Zimbabwe extends lockdown by two weeks
HARARE — Moved by the rising positive cases of the dreaded coronavirus, Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa today extended the national lockdown against coronavirus by 14 days.
The Southern African nation’s...
Through radio women refugees at Dadaab now know their rights and how to fight...
Dadaab, Kenya March 9 — It’s Friday evening and as the sun sets, a group of women refugees converge at Dagahley settlement block inside Dadaab Refugee Camp.
They are converging...
Campaigners hail Sudan’s move to criminalize female genital mutilation
Global women’s and girls’ rights campaigners have hailed the move by Sudan’s transitional government to criminalize Female Genital Mutilation but warned that it will take a while for the...
Zimbabwe’s Health Minister In Charge Despite Reports Of Expulsion
Harare, June 21 — Zimbabwe’s Health Minister, Obadiah Moyo who had been widely reported to have been fired after he was implicated in a 60 million USD corruption scandal...
Zimbabwe bans overseas travel amid Coronavirus fears
HARARE — Amid mounting fears for coronavirus which has killed thousands of people in China and other countries, the Zimbabwean government has with immediate effect banned overseas travel.
According to...
Continued Floods In East Africa Threatening To Jeopardize Fight Against COVID-19 Spread
BUDALANGI April 5, 2020 — For 54-year-old Esther Anyango, who resides in Maduwa village nestled in the swampy Yala, an island within the Lake Victoria waters is not her...
Zimbabwe Hit By Sixty COVID-19 Deaths In 24 Hours
Harare — Zimbabwe was on Monday hit by 60 COVID-19 deaths in 24 hours, this at a time the country has lost a total of 773 people since the first...
Tanzania’s President promotes steaming as alternative treatment for Coronavirus
MANYARA, TANZANIA — As nations worldwide enforce strict lockdown to quell the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, Tanzania’s President John Magufuli, has advised people to use alternative remedies including...
Cancer pandemic: With its affluent citizens and politicians still flown overseas for cancer treatment,...
KAKAMEGA, KENYA MARCH 21, 2020 — Julius Shilenga Lumwamu struggled 13 months in a series of misdiagnosis beginning June 2006 after discovering a swollen lymph node on his left...
Tanzania’s Health Officials In Trouble Over Dubious Drugs Procurement Deals
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania — Tanzania anti-corruption officials are investigating loss of Tanzanian shillings 27 million(US$11.5 million) allegedly swindled by unscrupulous health officials accused of flouting procurement rules when purchasing...
BREAKING: Kenya confirms first case of Novel Coronavirus as WHO declares its outbreak officially...
NAIROBI MARCH 13, 2020 — The virus which exploded in China’s Wuhan City in Hubei Province has claimed 4,600 lives with over 126,000 people infected globally out of whom...
Zimbabwe’s Cross Border Truck Drivers Smuggling COVID-19 Cases
Chirundu — Outside Chirundu border post which stands out at Chirundu, a border town between Zimbabwe and Zambia, a fleet of haulage trucks loaded to the brim with various...
Cameroon Audit Exposes Extensive Misuse Of COVID-19 Funds
Several government officials, including ministers, charged with the country’s Coronavirus response have been found wanting in their spending of COVID-19 funds, according to a recently leaked preliminary report by...
Parliament in Cameroon ignores Coronavirus preventive measure
The first ordinary session of the 2020 legislative year opened in the nation’s capital Yaounde on 20 March 2020. Members of the Senate and National Assembly had earlier been...
Zimbabwe government downplaying Coronavirus
HARARE — The Zimbabwean government has been widely criticized for downplaying coronavirus in the country amid recent reports that a Chinese national succumbed to the disease.
The now late Chinese...
South Sudanese Activists in Sudan Support, Educate Poor Families on Coronavirus
Khartoum, June 1 — A group of youths from South Sudan in Khartoum the capital of Sudan undertook a voluntary awareness initiative called "The Winners Charitable Initiative."
According to their...
Kenya suffers the effects of Coronavirus outbreak even without a single case reported.
Nairobi, March 11 — As the world scare from the coronavirus also known as the COVID-19 intensifies, many businesses across the world continue to register losses due to movement...
Girls’ right campaigners cautiously welcome Tanzania move to allow pregnant girls back to school
ITUNDA, Tanzania — It is midday at Itunda, a tiny village in Tanzania’s southern highlands and Marietta Andrea* is perched awkwardly on a wooden stool, her protruding belly touching...
Stuck in weak healthcare system and panic, Kenya temporarily ban international conferences as coronavirus...
NAIROBI, KENYA MARCH 7,2020 — Kenya, on Friday issued a temporary ban on meetings, conferences and international events that involves attendees from countries affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19). The...
Healthcare Staff Nationwide Strike Exacerbates Kenya’s Health Crisis
Kenya’s public hospitals are likely to ground to a halt as nurses and clinicians vow to stay off work even as millions are facing three weeks in a row...