Uganda will begin human trials of a Covid-19 vaccine in November, the Daily Monitor newspaper reports quoting ministry of health officials.
The vaccine, called Self...
South Africa plans to begin a gradual and cautious resumption to opening its borders to international travel on October 1.
President Cyril Ramaphosa warned, however,...
The outbreak of the new coronavirus has reached every nation in Africa, a continent of 1.2 billion people.As of September 19, the confirmed coronavirus...
Scientists from Uganda's Makerere University and the national army have launched a study to find out whether plasma from recovered coronavirus patients has an...
The Kenyan government has included neighbouring Tanzania on its list of countries whose travellers are exempted from mandatory quarantine upon arrival.
The move is considered...
Doctors in Nigeria have suspended their strike after holding talks with the authorities.
The doctors had downed their tools on Monday to demand a pay...
Angolan authorities have agreed to reopen schools from October, after learning institutions in the country were closed to control the spread of COVID-19.
Learning activities were...
Final clinical trials for a coronavirus vaccine, developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University, have been put on hold after a participant had a suspected...
The authorities in Ethiopia have launched a mobile service which allows people to receive their coronavirus test results through an SMS.
The results will be...
The Mozambican health authorities have expressed concern over the rising Covid-19 cases and the growing number of people going to hospital.
The health system could...