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April 8: State of Emergency declared, First Lady sings The Ethiopian government has imposed a five-month State of Emergency in the wake of efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19. A statement released by the Attorney General’s office says constitutional rights to be suspended. The implementation of the emergency rule starts today. Most regions across the country had banned the… Read More

April 8: Seven new cases Uhuru rules out total lockdown Confirmed cases in Kenya has reached 179 with seven new cases recorded from the last round of tests, a top official of the Health Ministry noted on Wednesday. “In the last 24 hours, we have tested a total of 305 samples, out of which seven people have tested positive for… Read More

April 7: Tally at 254, govt considers traditional treatment Nigeria will consider use of traditional medicine in seeking a treatment for COVID-17, Health Minister Osagie Ehanire has disclosed. According to him, the federal government will consider “serious” stakeholders in traditional medicine. He was speaking at a press briefing bu the presidential task force on COVID-19 in Lagos. “We will look… Read More

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital on Monday Kinshasa closed off its upmarket business district known as ‘Gombe’ for two weeks. The country also began large-scale disinfection in a bid to root out DR Congo’s main suspected source of coronavirus. Joshua Kashala, medical epidemiologist of hygiene at the borders told the media: “Here we are in the process of controlling… 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

Violent demonstrations broke out in Ivory Coast’s commercial capital, Abidjan, where residents in a district protested against the citing of a coronavirus facility. The residents of Yopougon said the facility was being built in a crowded residential area. The facility was pulled down by the angry crowd in videos shared on social media. Police fired tear gas to disperse the… Read More

The death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic across Africa is heading towards 500 as of April 7, 2020. The casualties cut across age groups. From the death of a 6 year-old in Kenya, older patients in most instances and persons in the youth bracket. Whiles each death is reported with a sombre mood and with condolences to affected families, some… Read More

April 7: Uhuru rules out total lockdown Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta explained further why he had not locked down the entire country averring that it was in the interest of the greater public good. According to him, doing so will mean depriving a sizeable number of the population from feeding. He stresses that it would be the last resort if… Read More

April 7: Tally at 238, Buhari orders distribution of impounded rice When Nigeria closed her borders last year, part of the reason was to combat the incidence of smuggling. The customs recorded a lot of impounding at the entry points. President Buhari on Tuesday ordered that 150 trucks of impounded rice be distributed to the poor and needy. An aide… Read More

The coronavirus epidemic continues to disrupt life across the world. The disruption is all but gathering steam in affected even virus-free African countries. The rate of infection is lower on the continent as compared to Europe, Asia and parts of the Americas, where lockdowns are in place. The impact on gatherings is an area that most African governments have moved… Read More