There have been calls in Egypt for people not to abandon or put down their pets after false rumours that they could carry coronavirus. A group of Egyptian celebrities has put out a video in which they hug their pets and urge people to look after them as normal. The …

Doctors and nurses in Zimbabwe are striking to protest the shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) for health workers in the nation’s hospitals, their unions said. Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors Association spokesman Tapiwa Zvakada said doctors will not resume work until the government provides the proper gear they need for their …

South Africa has considered approaching the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and other institutions as a last resort for emergency funding to fight the coronavirus that has brought a national lockdown, the finance minister said on Sunday. “If we approach the IMF or the World Bank or the Development Bank, it …

The government of Sierra Leone has overturned a ban on pregnant girls from attending school. The ministry of education said it was committed to ensuring all children had the right to go to school, regardless of their status. In December, the West African regional bloc’s court ruled that the ban …

A 15-year-old girl, Sekinat Agbelade, was said to have been shot dead by men of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) in Agosasa, Ipokia Local area of Ogun States. It was gathered that the Customs officers, on Saturday, while on the chase of some suspected smugglers, fired gunshots, hitting the innocent …

A spate of mysterious second-time infections is calling into question the accuracy of COVID-19 diagnostic tools even as China prepares to lift quarantine measures to allow residents to leave the epicenter of its outbreak next month. It’s also raising concerns of a possible second wave of cases. From March 18-22, …

The German embassy in South Africa is making plans to repatriate some 7,000 of its nationals who are stuck in the country. Already, 47 German tourists are under quarantine in the country after one of them tested positive to Covid-19, according to local media reports. South Africa has the highest …

A Ugandan Pastor,  Augustine Yiga of Revival Church Kawaala has been arrested by the police for spreading false information about coronavirus. The pastor last week said, that coronavirus is not a dangerous disease but a common flu. He said, “Whether Government imprisons me, I don’t care, but I am speaking the …

Polls have closed in Mali’s long-delayed parliamentary elections which were held despite concerns about security and the coronavirus pandemic. Sunday’s vote came hours after the violence-hit West African country announced its first coronavirus death and days after main opposition leader Soumaila Cisse was kidnapped by unidentified gunmen. The vote was …

Temitope Balogun Joshua, commonly referred to as TB. Joshua, the renowned Nigerian televangelist has subtly responded to those who were anticipating a heavy rainfall last week to signal the end of the deadly coronavirus in the world. Many were those who were expecting a heavy downpour to wash away the …

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, who made history as Africa’s first elected female president, led Liberia for 12 years including during the 2014-16 Ebola outbreak that killed nearly 5,000 people in her country. The BBC asked the Nobel Peace Laureate for her reflections on the current coronavirus crisis. Dear fellow citizens of …

A homemade bomb killed three soldiers in north-west Burkina Faso on Sunday. The attack happened after a patrol vehicle jumped on a mine in Gomboro in the Sourou province, according to Le Faso news website. Two soldiers died on the spot while the third one succumbed to injuries while being …

Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, has restricted movement in Lagos, Abuja and Ogun State as part of measures to curtail the spread of Coronavirus in Nigeria. He said this during a nationwide broadcast on Sunday. The curfew will begin from Monday, March, 30 by 11:pm. Read the speech below: Based on the …

With many countries in Africa now banning religious gatherings in order to slow the spread of coronavirus, Christian worshippers turned to online or televised services on Sunday. The continent has some of the world’s most committed Christians, according to a 2018 survey by the Pew Research Center, and the inability …

Israel evacuated 274 of its citizens from Nigeria on Sunday. The move was connected to the exploding cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria. The Israelis were evacuated via the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos and the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja to Tel-Aviv, Israel. The flight, operated with the Air Peace’s …

The authorities in the South African city of Durban have freed 14 workers who had been “locked up in a [mask-making] factory since Monday”, a local government minister said. They also arrested the owner of the business. The workers “were forced to manufacture hundreds of masks to meet the demand …

Following the social media protest that President Muhammadu Buhari must address the Nation on the coronavirus update, presidency has responded that all is now set for the president to address Nigerians. According to the special adviser to the president on media and publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, “President Muhammadu Buhari will …

Rampaging youths in Kusada town in Katsina State burnt down a Police station after the officers attached to the station stopped them from observing their Friday, March 27th Jumat prayers. The state government on March 25th, announced a ban on social gatherings including religious gatherings to prevent the spread of …

Ghana’s COVID-19 cases have jumped to 152 with 10 new confirmation in Tamale as at Sunday, March 29, The death toll still stands at five. “Ten (10) of the new cases were among persons who were under mandatory quarantine in Tamale under the direction of the Regional Security Committee of …

I guess I have to add my voice to the call. Over the years, efforts have been made to transform teacher education to align with the changing educational demands and improve learning outcomes at the basic schools. Teacher Training Colleges now colleges of education are institutions established to meet the …

In the latter part of the 19th Century, there were debates among analysts of the international political economy as to whether or not the world was not experiencing a new phenomenon. This was because some of them argued that there were dramatic increasing economic, political, social and cultural activities across …

Ghana has recorded eleven (11) new cases of Coronavirus, confirms the Ghana Health Service (GHS). This makes the total number of cases in the country 152. “As of 29th March 2020, at 10:30 hrs, 11 new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Ghana. Ten (10) of the new cases were …

Malians are voting in long-delayed parliamentary elections a day after the country’s first coronavirus death. The poll has also been overshadowed by Wednesday’s kidnapping of opposition leader Soumaïla Cissé by suspected Islamist militants. The elections were supposed to have taken place in 2018, but have been put off a number …

The Management of the Eastern Regional Hospital in Koforidua has indefinitely suspended all non-emergency surgeries due to coronavirus outbreak in the Country. Management of the facility says it will attend to only emergency surgeries. A statement issued by the Hospital and signed by the Acting Medical Director, Dr Cardinal Newton …

Bustling streets and long queues at supermarkets highlighted South Africa’s struggle to adapt to a new lockdown on Friday, as the country recorded its first Coronavirus death.   In the poor township of Alexandra near Johannesburg’s financial district, a group of men drank openly in the street until police intervened and ordered …

The Government has on Saturday, March 28, inaugurated a support initiative to vulnerable families who have been affected by the lockdown aimed to curb the spread of COVID-19. The move is in line with what President Paul Kagame had highlighted in his address to the nation on Friday, March 27, …

Uproar has greeted the manner in which police officers executed curfew orders on Friday, with some rights groups calling for civic education for them and the public. In Nyanza, lobbies said the government must protect civilians’ rights in effecting the indefinite 7pm-5am curfew aimed at curbing spread of the deadly …

Parliament has approved a total of €55.024 million credit facility agreement between the Government of Ghana and the Deutsche Bank to finance the development of Phase- Two of the University of Environment and Sustainable Development (UESD) at Somanya in the Eastern Region. The agreement is made up of a Sace …

4 more cases have been recorded, making Ghana’s confirmed coronavirus cases 141 in all. The figures include 5 deaths and 2 recoveries. This was announced by the Ghana Health Service on their official update page, Saturday, March 28, 2020. Per details on the site; “As of 14:00 hours on the …

The Defence Headquarters has concluded plans to recall its retired medical personnel back on active duty to help deal with the response to the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)pandemic. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, disclosed this while briefing newsmen on the preparedness of the military to support the fight …