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6 Chinese, 2 Ugandans Accused of Evading COVID Quarantine in Uganda

Passengers are asked to desinfect their hands upon arrival from international flights before being screened to detect signs of the novel coronavirus at Entebbe Airport on March 3, 2020. - The deadly virus has marched well beyond China's borders, spreading across Asia and Europe and into Latin America, Africa and the United States. More than 90,000 people have been infected and 3,100 killed since the virus first emerged in China's Hubei province late last year. (Photo by SUMY SADURNI / AFP)

KAMPALA, UGANDA – Ugandan authorities have charged six Chinese nationals and two Ugandans with conducting acts likely to spread disease after they allegedly violated...

Zimbabwean Broadcaster Dies of Coronavirus

A well-known 30-year-old television journalist is the first person to die of the coronavirus in Zimbabwe. Zororo Makamba began showing symptoms similar to those of the...

Africa’s Jazz Great Manu Dibango Dies in France of Virus

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Renowned jazz man Manu Dibango, to many the beloved “Papy Groove” who served as an inspiration and pioneer in...

Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson “Feel Better” 2 Weeks After First Coronavirus Symptoms

Tom Hanks has shared a new health update with his fans. The Oscar winner took to Twitter overnight to tell followers that he...

Enugu Rangers, pay tribute to Nigeria forward after another fatal road crash

Tributes have been paid to Enugu Rangers and Nigeria striker Ifeanyi George, who was killed in a road traffic...

avoid public transport:M7

M7 has said he is still assessing whether to ban public transport as part of his government’s efforts to...

African Nations Try to Overcome Shortage of COVID-19 Test Kits

Passengers wait to board a disinfected public transport bus as they leave for the villages amid concerns about the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in downtown Nairobi, Kenya March 20, 2020. REUTERS/Njeri Mwangi TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

NAIROBI – The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa has surpassed 800, an eightfold increase from just one...

US Kills 15 al-Shabab Terrorists in Latest Somalia Airstrikes

Two of four new U.S.- made F-16 fighter jets stand on the tarmac upon their arrival to Balad air base, 75 kilometers (45 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, July 13, 2015. (AP Photo)

WASHINGTON – U.S. airstrikes in Somalia this week killed more than 15 al-Shabab terrorists who were battling African Union and Somali forces, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM)...

Egypt Frees Detainee Amid Calls for Releases Due to Virus

CAIRO – Authorities released a prominent political activist Friday amid calls for Egypt to let thousands of others go...

Coronavirus Hits Somalia’s Khat Sellers

FILE - In this photo taken Wednesday July 12, 2012 Isaq Abdi sits beside bundles of khat which he sells for his employer in Mogadishu, Somalia. The British government says Wednesday July 3 2013 that it is banning khat, an herbal stimulant, despite advice against such a move by an official advisory body. Khat, also known as cathonine, is popular in parts of the Middle East and Africa, where users chew the leaf to release stimulants that produce a mild high. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh, file)

The new coronavirus has woven itself into the daily lives of Somalis’ pocketbooks, hitting small businesses, including sellers of...

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