All Botswana’s Members of parliament including President Mokgweetsi Masisi will be quarantined for a fortnight and tested for the coronavirus, after a health worker screening lawmakers became infected. #Botswana President Masisi, entire cabinet quarantined after COVID-19 contact. During a special sitting, the president came into contact with a nurse on duty at parliament, conducting #coronavirus…
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ISIS claimed attack in Mozambique
The assailants destroyed houses, vandalised public spaces, and erected barricades along vital roads in Mozambique Cabo Delgado province. It is still unclear how many people were killed or wounded as most residents are still in hiding, and the government had yet to assess the situation. The attackers were in control of the city until late…
COVID19: 139 confirmed cases
On April 1 there had been 139 confirmed coronavirus cases and two deaths in Nigeria. Nine people have recovered after contracting virus Covid-19. Both major cities Lagos and Abuja along with Ogun State are currently in lockdown. Nigeria's Coronavirus Cases Rise to 139 @PremiumTimesng : https://t.co/6qNedrltxc #Nigeria #COVID19Nigeria #Covid19Out #stayathomeNigerians #LetsFightCovid19 #CovidNGR #StayAtHome#StayAtHomeAndStaySafe #TheLockdown #COVIDー19…
Uganda: lockdown clashes
Uganda has banned all public transport for two weeks in accordance with decision of the President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, explaining the measure is needed to curb the spread of coronavirus pandemic, which has so produced 14 established cases of contamination there. The measure is complementary to the insturction to stay home from 22 March. #Breaking:…
#COVID19: Africa cases at rise
Africa will likely see higher numbers of coronavirus contamination cases in coming weeks because of the height probability that some are slipping through the net, the head of a regional disease control body said on March 19. Managing COVID-19 in Low- and Middle-Income Countries | Global Health | JAMA | JAMA Network https://t.co/b2jHwSNARl — John…
Cameroon explosion amid celebrations
Detonation of explosives triggered panic at ceremony in Bamenda, English-speaking town North-West of Cameroon. Suspicions focused on separatists who had vowed to disrupt events, so far ten wounded have been reported. (Image: social media). At least ten people were injured on March 8 in Bamenda, during an explosion during the International Women’s Rights Day parade,…
South Africa confirms 1st COVID19
South Africa confirms first case of coronavirus, according to Health ministry. President Cyril Ramaphosa has warned that the coronavirus will turn into a “national crisis” and its impact will be “huge“. #CoronaVirusOutbreak https://t.co/Hc9e8BwYq9 — Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 (@CyrilRamaphosa) March 5, 2020 His warning came after the first case of the coronavirus was detected in South…
COVID19 reached Senegal
Senegal reports its second case of coronavirus. The latest patient is an 80-year-old man from a Paris suburb who arrived in Senegal on February 29. Senegal reports its second case of #coronavirus. The latest patient is an 80-year-old man from a Paris suburb who arrived in Senegal on February 29. More on coronavirus here: https://t.co/x7gUXs4Tdj…
Nigeria: Dozens killed in Kaduna
More than 50 civilians were killed on Sunday evening in six villages in Kaduna province of Nigeria in an attack which started March 1 afternoon. The mlitiary opearation of Nigerian ground forces and aviation is ongoing. #BREAKING 50 killed in northern Nigeria 'bandit' attacks: local officials pic.twitter.com/0Rwp1VwufI — AFP News Agency (@AFP) March 2, 2020…
Togo ruling dynasty wins
“In light of all the centralised results based on the tallies obtained, the candidate of the Union for the Republic (UNIR), Mr Gnassingbé Essozimna Faure, is provisionally declared president-elect of the Togolese republic,” said Tchambakou Ayassor, the president of the National Independent Electoral Commission, after having announced results for the country’s 46 constituencies. The ruling…
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