AFRICA

Moroccans who venture outside their homes without wearing face masks risk prison sentences of up to three months and a fine of up to 1,300 dirhams ($126; £102), the government has said . The new order takes effect on Tuesday for those allowed to go out during the coronavirus pandemic. …

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has condemned as “racist” the comments by two French doctors who suggested a vaccine for the coronavirus could be tested in Africa. “Africa can’t and won’t be a testing ground for any vaccine,” said Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. The doctors’ …

What was meant to be a six-day honeymoon on a tropical island soon turned into an isolation destination for these South African newlyweds. The De Freitases – Olivia, 27, and Raul, 28 – from South Africa arrived at the beautiful Cinnamon Velifushi Hotel in the Maldives on 22 March for what …

Lesotho, Comoros, and São Tomé and Príncipe are the three remaining African countries yet to record a single case of coronavirus. South Sudan which until April 4 was also free of the virus recorded its first case on Sunday, according to government officials. Riek Machar, the country’s first vice president, …

Police in Cameroon say Islamist militants have killed seven people in a suicide attack on a village bordering Nigeria. A police spokesman said two Boko Haram militants blew themselves up in the village of Amchide on Sunday night. A village chief is reported to be among the dead.

Funke Akindele and her husband, AbdulRasheed Bello popularly known JJC Skillz have been arraigned before a Lagos court. The pair were arraigned amid tight security on Monday April 6, 2020 for defiling the orders of the Lagos state government which had ordered Lagosians to stay at home. A Video sighted by …

The Lagos state police command has arrested a suspected ritualist, 30-year-old Dona Asogba, pictured above, in the Ikorodu area of the state. A statement released by the police command spokesperson, Bala Elkana on Sunday, April 5, says the suspect was arrested after residents of Panuse area, Okoafo in Ikorodu reported …

Actress Funke Akindele has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for hosting a party on Saturday for her husband, JJC Skillz’s birthday in contravention of the lockdown order in Lagos state. The party had over 20 people in attendance including singer Naira Marley. Kemi Filani News gathered that the policemen …

Libya’s former interim Prime Minister Mahmoud Jebril has died from the coronavirus, according to his political party. The 67-year-old contracted the virus in Egypt in late March and died at a hospital in Cairo, according to his aide. He was in power as head of the National Transitional Council during …

Even as residents of Nasarawa state are trying to grapple with the partial lockdown of the state following the outbreak of the coronavirus, they may have to contend with the woes of kidnappers. The Special Adviser to the Nasarawa state Governor on Local Government, Chieftaincy Affairs and Community Development Mr …