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Tanzania's President John Magufuli (pictured) has declared the country "coronavirus-free" thanks to prayers by citizens. "The corona disease has been eliminated thanks to God," Mr Magufuli told worshippers in a church in the capital, Dodoma. He also praised them for not wearing masks and gloves. The World Health Organization (WHO)

New Zealand has eliminated transmission of the coronavirus domestically and will lift all containment measures except for border controls, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern (pictured) said on Monday, making it one of the first countries to do so. Public and private events, the retail and hospitality industries and all public transport

South Sudan's First Vice-President Riek Machar (pictured) and his wife, Defence Minister Angelina Teny, have recovered from Covid-19, local media report. The two tested positive for coronavirus three weeks ago. The Sudan Tribune newspaper quoted a statement from Mr Machar's office as saying that he had been discharged on Saturday

Fuel Trucks from Kenya heading to Uganda Kenya has moved to fix the challenges that had threatened to stall the Sh6.9 billion Inland Container Depot (ICD) at Naivasha. This comes days after Kampala protested the move by Nairobi to direct all transit cargo destined for Uganda — Kenya’s biggest trade

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday gave his backing to the head of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina (pictured), in his re-election bid despite allegations of improper conduct. Adesina, who served as Nigeria’s agriculture minister before taking the AfDB’s top job in 2015, has been accused of abuse

A Kenyan boy is among this year's recipients of state commendations for his invention of a handwashing machine. Nine-year-old Stephen Wamukota (pictured) used wood to suspend a jerrycan of water and create a pedal to be used to dispense water and soap and avoid contact. He had told his mother

Traders will only be permitted to sell alcohol for consumption off-site/ AFP Image Long queues have formed outside shops selling alcohol in South Africa after restrictions on its sale, imposed two months ago as part of measures to fight Covid-19, were lifted. Social media posts showed people, who had braved

Students in Tanzania are heading back to high schools and colleges for the first time in about two months, but will adhere to strict guidelines to ensure their safety from coronavirus. The school calendar was interrupted in March following the outbreak of the virus. But now, amid what the government

Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta (pictured) has revealed how his son violated a government dusk-to-dawn curfew order issued to prevent the spread of coronavirus. He said one of his two sons, whom he did not identify, recently went out to party at night in the coastal city of Mombasa - an