All Tanzania schools to reopen
Tanzania’s President John Magufuli has ordered schools at all levels to reopen on 29 June….
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Kenya widens probe on stolen coronavirus donations
Kenyan investigators have told the BBC that they are investigating all donations and money given…
Lagos suspends reopening places of worship
The state government responsible for Nigeria’s most-crowded city, Lagos, has suspended indefinitely the planned reopening…
Al-Shabab ‘launches Covid-19 treatment centre’
The Islamist militant group al-Shabab has dropped its initial dismissal of the Covid-19 pandemic, announcing…
Kenya Introduces tax on acess to social media platforms
Kenya will impose a 1.5% digital tax on tech companies in an effort to squeeze…
Kenyan police arrested after dragging suspect by motorbike
Three police officers in Kenya have been arrested after one of them was filmed apparently…
South Africa ‘closes 31 schools for cleaning’
Some 31 schools in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province have been closed because of coronavirus,…
Covid-19: Kenya to discharge asymptomatic patients
Kenya plans to discharge nearly all asymptomatic Covid-19 patients to free-up space in congested hospitals….
Tanzania to open up the tourism sector
Like so many economies that are dependent on tourism, the coronavirus pandemic has hit Tanzania…
Uncertainty in Burundi after the president’s death
Days after the sudden death of Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza, uncertainty rules in the country…