AFRICA

A 74-year-old Ecuadorean woman who was declared dead from the coronavirus has been found alive, in a case of mistaken identity. The family of Alba Maruri were informed of her death last month and later sent what they were told were her ashes. But Ms Maruri awoke from a three-week …

Rwanda has donated $1 million to continental efforts to combat the New Coronavirus outbreak in Africa. President Paul Kagame made the pledge on Wednesday during a Teleconference Meeting of the Extended African Union (AU) Bureau chaired by President Cyril Ramaphosa. During the meeting which brought together Heads of State and …

Confirmed cases of Coronavirus in Nigeria has now hit 1095 after 114 people tested positive in 24 hours.   According to the Nigeria Center of Disease Control (NCDC), 80 of the new cases were recorded in Lagos, 21 in Gombe, 5 in FCT, 2 in Zamfara, 2 in Edo, 1 in …

Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina has begun the distribution of herbal medicine believed to be a cure for Coronavirus to its citizens. The herbal medicine (COVID-Organics) produced by the Madagascar Institute of Applied Research (IMRA), a tonic derived from artemisia – a plant with proven efficacy in treating malaria – as …

Police in Mozambique’s southern district of Zavala have arrested a pastor for allegedly violating crowd control measures imposed to curb the spread of coronavirus. Pastor Relva Guambe of the Apostolic Union Zion Church and his assistant, Salomao Bie, are accused of holding a religious ceremony that was attended by more …

An international pressure group has accused the Rwandan security forces of killing, raping and arresting people since a coronavirus lockdown came into force. Human Rights Watch says at least two people have been shot dead in the southern Nyanza district. It says those accused of breaking lockdown rules have been …

Lebanese security forces have arrested a man suspected of putting a Nigerian domestic worker up “for sale” on a popular Facebook page used to trade everyday items such as furniture, food and shoes. “Domestic worker of African citizenship (Nigerian) for sale with a new residency and full legal papers,” an …

Kenyans wishing to return home from China will be able to do so next Friday – but will have to buy their own tickets, costing $750 (£608). The Kenya Airways flight will be leaving on May 1 from Guangzhou, the city which has become a hub for Africans in China. …

As the saying goes ‘Leadership by example’, the President of South Africa, H.E Cyril Ramaphosa intended to teach his citizens how to put on a nose mask in order to prevent the contraction of the novel coronavirus.   In a video sighted by browngh.com, President Cyril Ramaphosa was trying to …

A policeman who is a member of the Rivers state task force on COVID-19 lockdown has allegedly killed a female colleague who is a nursing mother, in Port Harcourt, the Rivers state capital. The incident reportedly happened inside a market at Eneka in Port Harcourt, today April 23. According to …