ABIDJAN, March 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — With Botswana’s head of state and Ivory Coast’s prime minister in self-quarantine and many government ministers infected across the continent, African politicians have suddenly found themselves on the coronavirus front line. Ivory Coast Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly, who plans to stand in a presidential…

President John Magufuli says people must continue to work despite the coronavirus threat DAR ES SALAAM, March 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tanzanian President John Magufuli has said the general elections planned for October, in which he is expected to seek re-election, will go on despite the coronavirus outbreak. He said there…

Passengers are seen at taxi station NAIROBI/JOHANNESBURG, March 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Each morning at a crowded bus station east of Nairobi, Kenyans load their bags on to minibuses emblazoned with the faces of pop stars and Jesus, heading to their villages in the hope of escaping the coronavirus. “I am…

The militants attacked the town of Quissanga at dawn on Wednesday MAPUTO, March 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Insurgents have attacked a second town in the gas-rich northern province in Mozambique where foreign companies are working on a $60bn natural gas project. The militants attacked the town of Quissanga at dawn on…

NAIROBI, March 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The German authorities have said they do not have to pay for the six million face masks the government ordered but that went missing from an airport in Kenya. The shipment was due in Germany on March 20 but never arrived after disappearing at the…

South Africa’s president appears in full military uniform PRETORIA, March 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South Africa’s president appeared in full military uniform for the first time since the end of apartheid and told troops to be a “force of kindness” as a three-week lockdown begins at midnight and they ensure that…

 Kenya’s Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe NAIROBI, March 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Kenya has registered its first death from the coronavirus (Covid-19), the health ministry announced.In a statement, Health Minister Mutahi Kagwe said that the victim was a 66-year-old Kenyan man and had a long-term health condition.“We have received the sad…

ACCRA, March 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organisation (WHO), on Thursday, presented about 21,080 pieces of Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) to Ghana’s Ministry of Health (MOH), to complement Government’s efforts to effectively respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The items were made up of 10,000 hand gloves, 9,000 medical masks,…

A staff member at the Parirenyatwa Hospital in Harare HARARE, March 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At a time when other countries are beefing up their fight against the coronavirus, Zimbabwe’s doctors, nurses and customs officials have downed tools over the government’s failure to provide protective equipment to guard them against the…