The World Health Organization (WHO) has changed its advice on face masks, saying they should be worn in public to help stop the spread of coronavirus. The global body said new information showed they could provide “a barrier for potentially infectious droplets”. Some countries around the world already recommend or mandate the wearing of face […]
The National Football League has said players should be allowed to protest during the national anthem as rallies against racial discrimination continue. “We were wrong for not listening to NFL players earlier and encourage all to speak out and peacefully protest,” NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said. The NFL had previously banned players from dropping to […]
Uganda’s Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda has gone into self-isolation after some of his contacts tested positive of for coronavirus. Local journalists say cabinet members are being tested for the virus. Mr Rugunda made the announcement on Twitter: Friends, I have gone into self isolation after some of my contacts tested positive for #COVID19. My own […]
The Gambia has called for an investigation into the shooting and death of a diplomat’s son in Snellville, Georgia. The Gambian foreign affairs ministry on Thursday said they have asked the Gambian Embassy in Washington to “engage the relevant U.S. authorities including the State Department, to seek a transparent, credible and objective investigation in the matter.” According […]
China has donated 62,000 masks and over 19,000 pieces of PPEs, together with other critical medical equipment to Zimbabwe. The news was announced by the Chinese Ambassador to Zimbabwe. “My pleasure to handover the donation to our Zimbabwean friends. Together we will sail past this storm.” The Ambassador wrote on twitter. According to the Chinese […]
Supporters of the ‘‘Black Lives Matter’‘ movement gathered outside the South African parliament in Cape Town Wednesday. Protesters expressed solidarity with African-American George Floyd in the United States. Floyd, 46, died after a white Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee against the handcuffed unarmed black man’s neck as he cried that he couldn’t breathe. “The […]
The restrictions that were placed on the former President of Cote d’Ivoire, Laurent Gbagbo, and his ex-Minister of Sports and Youth, Charles Blé Goudé, after being freed on all charges of crimes against humanity, have been lifted. The trial of the two politicians, for the crimes allegedly committed during post-electoral violence in Côte d’Ivoire between […]
A South African court ruled on Tuesday that the COVID-19 lockdown regulations in the country are “unconstitutional” and “invalid.” “Some of the regulations promulgated by the government simply did not meet the rationality test in preventing the spread of COVID-19,” the North Gauteng High Court said in its ruling. The court gave the government 14 […]
Scientists are running a trial to see if ibuprofen can help hospital patients who are sick with coronavirus. The team from London’s Guy’s and St Thomas’ hospital and King’s College believe the drug, which is an anti-inflammatory as well as a painkiller, could treat breathing difficulties. They hope the low-cost treatment can keep patients off […]
African Americans living in Ghana have marched in protest to the murder of George Floyd, a 46-year-old African American, by a white police officer who knelt on his neck for almost nine minutes. The group walked through some streets of Accra on Monday, 1 June 2020 with customised facemasks with the inscription: “I can’t breathe”. […]
