Month: March 2020
No lockdown in Belarus; President rejects coronavirus risks and prescribes saunas and vodka
In Belarus, authoritarian leader President Alexander Lukashenko has famously scoffed at the coronavirus as a “frenzy and psychosis.” His views…
Mali goes to the polls despite coronavirus fears
Malians are voting in long-delayed parliamentary elections a day after the country’s first coronavirus death. The poll has also been…
Claim Obour failed to disclose late father’s travel history is being investigated – Oppong Nkrumah
Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has revealed that various agencies have commenced investigations into the death of Obour's father.…
Lockdown commences in Greater Accra and Ashanti Region
A partial lockdown has commenced in some areas in Ghana following the outbreak of coronavirus. President Akufo-Addo ordered a lockdown…
Coronavirus: Zimbabwean broadcaster Zororo Makamba died ‘alone and scared’
Cooped up in an isolation ward, a young Zimbabwean man who had been diagnosed with Covid-19, pleaded with his family…
Pascaline Edwards celebrates 50th birthday
Ghanaian actress Pascaline Edwards is 50 years old. The filmmaker took to social media to celebrate her golden jubilee of…