The markets were locked Tuesday afternoon and heavily guarded by national security

Major markets shut down in Nigeria's capital Abuja for coronavirus non-compliance

Health Feb 03
Traders in Abuja are left angry and disappointed after a court ordered the closure of a popular market and two major malls for not complying with Covid-19 safety protocols.
Egypt officially banned FGM in 2008
Egypt arrests father, nurse for female genital mutilation of 15-year-old
Health Feb 03
Egypt arrested a father and a retired nurse on Tuesday for carrying out female genital mutilation (FGM) on a 15-year-old girl, after announcing plans to toughen the penalty to 20 years.
Authorities in Nihgeria are battling a second wave of COVID-19 infections
'Oxygen, oxygen, oxygen': Nigeria battles shortages amid coronavirus surge
Health Feb 02
The Lagos businesswoman recalled the “horrendous” week she spent in the COVID-19 wing of a city public hospital, where the sense of crisis was lifted only briefly by whoops of joy when a patient secured one of the few available tanks of oxygen.
Coronavirus has claimed the lives of millions globally
76% youth think they are immune to Coronavirus - Report
Health Feb 02
Up to 76 percent of youth in Kampala Metropolitan area believe they are immune to COVID-19, a research report has revealed.
South Africa to receive its first shipments of coronavirus vaccine by March
Coronavirus: South Africa to receive 2 million vaccines by March
Health Feb 02
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday that his country had secured a total of 12 million doses of coronavirus vaccines through the international COVAX program.
Zimbabwe’s health system has been crumbling for years
Wake-up call for Zimbabwe's elite as coronavirus floods hospitals, killing rich and poor
Health Jan 30
When Zimbabwe’s rich and powerful get sick, they often go abroad in search of the best treatment money can buy; ousted President Robert Mugabe died in a hospital in Singapore in 2019.
South Africa’s first vaccines will arrive in the country on February 1
South Africa’s first vaccines to arrive on February 1 amid criticism
Health Jan 28
South Africa’s first vaccines will arrive in the country on February 1, signaling the start of an inoculation program that has been criticized for its tardiness.