The United Nations (UN) and the African Union (AU) have renewed Africa’s appeal for $100bn (N38tn) annually to support its recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. In…
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President Uhuru Kenyatta has directed schools and universities in Kenya to fully resume on 4 January 2021 for on site learning after almost a year-long shutdown…
Nigeria health agency on Saturday night announced 617 new coronavirus (COVID-19) infections, bringing recorded cases in the last six days to 3,502. Total confirmed cases since…
Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), on Saturday, reported that the number of COVID-19 recoveries in the African continent has reached 2,010,127. The…
The Government of Kaduna, Northwest Nigeria has warned that the it may impose another lockdown, following the recent increase in new cases of COVID-19 in the…
Nigeria on Friday registered 796 new cases, highest single -day COVID-19 infections in 24 hours. The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) said on its verified…
Egypt, Africa’s most populous Arabic-speaking country, has received its first shipment of a Chinese-made COVID-19 vaccine, the state media reported on Friday. The first batch of…
The Rwandan government says it will offer free Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination to citizens after the country receives the vaccine next year. Rwandan Health Minister Daniel Ngamije…
Angola is expected to receive about five million COVID-19 vaccines in February 2021 and another seven million in April, the health ministry has said. Silvia Lutucuta,…
Non-communicable diseases account for seven of the world’s top 10 causes of death, a speedy increase from two decades ago, a new UN World Health Organization…