Monthly Archives: March 2020
Coronavirus: I saw a soldier slap a woman, people wont just follow lockdown rules
SOUTH AFRICA
Several hundred soldiers have been bussed into impoverished Alexandra with orders to keep the township's residents indoors.
Coronavirus: Number of UK deaths rise by 259 – taking total to 1,028
UNITED KINGDOM
Another 259 people have died in the UK after testing positive for coronavirus, taking the total to...
COVID-19: Nigeria’s Pastor Chris, Benny Hinn, leads 2 billion people in world largest prayer
NIGERIA
In a clear response to recent happenings across the globe, over 2 billion people participated in a two-hour...
Coronavirus: Nigeria’s testing up by 32% after Jack Ma’s donation
NIGERIA
Nigeria reports that receipt of donation of medical supplies from Chinese businessman and CEO of Ali Baba; Jack Ma, had...
Trump signs $2 trillion recovery plan as US virus cases skyrocket
USA
President Donald Trump signed into law Friday the $2 trillion rescue plan to salvage a US economy crippled...
Europe’s virus toll surges but Wuhan cautiously reopens
EUROPE
The death toll from the coronavirus epidemic in Europe surged past 20,000 on Saturday, even as the Chinese...
Spain’s female football referees on frontline of coronavirus fight
SPAIN
"I'm just doing my bit," says Iragartze Fernandez, the part-time referee turned full-time nurse who has swapped the...
Public distrust hampers Africa fight against virus misinformation
AFRICA
African nations fighting the novel coronavirus face a foe as stealthy and dangerous as the microbe itself: misinformation...
African stars, President Weah using music to fight coronavirus
LIBERIA
Bobi Wine, a Ugandan musician turned politician, has joined the likes of DRC’s Fally Ipupa and Senegal’s Y’en...
Coronavirus: Congolese music icon dies in Paris
CONGO
The coronavirus epidemic continues to disrupt life across the world. The disruption is gathering steam in African countries...