China promised Africa coronavirus vaccines were a priority. But where are they?

By CNN,

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi concludes his tour of Africa this weekend without making a single concrete vaccine commitment to a continent hoping a...

china , coronavirus , vaccine

Kenyans wanting to leave China given Ksh.80k one-way ticket option

By Tonny Ndungu,

The Ministry of Foreign affairs has clarified its position on the facilitation of Kenyans living in China who want to come back to Kenya in light of t...

coronavirus , Kenyans living in China

6 Chinese nationals convicted for escaping from quarantine in Uganda

By Tonny Ndungu,

Six Chinese nationals have been convicted by a Ugandan court after escaping from a hotel where they had been placed in quarantine over the new coronav...

Quarantine

Guangzhou city says 111 Africans tested positive for coronavirus

By Agencies,

A total of 111 Africans in China’s southern city of Guangzhou had tested positive for the novel coronavirus as of Monday, the Xinhua news agency sai...

china , coronavirus , guangzhou

Coronavirus fears spark xenophobia in China

By CNN,

The African community in Guangzhou is on edge after widespread accounts were shared on social media of people being left homeless this week, as China'...

china , coronavirus

Chinese restaurants ordered not to serve clients of African origin

By Reuters,

China reported on Saturday a rise in new coronavirus cases, as authorities try to head off a second wave of infections, particularly from imported and...

china , coronavirus

Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Racial attacks against Africans in China are being handled

By Tonny Ndungu,

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a statement in the wake of reports that Kenyans living in China were among African nationals targetted in r...

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Kenyans on social media ‘reject’ 18 tonnes of coronavirus equipment donated by China

By Tonny Ndungu,

Kenyans on social media have rejected over 18 tonnes of equipment received from China to aid the country in the fight against the coronavirus. The ...

China coronavirus

China zeroes in on coronavirus patients with no symptoms as new infections rise

By Tonny Ndungu,

China will start releasing information from Wednesday on coronavirus patients who show no disease symptoms, ordering them into quarantine for 14 days,...

coronavirus

Coronavirus: Two arrested in Kitengela preaching in an empty church

By Zipporah Kariuki,

Two preachers have been arrested within the Changombe area, Kitengela, at the Tabernacle church while conducting a church service. Police officers ...

49 Kenyans among them athletes and business people quarantined in Nandi

By Daniel Korir,

49 people are currently under quarantine, according to the Nandi County Health CEC Ruth Koech. The lot which includes business people and athletes ...

coronavirus , Quarantine

Siaya County government suspends tax collection for 30 days over corona virus

By George Amolo,

Siaya County government has suspended the collection of taxes from traders for the next 30 days over the new coronavirus pandemic. Siaya Governor C...

Cornel Rasanga , coronavirus kenya

Coronavirus cases in Kenya rise to 38 as 7 new infections confirmed

By Ian Omondi,

Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has announced 7 new positive cases of coronavirus in the country, bringing the total number of infections to 38....

coronavirus , COVID-19 , CS Mutahi Kagwe

Coronavirus: 8-month-old baby whose father travelled from Kisumu among 5 new cases in Uganda

By Ian Omondi,

An 8-month-old baby whose father recently travelled from Kisumu in Kenya is among 5 new coronavirus cases in Uganda, bringing the country’s total to...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , uganda

Chinese students fleeing virus-hit U.S. paying Ksh.2M for seats on private jets

By Reuters,

As the coronavirus spreads across the United States, Chinese students from wealthy families are persuading their parents to pay tens of thousands of d...

china , coronavirus

Four Chinese nationals, Kenyan placed under mandatory quarantine in Migori

By George Juma,

Four Chinese nationals and their Kenyan taxi driver have been subjected to mandatory quarantine at a hotel in Migori town pending testing for the coro...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , Dr. Isca Oluoch , Migori County

13 Chinese nationals turned away while trying to enter Kenya from Tanzania

By Ian Omondi,

Thirteen Chinese nationals were among 16 foreigners who were on Tuesday turned away at the Lunga Lunga border point in Kwale County while trying to cr...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , foreigners , Kenya-Tanzania border , Kwale County

China to expel New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Washington Post reporters

By CNN,

China has announced it will expel journalists from three US media outlets, in a major escalation of tensions with Washington. The decision, effec...

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Health CS Mutahi Kagwe warns against attacks on Chinese nationals over coronavirus

By Tonny Ndungu,

Ministry of Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has asked Kenyans to treat visitors from Asian countries with respect and kindness as the country pu...

coronavirus kenya

Iran to temporarily free 54,000 prisoners as coronavirus spreads

By CNN,

Iran will temporarily release 54,000 people from prisons and deploy hundreds of thousands of health workers as officials announced a slew of measures ...

Iran