Jacqueline Tuon is 21 years old and already the mother of three children, having given birth to her first at just 14. The family lives in northern Bari Payam, in Central Equatoria State, where in early April FAO distributed seeds and essen…
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), in partnership with the Government of Japan, today launched a new project which aims to reduce the environmental impact of cities in South East Asia by add…
The Honourable Minister made this call at the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 Press Briefing
With the easing of lockdown which was imposed because of COVID-19 pandemic, Monday, 4th May, 2020, the Honourable Minister of Health, Dr. O…
Coronavirus - Niger: IOM Appeals for Funding to Continue Lifesaving Assistance to Stranded Migrants Amid COVID-19 Crisis
The Government of Niger agreed to open the border to facilitate this assisted voluntary return movement and request…
Coronavirus - Africa: Fighting measles during the time of COVID-19 in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Central African Republic (CAR) and Chad
Overshadowed by outbreaks of Ebola last year and by COVID-19 today, the measles epidemic i…
To enhance the availability of basic medical supplies in The Gambia, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) is mainstreaming COVID-related activities
The rapid spread of COVID-19 in West and Central Africa, which has infecte…
Coronavirus - Somalia: UNHCR provides critical assistance to flood victims in Somalia amidst the COVID-19 pandemic
The second phase of the airlift will commence later this week and target 17,000 people in affected areas including Qardho…
The meeting also provided a platform for the Chairpersons of the RECs to brief the Bureau about regional measures taken in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
The African Union is in discussion with the Republic of Madagascar, through its…
The Somali authorities say a plane carrying coronavirus aid supplies has crashed, killing the six people on board.
The aircraft was owned by African Airways.
It left the capital Mogadishu and briefly stopped in the city of Baidoa bef…
Kenyan nurses have threatened to strike over a coronavirus risk allowance.
Union leaders gave a two-week warning to the government that health workers could take industrial action if their demands for those on the frontline are not met.…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged people not to put their faith in local untested remedies for coronavirus.
The advice comes at a time when at least three African heads of state have said they are importing large quantities …
The Director of Tanzania’s National Health Laboratory and its quality manager have both been suspended pending investigation.
The suspension of the top officials comes a day after President John Magufuli questioned the credibility of co…
A report from Imperial College London looking at the reintroduction of mobility in Italy's population suggests it could suffer a second wave of infections and deaths, bigger than the first.
Italians have been living under a national sta…
Australia, along with the US, has been one of the loudest voices calling for an investigation into the origins of the virus and its spread in China.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has claimed the virus originated in a Chinese lab - a…
Some 270 South Africans who arrived home from the United States on Monday afternoon are stranded at an airport in the commercial capital, Johannesburg, according to local media reports.
The group was to be quarantined for 14 days on arr…
Niger’s Labour and Employment Minister Mohamed Ben Omar died from coronavirus, the state broadcaster announced on Monday.
His Social Democratic Party (PSD) had announced that the 55-year-old minister died on Sunday at hospital in the ca…
With 3,900 fresh infections in the last 24 hours, India has seen its sharpest rise in daily cases yet, according to the health ministry.
The latest spike means the country now has confirmed 46,433 cases of Covid-19. This includes the mo…
The daily death toll in the US could reach 3,000 people a day by June, according to an internal Trump administration report obtained by the New York Times.
That's about a 70% increase from the current figure of 1,750.
The projections…
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has commended has boss, President Akufo-Addo for his stewardship over the past three years.
According to Dr Bawumia, the Akufo-Addo led government has introduced policies that have reduced the sufferin…
Malaysia criticised the World Health Organisation on Monday for advising adults to avoid palm oil in their diet during the COVID-19 outbreak and use alternatives such as olive oil.
The WHO Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office said in a…
Britain said on Monday that China has questions to answer over the information it shared about the novel coronavirus outbreak, but refused to comment on reports that a U.S.-led intelligence consortium had a accused Beijing of a cover-up.
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East Africa’s Lake Victoria, the continent's largest freshwater lake, has seen its shores rise to record levels, submerging businesses, homes and threatening thousands of lives and livelihoods.
In Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania the rising w…
People in Uganda have contributed a total of about $6m (£4.8m) to help the government finance the provision of cars and medical supplies, to support efforts to fight coronavirus.
Many African countries have weak and underfunded health s…
Rwanda has loosened restrictions after 45 days of coronavirus lockdown, even though a nationwide night-time curfew will be enforced and movement in and out of the capital, Kigali, is prohibited.
On Monday, roads in Kigali were busy agai…
Madagascar's President has said that the country will begin clinical trials for an artemisia-based vaccine.
Andry Rajoelina said the vaccine trials will start next week.
He also urged the Malagasy people to plant artemisia.
Presid…
Police in India's capital Delhi shut liquor stores in parts of the city, hours after they opened for the first time since 24 March.
India issued new guidelines that came into effect on Monday, permitting some standalone shops and office…
In Nigeria, some businesses have reopened on the first working day after the easing of a lockdown imposed on key urban areas in a bid to restart Africa's largest economy.
But the main doctors' association described the move as "very pre…
Coronavirus - Africa: Schools remain locked for more than 127 million children in Eastern and Southern Africa
Innovative approaches taken for continued learning, but safe re-opening of schools remains key
More than 127 million pre-pr…
Coronavirus - South Africa: StatsSA releases Coronavirus COVID-19 behavioural and health perception survey results
Respondents are extremely worried about the possible collapse of the economy
Respondents were staying indoors and only…
54Gene is accredited by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), and has already set up labs in Lagos and in Ogun States
The Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF) (www.Dangote.com/foundation/), a philanthropic endeavor of Aliko Dangote, …
A new research by Success Africa and Ultimate Multimedia Consult has shown that many Ugandan organisations and businesses have been bruised by the Coronavirus crisis
As Uganda joins the rest of the world to mark International Labour Day…
Coronavirus - Nigeria: Federal Government (FG) tasks State Governments to expedite provision of Isolation and Treatment Centres
As of the 29th of April, 2020, no less than 1532 have been confirmed to have contacted COVID-19, with a reco…
Vivid-Pix Celebrates May’s National Mental Health Month & National Photo Month
Vivid-Pix, www.vivid-pix.com, is celebrating National Mental Health Month and National Photography Month in May by showcasing the healing power of photos a…
The British Ambassador and Minister of International Cooperation agree key elements of the UK’s engagement with Egypt in the shared fight against the Coronavirus
The British Ambassador to Egypt, Sir Geoffrey Adams, has agreed with Minis…
Chad - COVID-19 Crisis: Over 2,000 Stranded Chadian Students return Home through the European Union (EU)-International Organization for Migration (IOM) Joint Initiative
The Chadians, who were studying in neighbouring Cameroon, decided t…
Coronavirus - Africa: Despite Covid-19 pandemic, routine vaccination of children continues across the Middle East and North Africa
UNICEF delivered more than 17.5 million doses of vaccines amid heavy movement restrictions
Despite the…
US President Donald Trump has warned that as many as 100,000 people could die of coronavirus in the US.
Speaking at a two-hour virtual "town hall", Mr Trump also denied that his administration had acted too slowly.
More than 67,000 p…
India has asked migrants seeking to return to their home states to pay their own train fare, in a move that has caused outrage in the country.
Millions of daily-wage earners were stranded with no means of income after India went into lo…
The first working day of eased restrictions in South Africa has seen taxi ranks resume operations as commuters queued to board vehicles to work.
The country begun what it has termed as level four lockdown where more workers have been al…
Togo's President Faure Gnassingbé was sworn for a fourth term on Sunday at a subdued ceremony in the capital, Lome.
Mr Gnassingbé won re-election in February but opposition leader Agbéyomé Kodjo has rejected the results. The president's…
The president of Tanzania, John Magufuli, is sending a plane to Madagascar to fetch a herbal tonic touted as a cure for Covid-19 even as the World Health Organization (WHO) warned there was no proof of any cure.
Congo-Brazzaville's pres…
The recent mass deaths reported in Nigeria's Kano state have been linked to coronavirus by the head of the presidential task force.
Nasiru Sani Gwarzo told journalists that samples taken from bodies that were yet to be buried turned pos…
Chinese travellers flocked to major tourist sites over the country's five-day May Day holiday, which began on Friday - a clear sign that things in the country are quickly returning to normal.
Nearly 85 million domestic tourist trips wer…
Lockdown restrictions are easing across Europe on Monday as governments move to the next phase of their response to the pandemic.
After eight weeks in lockdown, Italy is finally lifting some of its restrictions. People will be able t…
US officials believe that China "intentionally concealed the severity" of the pandemic, a leaked report from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) says, according to news agency AP.
The Trump administration has stepped up its critic…
The Flag bearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr John Dramani Mahama, has stated that his running mate will be named and introduced when the country has overcome the COVID-19 pandemic.
He explained that although he had a …
Tech startup founder Ebun Okubanjo watched with dismay as his home city of Lagos entered a coronavirus-containment lockdown, knowing well that millions of Nigerians on the margins could be left with nothing.
So he and his team used thei…
Through winces and grins, two girls wearing face masks and surrounded by posters of different hairstyles bowed their heads for their hairdressers. But the spiky look they were getting – “the coronavirus” – was still too new to appear on an…
Greece hopes to welcome back tourists from July, but hoteliers expect a bleak season, fearing the coronavirus pandemic will keep visitors away and beaches empty.
Tourism is a major income earner for Greece. It drew 34 million visitors l…
The World Health Organization is worried by the community spread of the new coronavirus in a significant number of West African countries, the regional head of the organization said on Thursday.
Sub-Saharan Africa has confirmed around 2…