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Rwandan soldiers arrested for rape, brutalities during lockdown

Rwanda's government has ordered the arrest of some five soldiers accused of raping women and brutalizing civilians during the coronavirus lockdown. Residents of a slum...

Ethiopia says it is developing cure for the coronavirus pandemic

Ethiopia says it is developing a cure for the deadly coronavirus as they world awaits a vaccine from scientists. The country's Ministries of Health (MoH)...

Somalia’s ex-prime minister dies of coronavirus

Somalia's former prime minister, Nour Hassan Hussein Nour Adde, has died of coronavirus in Britain, his family has said. His son, Mohamed Nour Adde confirmed...

Kenya: Recovered covid-19 patients say virus is ‘real and treatable’

Kenya’s Covid-19 survivors have been speaking out about the virus and how they recovered. Their identities were made public for the first time after they...

Paris Club creditors to cancel $1.4 billion of Somali debt

The Paris Club of creditor nations agreed on Tuesday to restructure Somalia’s debt, including immediately canceling $1.4 billion owed by the impoverished Horn of...

Ethiopia postpones general elections due to coronavirus

Ethiopia's highly anticipated general elections in August this year have been postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic. The country's electoral board said it will announce...

Rwanda delivers free food to vulnerable groups amid lockdown

Rwanda's President Paul Kagame has ordered for Rwandans badly hit by the current total lockdown to be supported with food and other basic needs. He...

Tanzania: Couple arrested for calling coronavirus a hoax

Police in Tanzania have arrested a couple reported to be spreading false information about the coronavirus. According to police in Tanzania's commercial capital Dar es...

Covid-19: South African woman placed in quarantine ‘kills herself’

A 27-year-old South African woman who traveled to Kenya and was placed in a 14-day mandatory quarantine has been found dead in her room. Officials...

Covid-19: Kenya imposes curfew, gives citizens tax relief

Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday announced a countywide curfew from 7pm to 5am starting Friday in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. In an address...

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