first case in eritrea was confirmed. eswatini main article: covid-19 pandemic in eswatini on 14 march, the first case in the country was confirmed. ethiopia main article: covid-19 pandemic in ethiopia the country's first case was announced on 13 march, which is a japanese man who had arrived in the country on 4 march from burkina faso. three additional cases of the virus were reported on 15 march. the three individuals had close contact with the person who was reported to be infected by the virus on 13 march. since then, eight more confirmed cases were reported by the health ministry to the public, bringing the total to twelve. among the infected individuals an elderly ethiopian in her eighties has been said to have some escalating symptoms while other eight have been on a recovery route and showing fewer symptoms of the disease. on 27 march, another statement was issued by the health minister stating that four additional cases have been identified while one case being in the adama city of the oromia regional state and the other three being in addis ababa. moreover, three more cases were confirmed by the health minister on 31 march 2020. similarly, the following day another three cases were added. on the previous press release the government authorities had noted that one case was retested and confirmed negative and two of the confirmed cases have been sent to their country (japan). in aggregate, twenty-nine cases are confirmed as of 1 april 2020. on 3 april 2020 due to further tests made, six additional cases have been discovered moving up the tally to thirty-five. measures are being taken by the government and the community together strictly to suppress the further spreading of this deadly virus. among the six cases identified there were individuals with no traveling history recently, that has made it alarming to the public. on 4 april, three additional cases of the virus were reported. all of the cases were from addis ababa. two of the patients, a 29-year-old and a 34-year-old male ethiopians, had travel histories to dubai on different dates. the third case is of a 35-year-old female ethiopian who had arrived from sweden on 3 april. on the same date, one additional recovery was reported, increasing the total number of recoveries to 4. on 5 april, five more positive cases of the virus were reported. three of them are ethiopians. the other two are libyan and eritrean nationals.. there were 43 total cases as of 5 april 2020. on 7 april, more individuals were detected and the total was 54. among 200+ tests conducted on 8 april 2020, one additional case has been added to the tally making it 55. with the current situation indicating the spread of the virus ethiopia has declared a state of emergency. tilahun woldemichael, an ethiopian orthodox monk who is said to be 114 years old, was released from the hospital on 25 june after being treated with oxygen and dexamethasone for coronavirus. ethiopia has 5,200 confirmed cases. ethiopia reported 129,455 total cases, 12,882 active cases, and 2,006 total deaths on 13 january 2021. this equals 17 deaths per one million population. territories of france further information: covid-19 pandemic in france § overseas territories mayotte main article: covid-19 pandemic in mayotte the first case of the covid-19 pandemic in the french overseas department and region of mayotte was reported on 13 march 2020. on 31 march the first person died of covid-19. the single hospital in mayotte was overwhelmed with covid-19 patients in february 2021. the french army sent in medical workers and a few icu beds, but it is not enough. réunion main article: covid-19 pandemic in réunion the covid-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached the french overseas department and region of réunion on 11 march 2020. gabon main article: covid-19 pandemic in gabon the country's first case was announced on 12 march, a 27-year-old gabonese man who returned to gabon from france 4 days prior to confirmation of the coronavirus. the gambia main article: covid-19 pandemic in the gambia the gambia reported its first case of coronavirus from a 20-year-old woman who returned from the united kingdom on 17 march. ghana main article: covid-19 pandemic in ghana ghana reported its first two cases on 12 march. the two cases were people who came back to the country from norway and turkey, with the contact tracing process beginning. on 11 march, the minister of finance, ken ofori-atta, made the cedi equivalent of $100 million available to enhance ghana's coronavirus preparedness and response plan. the ghana health service reported on 6 august that over 2,000 health workers had been infected and six have died. ghana reported 56,981 total cases, 1,404 active cases, and 341 total deaths on 13 january 2021. this is 11 deaths per one million population. guinea main article: covid-19 pandemic in guinea on 13 march, guinea confirmed its first case, an employee of the european union delegation in guinea. a mosque was forcefully opened by faithful in dubréka in may. guinea-bissau main article: covid-19 pandemic in guinea-bissau on 25 march, guinea-bissau confirmed its first two covid-19 cases, a congolese un employee and an indian citizen. ivory coast main article: covid-19 pandemic in ivory coast on 11 march, the first case in the country was confirmed. ivory coast reported 24,369 total cases, 1,373 active cases, and 140 total deaths on 13 january 2021. this is five deaths per one million population. kenya main article: covid-19 pandemic in kenya on 12 march 2020, the first case was confirmed in kenya by president uhuru muigai kenyatta. on 13 march, the first case in kenya was confirmed, a woman who came from the us via london. kenya reported 98,555 total cases, 15,168 active cases, and 1,720 total deaths on 13 january 2021. this is 32 deaths per one million population. lesotho main article: covid-19 pandemic in lesotho on 13 may, the first case in lesotho was confirmed. the country recorded its first death on 9 july. liberia main article: covid-19 pandemic in liberia on 16 march, the first case in liberia was confirmed. churches and mosques were allowed to reopen as of 17 may. libya main article: covid-19 pandemic in libya on 17 march, to prevent the spread of the virus, the un-recognised government of national accord closed the country's borders, suspended flights for three weeks and banned foreign nationals from entering the country; schools, cafes, mosques and public gatherings have also been closed. on 24 march, the first case in libya was confirmed. libya reported 106,670 total cases, 21,730 active cases, and 1,629 total deaths on 13 january 2021. this is 235 deaths per one million population. madagascar main article: covid-19 pandemic in madagascar on 20 march, the three first cases were confirmed in madagascar. all were women. madagascar had a total 225 confirmed coronavirus cases, 98 recoveries, and no deaths as of 8 may 2020. madagascar's plant-based "cure" called covid-19 organics is being pushed despite warnings from the world health organization that its efficacy is unproven. tanzania, equatorial guinea, central african republic, the republic of congo, the democratic republic of congo, liberia, and guinea bissau have all already received thousands of doses of covid-19 organics free of charge. malawi main article: covid-19 pandemic in malawi on 2 april, the three first cases were confirmed in malawi. in april 2020 the high court of malawi issued an order temporarily blocking the lockdown measures imposed by the government of malawi. in august 2020 the government of malawi instituted additional measures including mandatory mask wearing in public areas to stem the spread of the virus mali main article: covid-19 pandemic in mali on 25 march, the two first cases were confirmed in mali. mauritania main article: covid-19 pandemic in mauritania on 13 march, the first case in the country was confirmed. by 18 april 2020, there had been 7 confirmed cases in the country, 6 of whom recovered, and one died making mauritania at the time the only affected country in africa and in the world to become free of covid-19. a further case was confirmed on 29 april. mauritius main article: covid-19 pandemic in mauritius since the first three cases of covid-19 were confirmed on 18 march 2020, the mauritian authorities have been conducting 'contact tracing': people who have been in contact with infected patients have been placed under quarantine, including doctors, nurses and police officers. no cases have been reported in rodrigues, agaléga and st. brandon. on 1 may 2020, the prime minister announced that the ongoing covid-19 curfew will be extended to 1 june 2020 and schools will remain closed until 1 august 2020. as of 15 may 2020, more businesses were allowed to operate, namely bakeries, hardware stores and fish markets and the opening hours of supermarkets were extended to 20 00 hrs. banks continued to operate under strict hygiene protocol. on 13 may 2020, the government elaborated strict guidelines and regulations that both commuters and public transport operators will have to adhere to. these guidelines and regulations were in line with government's strategy to ensure that there is no risk of the propagation of covid-19 as the country gradually prepares itself to allow certain economic activities to resume as from 15 may 2020. on 15 may 2020, mauritius embarks on the first phase of easing its lockdown protocol. morocco main article: covid-19 pandemic in morocco on 2 march, morocco recorded its first case of covid-19. it was a moroccan national residing in italy who had returned to morocco. mozambique main article: covid-19 pandemic in mozambique the country's first case was announced on 22 march, a 75-year-old man who returned from the united kingdom. mozambique reported 23,726 total cases, 5,239 active cases, and 205 total deaths on 13 january 2021. this is 39 deaths per one million population. namibia main article: covid-19 pandemic in namibia on 14 march, the first two cases in the country were confirmed. in a first reaction by government air travel to and from qatar, ethiopia and germany was suspended for 30 days. all public and private schools were closed for a month, and gatherings were restricted to fewer than 50 people. this included celebrations for the 30th anniversary of namibian independence that took place on 21 march. libraries, museums, and art galleries were also closed. on 17 march, president hage geingob declared a state of emergency as a legal basis to restrict fundamental rights, e.g. to freely move and assemble, guaranteed by the constitution. by 25 march 2020 the total number of cases reached seven, of which one is thought to be a local transmission. a 21-day lockdown of the regions of erongo and khomas was announced for 27 march with inter-regional travel forbidden, excluding the commuter towns of okahandja and rehoboth. parliament sessions were suspended for the same period, and bars and markets were closed. on 14 april this lockdown was extended for another 2 weeks ending 4 may, now encompassing all regions, although the stay-at-home order was already enforced countrywide. after 5 april 2020, when 16 cases were identified, no new infections occurred until the end of april. government subsequently eased the restrictions as from 5 may. the country recorded its first death on 10 july. namibia reported 29,183 total cases, 3,504 active cases, and 271 total deaths on 13 january 2021. this is 106 deaths per one million population. niger main article: covid-19 pandemic in niger niger confirmed its first case on 19 march 2020. there were 1,720 new cases in december, raising the total number of confirmed cases to 3,268. the death toll rose to 104. the number of recovered patients increased to 1,802, leaving 1,362 active cases at the end of the year. nigeria main article: covid-19 pandemic in nigeria on 27 february, nigeria confirmed its first case, the first case of coronavirus in sub-saharan africa. an italian citizen who works in nigeria had returned on 25 february from milan, italy through the murtala muhammed international airport, fell ill on 26 february and was transferred to lagos state biosecurity facilities for isolation and testing. the test was confirmed positive by the virology laboratory of the lagos university teaching hospital, part of the nigeria centre for disease control. he was transferred to the infectious disease hospital in yaba, lagos. on 28