but not later than summer 2021, to safeguard the health of the athletes, everybody involved in… Read More

Saturday, April 25 is World Malaria Day, an international observance commemorated every year and that recognizes global efforts to control malaria. This year though, the coronavirus pandemic is overshadowing the commemoration. And now the World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that the number of deaths caused by malaria in sub-Saharan Africa could double as efforts to tackle the disease face… Read More

BBC journalist suggest Kenya vaccine trials Kenyans are incensed by COVID-19 vaccine trial comments on the BBC suggesting that British scientists could start their trials in Kenya if tests in UK don’t get the expected results. Fergus Walsh, the BBC medical correspondent, whiles speaking on the World Service about his assessment on how successful trial in the UK could be,… Read More

Cases near 1,000; Buhari gets ECOWAS task Total confirmed cases inched close to the 1,000 mark with 108 new cases reported by close of day April 23. Total confirmed cases now stand at 981. 78 of the new cases were recorded in Lagos, 14 in FCT, 5 in Ogun, 4 in Gombe, 3 Borno whiles Akwa Ibom, Kwara and Plateau… Read More

There are now more than over 27,600 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the pandemic. According to the latest data by the John Hopkins University and Africa Center for Disease Control on COVID-19 in Africa, the breakdown remains fluid as countries… Read More

The coronavirus pandemic has been confirmed in over 180 countries globally since it was first discovered in the Chinese city of Wuhan in late December 2019. The World Health Organisation, WHO, has since declared it a pandemic due to its spread. All except three African countries have recorded cases as governments roll out measures to combat the spread. In this… Read More

As soon as the first cases of COVID-19 contamination were announced on the continent, many countries on the continent announced the restriction of land connections with their most immediate neighbours. Gabon-Cameroon, Chad-Cameroon, South Africa-Zimbabwe, Burundi-Rwanda, Côte d’Ivoire-Burkina Faso, DRC-Republic of Congo-Rwanda. Here with William Bayiha to discuss the economic relevance of the closure of intra-African borders due to the coronavirus,… Read More