The African Union (AU) has started an ambitious initiative to increase testing for coronavirus across the continent. The aim is to take the total number
Category: Africa
Senegal eases coronavirus curfew after protests
Senegal has announced it will ease a curfew and lift restrictions on inter-city travel following two nights of protests. More than 200 people have been
Egyptian ‘used Covid-19 as a pretext for daughters’ FGM’
The prosecutor-general in Egypt has called for urgent legal action after a man reportedly had female genital mutilation (FGM) performed on his three young daughters
South African hospitals ‘could be overwhelmed’ by Covid-19
South African hospitals could be overwhelmed by coronavirus cases within a matter of weeks, according to the country’s top vaccine expert. Hospitals in Cape Town
Coronavirus: SA province to only test the elderly
South Africa’s Western Cape province has amended its testing policy to focus on those aged 55 years and above. The province, known for the port
Kenya’s lack of testing kits leaves 6,000 backlog
Kenya has a backlog of 6,000 samples as the country awaits arrival of testing kits ordered, local television channel NTV has reported. Most of the
Covid-19: Kenyan researchers identify virus strains
Reports from Libya say that forces loyal to the internationally recognised government have recaptured Tripoli airport from the forces of its rival Gen Khalifa Haftar.
Libya UN-backed forces recapture Tripoli airport
Reports from Libya say that forces loyal to the internationally recognised government have recaptured Tripoli airport from the forces of its rival Gen Khalifa Haftar.
Top Gambian officials linked to the smuggling of rare tree
A new report by a US-based agency has alleged that the Gambian authorities have systematically undermined their own ban on the export of rosewood. The
100 girls raped in Ethiopia’ during the pandemic
Authorities in Ethiopia have said more than 100 girls were raped and treated in the capital, Addis Ababa, since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic,