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Nigeria: Amidst Lockdown Ease, Nigeria's Weekly COVID-19 Cases Reduce, Recoveries Double
As Nigerians continue to experience the nationwide ease in lockdown announced by President Muhammadu Buhari, the country recorded a 16 per cent drop in coronavirus cases last week compared to the previous week, an analysis of data from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control
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Liberia: A Call Coming a Bit Too Late - COVID-19 Voluntary Testing Should Have Started Started With the President, Long Ago
On Sunday, May 17, the Minister of Health, Dr. Wilhemina Jallah flunked by the Chief Medical Officer Dr. Francis Kateh, followed by the WHO Representative to Liberia Peter Clement, Dr. Desmond William head of US Center for Disease Control (CDC) in West Africa and Liberia and USAID Resident
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Africa: COVID-19 - a Threat to Peace Efforts in Africa
South Sudan's unity government of President Salva Kiir and Vice President Riek Machar, which has been in power since March 12, reacted early and restricted the movement of its people to prevent the virus from spreading across the
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Three weeks after opening, Georgia business owners chart their own course forward | The Atlanta Voice
All eyes were on Georgia three weeks ago as the state became one of the first to allow some businesses to open their doors, welcoming customers back after weeks under a coronavirus
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Eritrea: COVID-19 - Eritrea Flattens Curve in Less Than Two Months
Eritrea on Friday claimed that it had brought the number of coronavirus infections down to zero, becoming the first East African country to win the battle against the deadly disease, at least for
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Rwanda: Teachers, Parents Warned Against Violating COVID-19 Directives
Teachers moving from home to home to coach students in their respective areas of residence are violating the guidelines to prevent the spread of coronavirus, Police have
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Ashes instead of soap: Inside Zimbabwe’s COVID-19 fight
COVID-19 has worsened the underlying structural and perennial problem of water shortages in Matabeleland North, South and Bulawayo provinces, said Dumisani Nkomo, chief executive officer for Habakkuk Trust, a nonprofit
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Liberia: COVID-19 Food Distribution to Delay Few Weeks
The Steering Committee of the COVID-19 Household Food Support Programme (COHFSP) has announced a delay in the distribution of food commodities for a few weeks due to several issues beyond the control of the Steering
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Africa: COVID-19 in West Africa - Credible Information As A Vaccine Against Misinformation?
As governments struggle to contain COVID19, public service announcements and communication must focus on making citizens accept that the illness is a reality, giving them the knowledge to prevent and treat the infection and debunking myths and fake stories which impact the effectiveness of the
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South Africa: Local Networks Can Help People in Distress - South Africa's COVID-19 Response Needs Them
For instance, after the Black Saturday fires in Australia, neighbourhood networks were crucial in alleviating suffering because the aid from the government and other large organisations was slow in coming and often inappropriate for local
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‘Our resources have dried up’ - Jamaicans in US finding it harder to send remittances home as pandemic grips country
Barton has an ailing 88-year old mother living in central Jamaica and several siblings who she tries to assist by sending remittances home on a regular
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Nigeria: COVID-19 - Online Polls Will Not Determine Lagos Decision On Another Lockdown - Official
The Lagos State Government says its final decision on the possibility of another lockdown will not be based solely on the outcome of the online public polls on the
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Tunisia: Metlaoui-Coronavirus - 119 People Test Negative in El Kayna Neighbourhood
Tunis/Tunisia — Coronavirus (COVID-19) tests carried out on 119 people living in the El Kayna neighbourhood, Metlaoui in the last 24 hours have been
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iPhone maker Foxconn's profits gutted by smartphone slump
Hon Hai Precision Industry’s profit plunged by the most on record after the coronavirus disrupted its China production and walloped global smartphone
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Uganda: Dr Stella Nyanzi, Bajjo and Several Others Arrested Over Food Protest
Dr Stella Nyanzi, events promoter Andrew Mukasa alias Bajjo and several others have been arrested in Kampala for demonstrating over what they described as "slow distribution" of government relief food to vulnerable people, mostly affected by the Covid-19 induced
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Kenya: Nairobi Neighborhood's Residents Struggle to Make Living During COVID Lockdown
Kenyan authorities last week locked down the Nairobi neighborhood of Eastleigh because of a jump in confirmed coronavirus
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DRIVE-THROUGH DISTRIBUTION AT GREYNOLDS PARK: Miami-Dade County Commissioner Sally Heyman and Feeding South Florida will host a drive-through food distribution on Friday, May 15, starting 9 a.m. at Greynolds Park, 18501 NE 22nd Ave., North Miami
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Grave says CWI ‘optimistic’ ahead of second ECB meeting
According to CWI chief executive, Johnny Grave, the two boards had a productive first meeting two weeks ago which included all the key stakeholders from captains to chief medical
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South Africa: 37-Year Sentence for Taxi Driver Found Guilty of Rape
The 37-year sentence was handed down to Collen Mandla Ndala, 43, on Friday, and has been welcomed by Mpumalanga's police chief, Lieutenant General Mondli
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Botswana: Mining Sector Operates Reasonably Well - Masire
Gaborone — Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Mineral Resources, Green Technology and Energy Security Mr Mmetla Masire says the mining sector is showing some positivity and begining to get back to the new
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Virus punctures Tunisia tourism rebound
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Sierra Leone, on the Atlantic Ocean in West Africa, is half the size of Illinois. Guinea, in the north and east, and Liberia, in the south, are its neighbors. Mangrove swamps lie along the coast, with wooded hills and a plateau in the interior. The eastern region is
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Zimbabwe female opposition politicians abducted, assaulted, abandoned
Three female opposition members were this week abducted leading to an outcry and diplomatic concerns raised by the United States, United Kingdom and
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Africa's top COVID-19 technocrats: Africa CDC's John Nkengasong
This article zooms in on technocrats leading Africa’s response at different levels be it at the health, diplomatic, social or economic
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Liberia: Health Officials Test for COVID-19
As Liberia's prepares for total lockdown in coming days, health authorities here have gone to test their specimens for the novel coronavirus, aimed at rallying the public to report for mass
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