Residents of Ogun state in Nigeria face arrest if found not wearing face masks in public, according to police spokesman Abimbola Oyeyemi. The state is
Category: Corona Virus
Broke pastors, priests now turn to church faithfuls to bail them out
With churches having shut down following the ban on social gatherings, clerics have emerged among the vulnerable and worst-affected groups. Without offerings flowing into church
Coronavirus: Most Africans ‘will go hungry in 14-day lockdown’
More than two-thirds of people surveyed in 20 African countries said they would run out of food and water if they had to stay at
Somalia ‘risks being overwhelmed by coronavirus’
A global charity has warned that Somalia is being overwhelmed by a spike in coronavirus cases. The International Rescue Committee said the situation was on the verge
Nigeria extends flight ban for four weeks
A ban on all flights in and out of Nigeria has been extended by four weeks from Friday. The initial ban was brought in at
Kenya to shut off two areas identified as virus hot-spots
Kenya’s government has identified two areas – one in the capital, Nairobi, and one in the coastal city of Mombasa – that will be shut
Coronavirus: Nigeria’s death penalty by Zoom ‘inhumane’
The sentencing to death of a Nigerian driver via Zoom is “inherently cruel and inhumane”, Human Rights Watch has said. It comes after Nigeria issued
President Museveni has extended the nationwide lockdown to 14 days.
The 21-day lockdown and ban on mass gatherings that also saw the closure of most non- food shops and businesses across the country was imposed
World Bank: Sub-Saharan Africa to fall into its first recession in 25 years due to covid-19
Economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa is forecast to fall sharply in 2020 and the region will suffer its first recession in 25 years, according to
Ghana lifts lock-down
President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana has lifted a three-week lock down in two cities, citing improved corona virus testing and the “severe” impact of the