coronavirus in Africa

Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio, pictured here at a press conference in May 2018, last week declared rape and sexual violence a national emergency.CREDIT: AFP/GETTY IMAGES Sierra Leone government has recorded its first case of…

Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said forty-three of Africa’s 54 countries now have confirmed coronavirus cases, with the total at 2,046. Though the tally is still low compared to figures in the United Kingdom,…

Ghana has confirmed 25 new cases of Coronavirus, totaling 52 cases as of March 24.  Kwaku Agyemang Manu, Ghanaian health minister, announced that 25 new cases were confirmed among 185 travelers quarantined. The country’s health ministry…

Chinese billionaire and CEO of Alibaba, Jack Ma. Africa has received a much-needed care package of massive medical supplies donated by Chinese billionaire and CEO of Alibaba, Jack Ma. The package which was sent to 54 African countries…