Despite the surge in COVID-19 cases, thirty-two African countries have less than 5,000 cases, according to NAN. The Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) confirmed on Monday. The centre uncovered that the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Africa flooded to 1,187,937, as the mortality rate rose to 27,779 as of […]
Abuja – The World Health Organisation (WHO), Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, says the number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Africa is now over 222,000. The UN’s health agency gave the update on its official twitter account @WHOAFRO on Saturday. “There are over 222,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases on the African continent – with […]
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says the figure of COVID-19 cases in Africa is over 168, 464 as at June 5. The WHO Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo gave the update on its official twitter handle @WHOAFRO, on Friday. “There are over 168,464 confirmed COVID-19 cases on the African continent – with more […]
According to the latest figures published by Johns Hopkins University, 5,941,992 cases have been detected worldwide, with 365,051 deaths and 2,505,545 people now recovered. Nigeria: 9,302 cases / 261 deathsSouth Africa: 29,240 cases / 611 deathsGhana: 7,616 cases / 34 deaths Rwanda deploys robots to minimise coronavirus risks At the Kanyinya Covid19 treatment facility – just a short […]
…Demands cancellation of $140Bn in loans to Africa as a first step A presidential candidate in the 2019 elections in Nigeria and former minister of Education, Dr. Obiageli Ezekwesili has insisted that China must compensate Africa for the role in played and for the damages COVID-19 pandemic is inflicting on the lives and livelihoods of […]
Ecobank group says it has contributed about US$3 million to the fight against Coronavirus pandemic across its footprint in Africa. This, the bank says, is in line with its commitment to the continent, as various contributions were made to support the efforts of governments, the World Health Organization as well as the private sector in […]
First to come to Africa were the Arabs. They hunted us down like animals, captured us, castrated us, sold us into slavery and kept us in total bondage for 1300 years.
The European Union is set to give 15 billion euros’ (16.3 billion dollars’) worth of support to Africa and other regions of the world for their efforts to fight the coronavirus pandemic. “In a few weeks, Africa and our neighbours could be facing the same enormous challenges that we here in Europe are currently facing,” […]
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases reached 10,075 in Africa and the death toll reached 487, the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) revealed on Tuesday. The Africa CDC, a specialised agency of the 55-member African Union (AU), in its latest situation update issued in Addis Ababa also disclosed that the confirmed […]
The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, says there are now 6, 860 confirmed cases of COVID-19 on African continent with 269 deaths. The UN’s health agency gave the update in its regional official twitter account @WHOAFRO. “They are 6, 860 cases on the African continent, with 269 reported deaths […]
Cape Town – South Africa on Friday reported its first two deaths from Covid-19 and more than 1,000 confirmed cases of the respiratory disease, as the country began a three-week lockdown to curb the pandemic. According to the Health Minister Zweli Mkhize, both deaths occurred in the nation’s Western Cape region, in which tourist metropolis […]
Johannesburg – South Africa on Wednesday reported six new confirmed cases of Covid-19, the respiratory disease caused by the new coronavirus – all involving people who had travelled to Europe. Thirteen people have now tested positive in South Africa, according to the National Institute for Communicable Diseases. The new cases are a 33-year-old woman who had […]
The International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (IFCC) has announced re-election of Prof. Adekunle Okesina, as Africa Representative in its board for a term of three years. IFCC said this in statement signed by Prof. Graham Beastall , the Chairman of the Nominations Committee and obtained by News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on […]
Nigeria was the first African country to report a confirmed case of the virus on the continent before Algeria followed suit. Senegal, Tunisia and Morocco have also confirmed that positive diagnosis of the virus in their countries this week. READ ALSO: Lobi stars bus catches fire The virus has spread to 77 countries and territories […]
Abuja – The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, says African Regional Institute for Geospatial Information Science and Technology (AFRIGIST) is key to unlocking the prosperity of Africa. Fashola said this when the Executive Director of AFRIGIST, Dr Adewale Akingbade, and his team paid him a courtesy visit on Tuesday in Abuja. Also […]
Africa is free of coronavirus as the first suspected case in Egypt has tested negative for the deadly virus. The announcement was made by the Egyptian Health Ministry and the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday, barely 48 hours after the foreigner was admitted to a specially designated hospital for isolation after being announced as Egypt’s first confirmed case […]
Abuja – The World Health Organisation (WHO) says in the last 24 hours China has reported 1,820 laboratory-confirmed cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total to 46,550. Dr Michael Ryan, Executive Director, WHO Health Emergencies Programme, said this in a statement posted on the agency’s website on Friday. Ryan gave the figures while briefing newsmen […]
The United Nations will support African governments to expand access to quality and affordable reproductive health services for disadvantaged groups like women and girls living in urban slums, officials said on Wednesday. Dereje Wordofa, the Deputy Executive Director of the UN Population Fund (UNFPA), said this in a speech read on his behalf by Hala Youssef, […]
Google on Tuesday announced the launch of a $1 million pan-African Google.org fund to support innovative ideas around privacy, trust and the safety of families online across sub-Saharan Africa. Seember Nyager, Policy and Government Relations Manager, Google Nigeria, said at the 16th annual Safer Internet Day (SID) “that Google was committed to a safe internet […]
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – The African Development Bank, the United Nations, and the African Union on Saturday acknowledged the significant progress made in implementing Agenda 2063 and urged African countries to go further to fast-track economic transformation. The call was made on Saturday at the launch of the first report on the implementation of Agenda […]