[allAfrica] As the COVID-19 pandemic rages globally, the African continent has not been severely affected. Overall, Africa -- a continent of 1.2 billion people -- has reported 9,310 cases. Looking at Nigeria, despite being the most populated country in Africa, it has just reported 232 cases, 5 deaths and discharged 32. As encouraging as Nigeria's COVID-19 situation is, however, it is very possible that cases are being missed, especially along Nigeria's land borders.

[Nation] Yaounde -Cameroon has turned a football stadium in the country into an accommodation centre for coronavirus patients as authorities grapple with lack of space to lodge and treat the growing number of people testing positive for the virus.

[New Times] If the Coronavirus pandemic isn't over by 31 May, Rayon Sports will be one of the most affected clubs since four of their key players will be out of contract.

[East African] The rising death rate from Covid-19 in the Democratic Republic of Congo is worrying medics as the country is just emerging from an Ebola outbreak.

[New Times] Senior government officials including Cabinet Members, Permanent Secretaries and heads of parastatals, among other senior leaders will forfeit April's salary to contribute to social protection of vulnerable citizens.

[DW] Senegal marks 60 years of independence on Saturday and its achievements since are worth celebrating. But the independence ceremony has been postponed to slow down the spread of the novel coronavirus.

[Daily Trust] The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded eight new coronavirus cases, bringing the total to 232 nationwide.

[Nation] South Sudan confirmed it first coronavirus case on Sunday afternoon, being the last country to join the rest of the East African countries embattling the global pandemic.

[VOA] Juba -South Sudan confirmed its first COVID-19 case Sunday, a 29-year old woman who entered the country on Feb. 28 from the Netherlands via Addis Ababa.

[Ghana Presidency] Address To The Nation By President Of The Republic,  Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo,  On Updates To Ghana's Enhanced Response To The Coronavirus Pandemic, On Sunday, 5th April, 2020.

[News24Wire] Just under 80 students, recently returned from China, have been given the all-clear to return to their families.

[AIM] Maputo -Anyone who walked through the «Pulmao (lung) of Malhangalene» on Friday would never have guessed that Mozambique was in day three of a state of emergency.

[East African] Tanzania's Foreign Affairs ministry has hit out at the United Nations Human Rights Office for criticising the country's human rights record as it heads to the October general election.

[Nairobi News] Kenyans and foreigners who have been in quarantine centres will now have to extend their stay by 14 days.

[Vanguard] The Consul General of Nigeria in New York, Mr Benaoyagha Okoyen, has confirmed the death of three Nigerians from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the United States.

[Zimbabwe Standard] The World Food Programme (WFP) has classified Zimbabwe as one of the 18 countries in the world that will likely come out of the deadly coronavirus pandemic in a worse off situation.

[New Times] The government and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have revised Rwanda's economic growth projections for 2020 to 5.1 per cent in light of the effects of the novel coronavirus and its impact on the economy.

[New Times] Following the recent privacy concerns by the public, Zoom the popular video conferencing platform, will with immediate effect freeze new feature development and shift all engineering resources to security and safety issues, its top leadership has said.

[News24Wire] Gauteng police officers arrested 572 suspects, across the province, on Thursday during Operation O Kae Molao. Among the arrested suspects, 95 were wanted for gender-based violence.

[Premium Times] The World Health Organisation Director-General, Tedros Ghebreyesus, on Friday said the battle against the eradication of the child killer disease is being suspended because of the increasing transmission of COVID-19 around the world.

[New Zimbabwe] The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is not impressed with President Emmerson Mnangagwa re-engagement drive describing it as being «much slower than expected».

[New Times] Members of the Rwandan business community whose operations have been affected or halted as a result of the novel coronavirus will soon access affordable capital from a special fund to be established by government.

[Cameroon Tribune] The international body says, they were arrested during an operation in East and Central Africa code named «Simba II».

[Cameroon Tribune] Already examined by the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Assembly, the bill envisages improving the social security coverage of employees.

[ANGOP] Luanda -National Insurance Company (ENSA-E.P) has made available three properties located in Luanda to support measures aimed at preventing COVID-19 pandemic in the country.

[allAfrica] Cape Town -The low infection rates in Africa countries could be a result of a lesser capacity to test for COVID-19, relative to other countries where it has spread, and not necessarily an accurate reflection of the rates of new infections, according to the latest WHO briefing on the virus.

[VOA] The U.N. children's fund warns thousands of children in Democratic Republic of Congo are at risk of dying from epidemics other than coronavirus -- a situation that will likely worsen as the spread of COVID-19 threatens to divert scarce prevention resources. DRC authorities have confirmed 98 cases, including eight deaths since the start of the coronavirus.

[The New Humanitarian] Bournemouth, UK -'Any interventions should be in line with international human rights standards.'

[Nation] The Congolese government has been forced to create corridors for delivery of foodstuffs and other essential items after prices shot up in the wake of a lockdown on Kinshasa.

[allAfrica] Cape Town -Guinean President Alpha Conde's party has won more than two-thirds of the seats in legislative elections held in March, AFP reports.

[allAfrica] The turnout for Mali's parliamentary elections this week was just 36 percent, officials said on Thursday.

[African Arguments] At the very time the African Union is most needed to manage crises, many of its operations have been put on hold.

[WHO] Situation Update

[allAfrica] Cape Town -Three new research papers have brought evidence that human evolution was a less linear process than previously theorised, according to Gizmodo's George Dvorsky. They also suggest evidence of «sister-species», relating to some ancient human species that partially contributed to the genetic makeup of modern humans.

[ANGOP] Luanda -The excessive use of force by some members of the defense and security forces, as well as the physical attacks by citizens against the personnel of the National Police and the Angolan Armed Forces, marked, for the negative, the last 24 hours of the sixth day of the State of Emergency, which has been in force in the country since March 27.