Nigeria is among six African countries with the highest number of COVID-19 cases, the World Health Organisation chart shows.

Human rights groups have condemned the "unnecessary and excessive use of force" by Kenyan police as the country imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew amid efforts to slow the spread of the new coronavirus

South Africa’s president appeared in full military uniform for the first time since the end of apartheid and told troops to be a “force of kindness” as a three-week lockdown begins at midnight and they ensure that 57 million people stay home.

Ethiopian Airlines has transported medical supplies donated by China’s Jack Ma Foundation to the government to help fight against the rapid spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19).

Kenya has registered its first death from the coronavirus (Covid-19), the health ministry announced on Thursday.

President Nana Akufo-Addo has said the government is holding extensive consultations on the possible measures aimed at curbing the spread of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Ghana.

Ethiopian embassy in South Africa has confirmed that all those who have suffocated to death in a lorry are Ethiopians.

On Wednesday night, Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni declared a ban on public transport across the country to stop the spread of coronavirus.

Intense bombardment shook Tripoli on Wednesday as new battles erupted around the capital hours after Libya reported its first case of coronavirus and despite United Nations calls for ceasefires around the world during the epidemic.