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Sudan says it needs $120 million to fight coronavirus

Sudan urgently needs $120 million to fight the new coronavirus, the country’s health minister told Reuters on Saturday, amid a shortage of the equipment...

North and West African regions record high covid-19 recoveries

Africa has so far recorded 913 recoveries from the deadly coronavirus as at April 7, 2020 out of some 10,000 cases. But the recoveries have...

Ex-Libyan leader who helped oust Gaddafi dies of coronavirus

Libya's former interim prime minister after the overthrow of former leader Muammar Gaddafi has died of coronavirus. Mahmoud Jibril died in a private hospital in...

Sudan declares state of emergency to deal with coronavirus

Sudan's Sovereign Council has declared a state of emergency as it makes efforts to stop the spread of coronavirus. Spokesman for the council, Mohammad al-Fakki...

Morocco to create $1 bln fund to counter coronavirus outbreak

Morocco’s King Mohammed VI ordered the creation of a 10 billion dirham ($1 billion) fund to upgrade health infrastructure and help vulnerable economic sectors...

Morocco records Africa’s second coronavirus death

An 89-year-old woman who entered Morocco from Italy has died of the coronavirus. She was among the cases confirmed by health officials in Morocco. That brings...

Sudan’s PM says he is ‘in good shape’ after assassination attempt

Sudan’s Prime Minister, Abdalla Hamdok has said that he is "safe and in good shape" after surviving an assassination attempt in Khartoum. State television reported...

Sudan: Prime minister Hamdok survives assassination attempt

Sudan's Prime Minister, Abdalla Hamdok has reportedly escaped unharmed after a bomb blast targeted his convoy in Khartoum. State television has reported that the prime...

Africa records first coronavirus death in Egypt

Egypt recorded its first Coronavirus death, the first also in Africa. Health officials said the patient was a German tourist who was being treated for...

Tunisia seeks new IMF deal, cuts 2020 growth forecast

Tunisia will seek a new loan deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), its prime minister said on Sunday, after slashing the country’s economic...

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