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Lesotho Prime Minister resigns

Lesotho’s embattled Prime Minister Thomas Thabane on Tuesday formally announced his retirement during a public broadcast. “The right time to retire ha

Africa’s COVID-19 cases hits 86,000, says WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday reported that COVID-19 cases in Africa as at May 19th, had risen to about 86,000. WHO Regional Office f

11% of German coronavirus cases are medical workers – Report

Around 20,000 staff in hospitals, aged care, and nursing homes have contracted the novel coronavirus in Germany, accounting for around 11 per cent of

Vice President tests positive for coronavirus in South Sudan

South Sudan’s first vice president, the former rebel leader Riek Machar, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, his office said Monday.

Erdogan to lockdown Turkey ahead of Eid al-Fitr

Turkey is to impose its first nationwide lockdown before Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, to contain the spread of th