Helping urban residents cover costs of return, providing sanitary supplies and scaling up health system surveillance can constitute a safe rural migration programme
Africa must make sure it’s part of the search for a coronavirus vaccine
Gaps in South Africa’s relief scheme leave some workers with no income
Democratic Republic of Congo, WHO grapple with both Ebola, COVID-19
In Ebola shadow, West Africa battles COVID-19 amid economic challenges
Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia are fighting amid collapsed economies and weakened heathcare systems
Debunking 9 popular myths doing the rounds in Africa about novel coronavirus
Note: Replace ‘Africa’ with ‘India’ and they stay equally true
COVID-19: South Africa extends national lockdown by two weeks
The country’s increase in confirmed cases slowed to a daily average of 4% from 42% in two weeks
COVID-19: North Africa most affected in entire continent with 68% of all deaths
Algeria reports 173 deaths, the most in all of Africa
COVID-19: Agriculture in East Africa takes a hit
Despite official claims that agriculture must continue even with restrictions, supply chain has been severely affected in Rwanda
COVID-19 and lessons from Ebola: How Senegal is confronting the challenge
Apart from imposing curfew, the West African country has adopted a comprehensive communication strategy to raise awareness
Beginning of the third wave: How Nigeria is bracing for COVID-19 pandemic
From cash transfers for the vulnerable to new test kits, Nigeria has announced a slew of measures
COVID-19: Lockdown threatens Congo with hardships
People are allowed to step out to buy essential supplies every four days in Kinshasa province
COVID-19: South Africa rolls out door-to-door screening
The country reported 1,326 positive COVID-19 cases, including three deaths, as on March 31, 2020
COVID-19: Kenya ensures kids keep learning amid lockdown
A state body under the education ministry has intensified delivery of school programmes through radio and television broadcasts
COVID-19: Community transmission detected in 12 African countries
Number of cases in Africa jump 3 times in 1 week
COVID-19: How South Africans cope with nationwide lockdown
There were two deaths and 1,000 reported infections in the country, as of March 27
COVID-19: Nigeria steps up measures, closes borders
With 65 positive cases, it is the ninth-most affected country in Africa
COVID-19: Great apes may be vulnerable, say experts
Apes are susceptible to our diseases, said Ian Redmond, a tropical field biologist
COVID-19: After Rwanda, South Africa enters lockdown
Number of cases in South Africa jumped 6 times to 402 in 8 days
How agroforestry could solve climate crisis
With agroforestry, degraded land can be transformed into food-growing carbon sinks
Locust invasion: FAO seeks $138 million for Africa — double of what it sought in January
Swarms present in 9 east African countries; unseasonal rain adds to worry
COVID-19: Egypt, South Africa, Algeria at highest risk in Africa
Labs ill-equipped, health systems lack isolation and quarantine facilities: Lancet paper
Nigeria and Senegal raise concern about NDF for trade in hunting trophies at CMS CoP 13
A study on ‘Non-Detriment Findings’ (NDF) on trophy-hunting was flagged by Nigeria and Senegal
Why it’s important to study coronaviruses in African bats
Understanding factors that play a role in the spillover of pathogens from bats to humans in Africa is important ...
Lassa fever: Why there’s a call to declare a health emergency in Nigeria
The Nigerian Academy of Science has called for the current outbreak of Lassa fever in Africa’s most populous nation ...
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