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Nigeria coronavirus school closures push children into labour force

Health Jun 11
An increased number of Nigerian children are in the labour force right now because schools have closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Experts monitoring child labour in the country say since the pandemic shutdown, more children are working as hawkers, cleaners or on city streets begging to earn money to help their families.
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EU gives DRC €19.5m to support coronavirus combat
Health Jun 10
The Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, is set to benefit from European Union funding in its efforts to combat COVID-19 pandemic.
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Doctors on coronavirus duty, others begin strike next week
Health Jun 08
The National Association of Resident Doctors, the umbrella body of all doctors working in government health facilities, has issued a notice of strike effective Monday, June 15, 2020.
Protesters visible among the tear gas at a Black Lives Matter protest in Portland
Experts fear tear gas effects could increase coronavirus risk
Health Jun 07
Medical experts in the US fear the use of tear gas and pepper spray by the country's police at Black Lives Matter protests will increase the risk for COVID-19.
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AU aims for 10 million coronavirus tests
Health Jun 05
The African Union (AU) has started an ambitious initiative to increase testing for Coronavirus across the continent.
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Over 127 journalists die from coronavirus globally - PEC
Health Jun 04
At least 127 journalists have died of COVID-19 between March 1, and May 31, this year, around the world, according to a count by the Press Emblem Campaign (PEC).
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo
Reverse decision to reopen schools for final year students - Lecturer to Akufo-Addo
Health Jun 01
The decision by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to allow final-year students at all levels to resume has been described as terrible and a recipe for disaster.