Africa

By Aljazeera

South Sudan has confirmed its first case of COVID-19, the Country’s vice president said on Sunday.

By BBC

Two African football legends have condemned comments by two French doctors who recently suggested, in a TV discussion about medical trials for a Covid-19 vaccine, that they be used on Africans first.

By BBC Somalia analyst Mary Harper

Muslim clerics in conflict-hit Somalia are moving to the front-line of the battle against coronavirus in a bid to counter the propaganda of militant Islamists.

By BBC

Tributes are being paid to world-renowned South African scientist Gita Ramjee, who has died from Covid-19-related complications.

"She dedicated many years of her life to finding HIV prevention solutions for women," her colleague and friend Gavin Churchyard told the BBC.

By BBC

The president of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, has announced a lockdown in the cities of Lagos and Abuja in an effort to contain the spread of Covid-19.

By BBC

The Democratic Republic of Congo has declared a state of emergency and the isolation of its capital, Kinshasa, in its fight against coronavirus.

By BBC

Sudan's prime minister has survived an assassination attempt after his convoy was attacked in the capital, Khartoum.

By BBC

An air strike in Somalia has killed a senior commander of militant Islamist group al-Shabab, state radio reports.

By BBC

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Algeria has jumped to 17 after nine new cases were registered on Wednesday night.

Ugandan MPs sitting in the Pan African Parliament have upon all other member states to ratify the Maputo Protocol to achieve peace in Africa.