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Face masks have become a key fixture across the world as part of efforts aimed at containing the COVID-19 pandemic. Most countries in Africa have turned to local production to cater for needs of the population. In Taipei City’s Xinyi District Health Center people take patiently to the queue. But they are not waiting to see a doctor, nurse or… Read More

Amidst global pandemic, plus a locust invasion, Kenya is having to deal with a new threat- flash floods which left thousands displaced in parts of the country leaving at least four dead. Rift Valley Regional Commissioner George Natembeya said 23 people were also missing after rains caused a river to burst its bank sweeping everything in its way. Ruto Kuriei,… Read More

April 21: Cases at 665, Kano climbing, Abba Kyari funeral gaffe apology As at 11:10 pm 20th April there are 665 confirmed cases were reported with a total of thirty-eight new cases. The tally of which were as follows: 23 in Kano, 5 in Gombe, 3 in Kaduna, 2 each in Bornoand Abia and a case each in FCT, Sokoto… Read More

April 21: President Bio enters in quarantine Sierra Leone president Julius Maada Bio is to undergo 14-day self-isolation after one of his bodyguards tested positive for COVID-19, reports from the West African country indicated as of Monday evening. The president’s spokesperson confirmed the development to journalists and said the president was going to be working from home during the period.… 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

A 68-year-old Nigerian woman successfully delivered twins on her first pregnancy, the Lagos University Teaching hospital, LUTH, reported over the weekend. The hospital celebrated a feat it said was the first in the country and across Africa. The mother delivered the babies – a boy and a girl – via elective Caesarean section, a LUTH statement added. The mother was… Read More

Case count at 281, curfew defiers netted Kenya’s case tally as of April 20 hit 281 with the addition of 11 new cases Health Minister Mutahi Kagwe confirmed in the daily briefing for COVID-19. Seven of the new cases are from Mombasa County with the remaining from Nairobi county. He also disclosed that 455 people had been quarantined for defying… Read More

Will the Africa Cup of Nations hold in 2021? The debate has arisen because of the health crisis, and CAF has not ruled out the possibility of a postponement, while some people are calling for a postponement of the Cameroonian event, originally scheduled for January next year. Also, the continental calendar continues to be turned upside down. After the postponement… Read More

A compulsory face mask order kicked into effect in Guinea over the weekend (April 18) as part of government’s efforts to stem the spread of the new coronavirus. In the capital, Conakry, police officers conducted checks at major intersections and imposed a fine of 30,000 Guinean francs equivalent to 3 euros on offenders. In the inner suburbs, the majority of… Read More