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Ghana Extends Ban on Public Gatherings as Coronavirus Cases Continue to Rise
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Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo has extended the ban on public gatherings until the end of the month as the country's coronavirus cases continue to rise.
Schools will remain closed while religious activities, conferences and festivals are banned during the period....
Health
Nigeria Set to Receive Shipment Of Madagascar’s Herbal Drug for Covid-19
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Nigeria is set to receive a Shipment Of Madagascar's Drugs For Testing 'Covid-Organics', according to reports, Nigeria’s consignment has already been sent to Equatorial Guinea from where it will be airlifted to Abuja.
Nigeria’s COVID-19 positive tally moved to 4,399...
Health
South Africa Eases Coronavirus Lockdown
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South African government begins to gradually loosen its strict coronavirus lockdown. The ease which started on Friday will allow limited movement of people and allow restricted openings of businesses including restaurants and textile factories.
The economy of Africa's most industrialised...
Facts
100-Million-Year-Old “River Monster” Discovered Beneath Africa’s Sahara Desert
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The first ever evidence of a dinosaur which swam, lived and hunted underwater has been discovered in the now-barren wilderness of the Saharan desert.
Paleontologists have unearthed new fossils in southeastern Morocco that provide a deeper understanding of one of...
Health
10 Days After Lifting Lockdown, Ghana Records 1,032 More COVID-19 Cases
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Ghana has recorded more than 1,000 additional cases of COVID-19 since the country lifted its lockdown on the 20th of April.
Last week, Ghana President Nana Akufo-Addo lifted a three-week lockdown on the basis of “improved coronavirus testing”.
The Ghanaian president,...
People & Politics
#MoneyHeist: Outrage as Kenya Spends Covid-19 Funds on Tea and Snacks
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Kenyans online are outraged after the ministry of health spent $37,000 on tea and snacks for its staff in the battle against the coronavirus pandemic.
A total of 4 million Kenyan shillings ($37,000; £30,000) has been spent on tea and...
Society & Culture
Coronavirus Lockdown Sees Rise in Domestic Violence in Nigeria
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Domestic and sexual violence experts in Nigeria say they have seen an increase in the number of people asking them for help.
It comes as the United Nations warns of a shadow pandemic with rising reports of physical and verbal...
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Mr Madu is a freelance writer, a lover of Africa and a frequent hiker who loves long, vigorous walks, usually on hills or mountains.
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