The manufacturers of Hennessy cognac have warned Kenyans against believing that consuming alcohol will protect them against the coronavirus. This comes after the governor of
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Cameroon’s president reduces prison sentences
Prisoners are being released in Cameroon after President Paul Biya reduced their sentences in a decree announced on Wednesday. The decree did not say whether
Botswana leader pardons 149 prisoners
Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi has pardoned 149 prisoners to help decongest prisons and prevent the spread of coronavirus. Those pardoned will be tested for the
Coronavirus: Eto’o plans to help 100,000 in Cameroon
Former Barcelona and Cameroon striker Samuel Eto’o has said he will distribute supplies to 100,000 people to help support efforts to combat coronavirus in his
Africans in China: We face coronavirus discrimination
Five months earlier, the Nigerian student had moved to Guangzhou, southern China, to study computing at Guangdong university. He had just paid his university fees
A million test kits to meet Africa’s ‘big gap’
The Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has announced that it will roll out one million coronavirus testing kits to meet the
Coronavirus: Khartoum governor sacked in prayer ban row
The Sudanese prime minister, Abdalla Hamdok, has sacked the governor of the capital Khartoum after he opposed a ban on religious gatherings imposed to try
Questions over Kenya’s stipend to poor families
Kenyans online are questioning the criteria used to identify poor families who will benefit from the government’s weekly stipend. President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday said
WHO warns on Africa’s disease threat if the US cuts funding
Programmes on polio eradication, the fight against HIV and malaria in Africa will be greatly affected if US President Donald Trump’s decision to cut funding
EAC members challenged on developing Covid-19 recovery plans
The East African Community member states must immediately commence developing National Economic Recovery plans with special focus on agriculture. The plan will seek to guide