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Africa’s largest city Lagos is almost empty following a lockdown over COVID-19. Business have been closed, markets abandoned and streets are empty. The usually chaotic traffic jam of a city that holds some 20 million people has been brought to a standstill. Police have been deployed to man checkpoints during this two week lockdown. On Monday, Africa’s post populous nation… Read More

Burundi has inaugurated its coronavirus detection system at a time when the country seems to have been spared from the pandemic that is affecting most nations in Africa and around the world. Health Minister Thadée Ndikumana gave a tour of the laboratory of the National Institute of Public Health to the press . According to the government, the infrastructure meets… Read More

In the midst of the lockdown, the hustle and bustle of ordinary days has somewhat quieted in Soweto. The streets of South Africa’s most famous township are struggling to be completely free. In this historic city’s supermarket, hundreds of people line up to stock up on supplies. In this queue, social distancing measures have been defied. And yet they are… Read More

March 31: Al-Amoudi donates towards COVID-19 fight Ethiopia-born Saudi billionaire, Mohammed Ali Al-Amoudi has made the biggest private donation yet to coronavirus combat in Ethiopia. He donated the sum of 120 million birr (about $3.6m) to the Addis Ababa city administration on Tuesday. Ethiopia as of midday March 31 had 25 confirmed cases of the virus. Transport has been banned… Read More

Last updated: 7 hours ago This spring, dance company BalletBoyz was all set to celebrate its 20th anniversary with “Deluxe” – a live tour taking in theaters across the U.K.. But with the coronavirus outbreak forcing venues to shut their doors, it became clear to the company’s founders William Trevitt and Michael Nunn that the show couldn’t go on –… Read More

Ethiopia has the highest coronavirus-related searches, according to data from global search engine giant Google. Google’s trending section is keeping tabs on how its users are searching for information on the coronavirus pandemic that has been ravaging the world for months. As of Monday 30th March 2020, Ethiopia was leading in global searches with a value of 100, which represents… Read More

Residents in Africa’s biggest city scrambled to finish last-minute shopping on Monday night ahead of a lockdown imposed by the federal government. Authorities are trying to contain the spread of the coronavirus. Lagos is the epicenter of the virus outbreak in the country accounting for about 60% of all cases across the country. In the impoverished area of Lagos Island,… 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

March 31: Sierra Leone confirms index case Sierra Leone president Julius Maada Bio has confirmed that the country has its first case of COVID-19, multiple media outlets in the West African country have confirmed. The country becomes the 48th African country to record a case as well as the last in West Africa to do so. Already a raft of… 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