The Kenya meteorological department has warned of upcoming floods in the country as heavy rains begin on Tuesday.
The department said heavy rains are expected in the capital Nairobi and also in western and eastern regions.
Dozens of …
An employee of the World Health Organisation has died and a government official injured in Myanmar's Rakhine state after their car was hit by gunfire, authorities have confirmed.
The man was a WHO employee who worked as a driver.
The…
A northwestern province on the frontline of China’s coronavirus battle reported its first cases in nearly three weeks on Tuesday, all Chinese nationals returning from overseas, as imported infections started to level off elsewhere.
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Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta has said dozens of people who were filmed escaping from mandatory quarantine in the capital, Nairobi, will be arrested.
The president spoke on Wednesday morning, just hours after the video was shared onl…
This year’s Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), scheduled to be held in Rwanda, has been postponed due to the pandemic.
More than 10,000 delegates - including the UK Prime Minister and Prince of Wales - were expected to at…
Tanzania has less strict measures compared to its neighboursImage caption: Tanzania has less strict measures compared to its neighbours
A Tanzanian member of parliament has tested positive for coronavirus, triggering calls for a suspens…
The Nigerian government has apologised for “mistakes” made during the burial of President Muhammadu Buhari's chief of staff, Abba Kyari, who died from coronavirus.
A funeral was held for Mr Kyari on 18 April in Abuja, but images have be…
The Sekyere-Kumawu District Assembly has embarked on intensive educational campaign on the coronavirus to ensure that people stay safe.
The educational campaign is focused mostly on drinking spots, markets, restaurants and food joints t…
THE UPU’S DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION DIRECTORATE, WITH SUPPORT FROM THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE FOR PROJECT SERVICES (UNOPS) AND DONATIONS FROM SEVERAL MEMBER COUNTRIES, IS PREPARING TO SEND ESSENTIAL PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, SUCH AS MASK…
The Presidency will in the course of the day announce the time for the President’s address which will be broadcast on radio and television and will be streamed live
President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the nation this evening – Tuesda…
To date, the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) has received just over 55 268 applications from employers representing about 1601767 employees
The Minister of Employment and Labour Thulas Nxesi has called on employers who are registered …
The AMA treaty was adopted by Heads of State and Government during their 32nd Ordinary Session of the Assembly on 11 February 2019 in Addis Ababa
The Republic of Gabon on 20th April 2020, signed the Treaty for the establishment of the A…
Coronavirus – Djibouti: Digital Space for Migrants Supplies 3D-Printed Face Shields to Hospitals Treating COVID-19 Cases in Djibouti
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Djibouti stands at around 370, with two deaths reported
A …
Coronavirus - Egypt: The United Nations Resident Coordinator in Egypt “People are at the center in COVID response”
Egypt’s response to COVID-19 has been timely and robust
The COVID-19 pandemic is global. It changes the lives of peopl…
Coronavirus: African regulatory agencies, ethics committees to expedite COVID-19 clinical trial reviews
The agreement was reached during a virtual meeting convened by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 1 April 2020 under the platfor…
Coronavirus - Central African Republic: IMF Executive Board Approves a US$38 Million Disbursement to the Central African Republic to Address the COVID-19 Pandemic
The country will also benefit from IMF debt service relief under the Cata…
The purpose of the eSummit is to continue the Shared Value conversation, learn from each other and explore insights that can lead to solutions
A network of African purpose-led Shared Value companies and leaders will participate …
Coronavirus: African Union and International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) to Advance Renewables in Response to Covid-19
Renewable energy solutions will provide fast response to the global coronavirus pandemic and build more resilient…
Coronavirus - Africa: International Organization for Migration (IOM) Steps Up Risk Communication and Community Engagement in Response to COVID-19 in West and Central Africa
IOM has been holding outreach sessions in Niger, Burkina Faso a…
President Trump’s tweet announcing his intention to sign an executive order temporarily suspending immigration to the United States came as a surprise.
In the absence of any further explanation or elaboration from the White House, there…
A major private hospital in Nigeria's commercial capital has suspended operations because of exposure to coronavirus.
St Nicholas Hospital said in a statement that it would stop offering services for two weeks.
The hospital's clinica…
The government imposed a night curfew a week after confirming the first coronavirus caseImage caption: The government imposed a night curfew a week after confirming the first coronavirus case
Mauritania has recorded no new cases of coro…
A bodyguard of Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio has tested positive for coronavirus.
The president on Monday night announced that he was in good health despite a staffer testing positive.
He also said that all his family mem…
Rwanda's President Paul Kagame has warned that it could take “a generation or more” for Africa to recover from the shock of the Covid-19 pandemic.
He told the UK Financial Times that the continent would need at least $100bn (£80bn) in f…
Church bells have rung out across Sri Lanka, marking one year since more than 250 people were killed by a group of suicide bombers.
But there are no other large-scale events planned to remember the men, women and children - from worship…
The House of Commons has been trying out its new working arrangements in preparation for MPs' return later.
Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle led a rehearsal on Monday in which ministers faced questions via video link.
Screens have been inst…
Indian officials have rescued six tourists who were living in a cave in India following a lockdown to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
The four men and two women had moved to a cave in Rishikesh in northern India after they were stran…
The Concerned Voters Movement (CVM) said President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has, through the prudent management of the Ghanaian economy, fulfilled the expectations of the citizenry.
A statement signed by its Founder and President, Mr…
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Prestea Huni-Valley Constituency, Mrs Barbara Oteng-Gyasi, has urged residents of her constituency to abide by the laid down protocols aimed at protecting them against the coronavirus (COVID-19).
She …
Police in South Africa have arrested a man "smuggling his girlfriend," in the back of a car amidst a nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of Covid-19, according to an official from the province of Guateng.
Faith Mazibuko tweeted that …
Russia reported 4,268 new confirmed coronavirus cases on Monday, fewer than 6,060 on the previous day, which took the total number of cases to 47,121.
Forty-four Russian coronavirus patients died in the last 24 hours, the Russian corona…
New Zealand will next week ease some of the world’s strictest lockdown measures taken to tackle the novel coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday, after a month of tight restrictions slowed the spread of the dise…
The judges warned Chief Justice David Maraga on risk of getting coronavirus infection
A plan to reopen Kenyan courts that are not equipped with video conferencing facilities has been met with opposition from judges and magistrates, the …
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned a series of weekend attacks by gunmen in his home state of Katsina in the north west which left at least 47 people dead.
Armed bandits riding dozens of motorbikes attacked areas of Safa…
Dr Oheneba Owusu-Danso, Chief Executive of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi, has commended the government for the aggressive manner it was resourcing health institutions to manage the outbreak of coronavirus in the count…
Mr William Yamoah, an aspirant in the NPP parliamentary primaries in the Asante-Akim South Constituency, has hailed the party's decision to suspend the forthcoming primaries due to the outbreak of coronavirus.
He said the decision was n…
Mr Joseph Kojo Akudibillah, Ghana's Ambassador to the Vatican, has donated sanitary materials and resources to the Tempane District Health Directorate in the Upper East Region to help fight the spread COVID-19 pandemic.
The former Indep…
Mr Fifi Buckman, the National Democratic Congress Parliamentary Aspirant for the Kwesimintsin constituency has applauded the leadership of the Region for showing leadership in managing the first case of COVID-19 pandemic recorded in the Re…
The Sekyere Central District Assembly has set up a covid-19 relief fund to solicit financial assistance to support the fight against the outbreak of the virus in the area.
Mr Kwadwo Banahene Bediako, District Chief Executive (DCE) speakin…
Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa has announced that the lockdown to contain the spread of the coronavirus pandemic will be extended by two weeks.
But mining and manufacturing operations will be exempted - to keep the economy runn…
Coronavirus - Africa: African Union Commission, Afreximbank, Afrochampions and UNECA Joint Communique on the need for a Holistic and Coordinated Trade and Investment Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Africa will face an immediate declin…
Coronavirus: CACOVID orders supplies for 400,000 COVID-19 tests to increase Nigeria’s testing capacity
Plans food relief package for 1.7million households
The Private sector-led Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID) has ordered for 25…
UN Goodwill Ambassadors Idris and Sabrina Elba launch appeal for International Fund for Agricultural Development's (IFAD) $200 million coronavirus relief fund for rural communities
The Goodwill Ambassadors to the UN agency IFAD call for…
Sometimes chaos isn't noise and destruction but rather opportunity shrouded in transformation
Transformational chaos can be the unplanned by-product of digital transformation. The unwanted mayhem that arises when the business moves from…
Coronavirus - Africa: World leaders call on World Food Programme (WFP) to lead COVID-19 fight in Africa
Merkel and Macron join African leaders in urging countries, NGOs and World Bank to join forces to tackle the virus
African and Eu…
With the COVID-19 pandemic and economic slowdown threatening the lives and livelihoods of the world’s most vulnerable people, the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) today committed US$40 million, and launched an ur…
A gunman disguised as a policeman killed at least 16 people, including a female police officer, in the worst mass shooting in Canada's modern history.
The 12-hour rampage started late on Saturday and ended with a car chase.
Police sa…
Leading off-grid utilities provider, WINCH ENERGY, has unveiled the WINCH CLINIC, a mobile health facility fully powered by renewable energy. The new clinic has been designed to overcome the barriers of time, affordability and reliability,…
Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa has announced that the lockdown to contain the spread of the coronavirus pandemic will be extended by two weeks.
But mining and manufacturing operations will be exempted - to keep the economy runn…
Across the UK, 16,060 people have died with coronavirus in hospitals, as of 5pm on 18 April - the latest official UK-wide figures available.
This figure, and the numbers below, are expected to be higher when non-hospital deaths are take…