Coronavirus: Kenyan researchers 'await approval for clinical trials'

Kenyan researchers are awaiting approval for clinical trials of three drugs in the treatment of Covid-19, the Daily Nation newspaper reports.
The US shut its embassy in Khartoum between 1996 and 2002
Sudan appoints first US ambassador in decades
Veteran diplomat Noureldin Sati has been appointed Sudan's ambassador to the US.
The plane was carrying medical supplies needed in the fight against the coronavirus
Six killed as plane carrying medical supplies crashes in Somalia
Six people, including two pilots, were killed when a plane carrying medical supplies crashed in south-western Somalia on Monday, authorities said. “The cause of the accident is not yet known,” government spokesman Ismael Mukhtar Omar told DPA.
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Rwanda reopens after 45-day coronavirus lockdown
Rwanda has loosened restrictions after 45 days of coronavirus lockdown, even though a nationwide night-time curfew will be enforced and movement in and out of the capital, Kigali, is prohibited
No fewer than fifty passengers were hidden inside the lorry
50 passengers found inside trailer loaded with fruits in Nigeria
Fifty persons from Zamfara state hidden inside Lorry loads of fruits were on Sunday intercepted in Ilorin by officers of Kwara state police command.
President Gnassingbé has been in power since 2005
Togo's Gnassingbé sworn in for fourth term
Togo's President Faure Gnassingbé was sworn for a fourth term on Sunday at a subdued ceremony in the capital, Lome.
Ivory Coast’s Prime Minister, Amadou Gon Coulibaly
Ivory Coast PM evacuated to France for medical checks
Ivory Coast’s Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly, who is the ruling party’s candidate in October’s presidential election, was evacuated on Saturday to France for medical checks, the presidency said.