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Uganda: Eight-month-old baby tests positive for coronavirus

An eight-month-old baby in Uganda has tested positive for coronavirus, according to health officials. The baby's father recently travelled back from Kenya's western city of...

Ethiopia to free over 4,000 prisoners over coronavirus

Ethiopia's government has announced plans to free over 4,000 prisoners to reduce the rate of the spread of coronavirus. Prisoners to benefit from the move...

Rwandan man ‘killed by crocodile’ after breaching lockdown

A man in Rwanda who breached the ongoing lockdown to go fishing has been killed and eaten by a crocodile. The mayor of the southern...

Covid-19: Rwanda arrests worshippers for congregating at homes

At least 29 members of various Christian churches have been arrested in Rwanda's Musanze District for breaching the directive on public gatherings. The government has...

Rwanda on ‘LOCKDOWN’ to stop spread of Covid-19

Rwanda's government has imposed new measures that are meant to stop the spread of Coronavirus as the country's infections increase. The country has so far...

Kenya: Man accused of catching coronavirus beaten to death

A Kenyan man has died after some young people attacked him and beat him up for allegedly catching coronavirus in south-eastern part of the...

Scientists discover new forms of coronavirus in Ugandan bats and camels

A team of Ugandan scientists has discovered new forms of coronavirus in bats and camels. The scientists from the Makerere University College of Veterinary Medicine...

Kenya gets $60 mln from World Bank to fight Covid-19 outbreak

Kenya is getting $60 million from the World Bank to help it battle the coronavirus outbreak that has spread to at least 30 countries...

Kenya bans entry for non-residents over Covid-19

Kenya unveiled a series of strict measures to curb coronavirus on Sunday, blocking entry to the country to all except citizens and residents and...

Rwanda confirms its first case of Coronavirus

Rwanda has become the latest country in East Africa to confirm a case of coronavirus, the first in that country. The country's Ministry of Health...

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