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Kenyan nurses demand protective gear is fixed

The Kenya National Nurses Association has demanded that protective equipment for health workers dealing with coronavirus patients is fixed before it is distributed. The Kenya...

Uganda extends border closure and curfew

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has extended the nationwide coronavirus controls for 21 days. In his address to the nation at the end of an initial...

EU donates €50m to Nigeria to fight coronavirus

The European Union has donated €50m ($55m; £44m) to Nigeria to boost the fight against coronavirus. According to a statement from the Nigerian presidency, the...

Africa.com convenes top African business leaders with Harvard Business School Faculty to respond to COVID-19

As COVID-19 takes hold of African economies, African business leaders are challenged with new risks and uncertainty. Africa.com has partnered with faculty of Harvard...

Coronavirus: Older people being ‘airbrushed’ out of virus figures

Many older people are being "airbrushed" out of coronavirus figures in the UK, charities have warned. The official death toll has been criticised for only...

Measles resurgence fear amid coronavirus

Measles outbreaks may occur as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, officials say, because some vaccination programmes are having to be delayed. Unicef says 117...

Coronavirus: UK economy ‘could shrink by record 35%’ by June

Britain's independent tax and spending watchdog has warned the coronavirus pandemic could see the UK economy shrink by a record 35% by June. The Office...

$1billion cash: Were not back to an IMF program – Gabby Otchere-Darko

An influential member of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko has explained even though the government of Ghana has secured a facility of...

How New Zealand only has 1 recorded Coronavirus death

New Zealand has managed to do something that many countries wish they could achieve: for four straight days, it has reported a decline in...

How the spread of coronavirus is testing Africa

Africa has passed the grim milestone of 10,000 reported cases of coronavirus, along with more than 500 deaths, according to the Africa Centres for...

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