Tuesday, March 31, 2020

'WHO' WARNS AGAINST TRADITIONAL MEDICINE FOR CURE OF COVID-19

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Dr. Matshidiso Moeti BRAZZAVILLE , Republic of Congo As cases of the novel coronavirus continue to rise in Africa, the World Health O...

FORMER REPUBLIC OF CONGO PRESIDENT DIES OF COVID-19

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By Felix Tih, Brazzaville REPUBLIC OF CONGO The Republic of Congo's former president has died of coronavirus in France, local media ...
Monday, March 30, 2020

HOSPITAL SHIP DOCKS IN NEW YORK AS CORONAVIRUS PATIENTS FILL EMERGENCY ROOMS

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New York, USA A military hospital ship arrived in New York on Monday as America’s coronavirus epicentre gears up for the peak of the pan...

MILLIONS ENTER LOCKDOWN IN NIGERIA, ZIMBABWE, AS AFRICA STEPS UP VIRUS FIGHT

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By Our Staff Reporter, ABUJA Nigeria More than 20 million Nigerians on Monday went into lockdown in sub-Saharan Africa's biggest cit...

US REGULATOR GIVES ANTI-MALARIA DRUGS EMERGENCY APPROVAL TO TREAT CORONAVIRUS

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Washington, USA A limited emergency-use authorization for two antimalarial drugs touted as game-changers by President Donald Trump has...

ESTIMATES SHOW WUHAN DEATH TOLL FAR HIGHER THAN OFFICIAL FIGURE

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Wuhan, CHINA As authorities lifted a two-month coronavirus lockdown in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, residents said they were growi...

S. AFRICA REPORTS SECOND DEATH AS TOTAL COVID-19 CASES HIT 1,280

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Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA South Africa reported the death of a second person from the deadly coronavirus as the country’s number of con...

ZIMBABWE REINTRODUCES USE OF FOREIGN CURRENCY BEFORE COVID-19 LOCKDOWN

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Harare, ZIMBABWE Zimbabwe on Sunday reintroduced the use of foreign currencies in local transactions ahead of the start of a nationwide ...
Thursday, March 26, 2020

BOKO HARAM KILLS ALMOST 100 SOLDIERS IN SEVEN-HOUR ATTACK IN CHAD

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N'Djamena , CHAD Boko Haram jihadists have killed nearly 100 Chadian soldiers in a seven-hour attack on an island army base, in thei...
Wednesday, March 25, 2020

NIGERIAN ARMY PREPARES FOR CORONAVIRUS LOCKDOWN, MASS BURIALS

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By Paul Carsten, ABUJA Nigeria The Nigerian Army is preparing to forcibly transfer the sick to hospital and enforce curbs on movement to...

SPAIN'S CORONAVIRUS DEATH TOLL OVERTAKES CHINA'S

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MADRID, Spain Spain struggled to cope on Wednesday with a mounting coronavirus crisis as its death toll exceeded China’s with another 738...