As many as 190,000 people across Africa could die in the first year of the coronavirus pandemic if crucial containment measures fail, the World Health Organization (WHO) warns.
The head of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) on Thursday rejected an assertion by Tanzania’s president that his nation’s coronavirus tests are faulty and are giving too many false positives.
The fight against tuberculosis could be set back by more than five years due to the coronavirus pandemic, risking an additional 1.4 million TB deaths and 6.3 million infections by 2025, report say.
The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday said its executive board has approved $739 million in emergency financing to help Kenya respond to the economic shock caused by the novel coronavirus pandemic.
The bodies of four people who died in a plane crash in south-western Somalia have been repatriated to Kenya as investigations into the incident continue.
The government may have to evacuate families living on Remba and other islands in Lake Victoria as the water reaches alarming levels, local leaders have said.
President Paul Kagame held a virtual press conference with journalists last Monday and spoke on several issues, including the lockdown, the East African Community and the African Union.
Over 40 million people across West Africa could face desperate food shortages in the coming months, twice as many as before the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday.
