Senegal

Since the coronavirus reached Senegal, a growing number of residents in the capital have begun ordering groceries online, a welcome boost to fledgeling delivery service in a country where produce is usually bought in shops or markets.…

Senegal, an important air hub in West Africa, has extended a suspension on all flights to and from its soil until May 31 as part of measures to contain coronavirus, Transport Minister Alioune Sarr announced overnight Wednesday. The…

Algerian Prime Minister Abdelaziz Djerad said in a statement.that his country will suspend all sea and air travel between it and Europe from Thursday over the coronavirus, Algeria will also suspend flights with African countries,…

Senegal’s President Macky Sall on Saturday ordered all schools and universities closed for the next three weeks and religious festivals canceled in response to a coronavirus outbreak that has infected 24 people in the past two weeks.…

Gabon and Ghana have confirmed their first cases of coronavirus. With the latest development, 10 countries have recorded positive cases in sub-Saharan Africa. Gabon being the ninth and Ghana, the tenth to record positive cases in…

Cameroon’s health ministry on Friday confirmed its first case of coronavirus, a 58-year-old French citizen who arrived in the capital Yaounde on Feb. 24. It said the man has been quarantined in the city’s Central Hospital. “All measures…

Senegal’s President Macky Sall ordered his cabinet ministers not to leave the country in a measure to control risks from coronavirus, the presidency said on Thursday. Senegal has registered four cases of COVID-19 since the virus first…

South Africa on Thursday confirmed its first case of the novel coronavirus, a 38-year-old male who travelled to Italy, the health ministry announced. It is the first case in southern Africa and the latest confirmed case in sub-Saharan…

The launch of the inaugural Basketball Africa League has been postponed due to fears over the new-coronavirus outbreak, the NBA said in a statement on Tuesday. The NBA-backed 12-team league had been due to tip off on March 13 in Dakar,…

Senegal confirmed its first case of the novel coronavirus on Monday, marking just the second infection in sub-Saharan Africa amid concerns over the continent’s vulnerability to outbreaks of contagious diseases. A French man who lives in…