Chinese billionaire and co-founder of Alibaba, Jack Ma, has pledged donate 20,000 testing kits, 100,000 masks and 1,000 protective suits to each African country to help the fight against cor... Read more

Rwanda reported four new coronavirus cases on Sunday, taking the total infections to five, according to the health ministry. The new cases all involve Rwandan nationals. Two patients arrived... Read more

Police in Kenya have arrested a 23-year-old man for publishing false information on the spread of coronavirus. Elijah Muthui Kitonyo was arrested in Mwingi town in eastern Kenya for claiming... Read more

Morocco will close all public baths, known as hammams, in an effort to reduce the spread of the coronavirus, the interior minister has announced. The minister also announced cafes, restauran... Read more

Kenya has taken the opportunity of the coronavirus pandemic to promote cashless transactions, where it is already a pioneer. The East African state’s largest mobile phone operator, Saf... Read more

One of the most influential spiritual and traditional leaders in northern Nigeria, the Emir of Kano Muhammad Sanusi II, has been dethroned for “insubordination” after a prolonged... Read more

Guinean President Alpha Condé has appointed the first ever brigadier general. Mahawa Sylla was promoted on 8 March which was the International Women’s Day. During the announcement, Pre... Read more

An inquiry into the death of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s spy chief has found that he died by hanging. General Delphin Kahimbi was found dead last week at his home in the capital... Read more

Sudan’s prime minister has survived an assassination attempt after his convoy was attacked in the capital, Khartoum. “An explosion hit as Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok’s ca... Read more

As cases of the coronavirus increase around the world, there’s been a flurry of misleading or false news stories emerging, as well. There have been relatively few confirmed cases of th... Read more

The Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF) on Tuesday pledged a sum of N200 million [$550,000] to support current effort of the Nigerian government towards curbing the spread of Corona Virus or Covi... Read more

One of the two men declared president of Guinea-Bissau has resigned from the post after just one full day in office, saying his life was in danger. Cipriano Cassamá was chosen by lawmakers a... Read more

The army in the Democratic Republic of Congo is investigating the death of its head of intelligence. Delphin Kahimbi was found dead at his home in the capital, Kinshasa, on Friday, the day h... Read more