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Nigeria accepts to take part in COVID-19 vaccine trial

Nigeria has accepted to be part of the World Health Organisation’s solidarity trial of vaccines for coronavirus. So far more than 100 countries have joined...

Covid-19 scare hits Tanzania parliament after 3 MPs died ‘mysteriously’

Tanzania's parliament has been hit by a covid-19 scare after three parliamentarians died of unknown causes in the past 11 days. On Friday Augustine Mahiga,...

Sudan finally bans female genital mutilation

Sudan has become the latest country in Africa to make female genital mutilation (FGM) a criminal act. Offenders would be jailed for up to three...

Covid-19: Equatorial Guinea acquires Madagascar’s herbal drug for ‘cure’

Equatorial Guinea has become the first country to acquire in large quantities a herbal tonic that Madagascar's President claimed can prevent and cure coronavirus. President...

WHO worried about community spread of covid-19 in West Africa

The World Health Organization has said that it is very worried about the rate of community spread of covid-19 in West Africa. The regional head...

Lesotho is the only African country yet to record Covid-19 case

Lesotho remains Africa's only Covid-19 free country after Comoros confirmed its first case on Thursday. Comoros, the Indian Ocean archipelago and Lesotho were the only...

WHO defends its response to covid-19, says it acted ‘quickly & decisively’

The World Health Organization on Wednesday defended its handling of the coronavirus pandemic saying it warned the world early enough. The WHO head, Dr. Tedros...

Gambia: Senegalese diplomat charged for raping deranged girl

A Senegalese diplomat has been charged in the Gambia for defiling a 17-year-old mentally deranged girl. The diplomat whose identity hasn’t been made public works with the...

Ugandan MPs ordered by court to repay ‘coronavirus cash’

Ugandan MPs have been ordered by a High Court to repay a sum of $5,000 they received each to fight coronavirus in their constituencies. The...

Antiviral spray that protects surfaces from Covid-19 goes on sale

Researchers at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology have developed what they call a 'smart spray' that protects a range of surfaces including...

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