Coronavirus patients on chloroquine heal faster – Senegalese medic
COVID-19 patients on hydroxychloroquine heal faster, a Senegalese doctor has disclosed. Moussa Seydi, Head of the Infectious Diseases Department at Fann … source
Liberians march to seat of govt to protest hard economic times
Protesters have taken to the streets of Liberian capital Monrovia against increasingly difficult economic times and corruption in the George Weah – led … source
Artemisia: plant behind Madagascar's purported virus cure
Covid-Organics, a herbal tea presented by Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina as a remedy against the deadly Covid-19 pandemic, is made from artemisia … source
COVID-Organics: Madagascar donates 'cure mixture' to Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea president sent a special envoy with a chartered flight to Madagascar to take delivery of COVID-Organics, the purported and much-touted … source
Fraud trails a presidential poll loss – this time, in Guinea-Bissau
Losing candidates to reject results has become something of a “democratic culture” across much of Africa. In 2019 alone, losing candidates in about a half dozen … source
China's coronavirus: Nigeria, Kenya, SA issue alerts; Ethiopian tasked to 'act'
Asian countries ramp up screening of new virus that has hit China, the highly contagious Corona Virus, nCoV. As at Wednesday, China’s Wuhan was put on … source
Somali, Afghan migrants left stranded on Greek-Turkish border
Somali and Afghan migrants stranded on the Greek border with Turkey Friday. Greece beefed up security measures as it tried to stop new wave of migrants from … source
From CFA Franc to Eco: the end of an era? [Business Africa]
Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara announced an overhaul of the CFA franc, a currency used by eight states in West and Central Africa, most of them former … source
Liberia to revive petroleum exploration efforts in April 2020 – President
Liberian President George Weah announced Monday that the West African country will in April launch a call for bids to resume offshore oil and gas exploration … source
High cost of locusts: East Africa braces for season III of outbreak
East Africa is bracing for a third outbreak of desert locusts, with billions of the destructive insects about to hatch and threaten food supplies in a region already … source