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The Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday buried the patient who died of Ebola in Beni Friday. The death reset counter of the haemorrhagic fever epidemic as the country was set to declare its official end Monday. But for the victim’s parents, the patient was asymptomatic. Alphonsine Kahindo, the victim’s mother said they had all along not once suspected Ebola… Read More

Solidarity in Morocco in the midst of the confinement to curb the novel coronavirus. INSAF NGO zips through the streets of Casablanca to help single mothers. Every day, volunteers from the National Institute for Solidarity with Women in Distress package food for women hard hit by the crisis caused by the coronavirus. For the past two weeks, we have been… Read More

The coronavirus epidemic continues to disrupt life across the world. The disruption is much lesser in African countries that have recorded cases as compared to for example Italy where the entire country is almost in a lockdown. Most countries have banned all sporting competitions. Our main coronavirus hub is seized with major developments around the epidemic. This piece will focus… Read More

April 13: Cases hit 74, regional testing boost, ventilators expected Ethiopia’s COVID-19 file as of April 13 has 74 cases with three deaths and 14 recoveries. The country is seeking to boost its ventilator reserves according to Health Minister Lia Tadesse. She disclosed to local media outlets that procurement of 400 ventilators was ongoing. She said Ethiopia had 435 ventilators… 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

The numbers of confirmed cases across the continue continues to grow with each passing day. The World Health Organization Africa regional head warns that a spike is expected in the coming weeks. Whiles the figures remain very low in a number of countries, quite a sizeable number has passed the 100 mark with only a handful in the 1000+ bracket… Read More

This might be the norm for faithful in most parts of the world at least during this lockdown. Catholics in Nigeria attended Easter mass Sunday via a live telecast from the Holy Cathedral in Lagos due to the stay at home order. “Celebrating it (Easter) without the people is something strange. However, we have been constrained to celebrate it this… Read More

Burundians do not seem to be perturbed about the hullabaloo over the novel coronavirus the world over. On Sunday, hundreds of people gathered in churches across the country for Easter celebrations. In the Regina Mundi Catholic Cathedral in Bujumbura, Christians packed the hall. There was no social distancing, but faithful must hand wash before being allowed access to the auditorium.… Read More

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 in the Kenyan capital. “The COVID-19 virus has disrupted our social life in general and more so we are feeling it as a church because you realize that our Christians cannot join us because we… Read More

Kenya’s confirmed cases is nearing 200 mark with six new cases bringing the tally as at April 12 to 197. Health Minister Mutahi Kagwe has announced. According to the statement, out of the six, five were patients in mandatory quarantine centres while one was picked by the ministry’s surveillance team. In the last 24 hours, we have tested 766 samples… Read More