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 a medical worker processes covid-19 diagnostic tests in mauritius, september 2020 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 was 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. in july 2022, government ended all national restrictions. in august 2022, six small border posts that had remained closed throughout the pandemic, were reopened. the only remaining restriction is that international travellers have to produce a document showing they are vaccinated, or a negative pcr test. 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 medical workers in nigeria, march 2021 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 february, the lagos state commissioner for health announced that the italian man had travelled on turkish airlines with a brief transit at istanbul. as of 6 march, a total of 219 primary and secondary contacts of the index case had been identified and were being actively monitored. volunteers on covid-19 information awareness in nigeria, june 2020 lock-down measures the federal government of nigeria has instructed institutions to shut down for 30 days as a lockdown measure to limit the spread of covid-19. it has also banned public gatherings. the state government of lagos has asked schools to close and banned public gatherings of more than 50 people, particularly religious gatherings. several schools in nigeria have shut down, following the directives of the federal government at abuja. this led the management of one of the most populated schools in nigeria, the federal polytechnic nekede, owerri to declare an emergency holidays a precaution against covid-19, stating that the emergency holiday will last for 30 days. the institution had already fixed the dates for the 2019–2020 academic year examinations. high-profile individuals with covid-19 reports have shown that some high-profile individuals in nigeria have tested positive for coronavirus. the nigeria's high profiled persons that have tested positive for covid-19 are: buhari's chief of staff, abba kyari, governor of bauchi state bala mohammed, governor of oyo state, seyi makinde, governor of kaduna state nasir el-rufai, governor of ekiti state, kayode fayemi, governor of delta state ifeanyi okowa, governor of ebonyi state, dave umahi, governor of ondo state rotimi akeredolu. in june 2020, the former governor of oyo state abiola ajimobi also announced he tested positive, he later died from the disease on 25 june 2020. on 19 july 2020, the minister of foreign affairs, geoffrey onyeama, a member of the presidential task force on covid-19, also announced he had tested positive. as muhammadu buhari's closest staff, nigerians suspected that the president would have the virus as his chief of staff tested positive. meanwhile, nigeria centre for disease control (ncdc) reported that president buhari tested negative after the test was carried out on him. in nigeria, there were widespread fears that the chief of staff, abba kyari who had tested positive for the coronavirus, may have transmitted it to others, including governor yahaya bello of kogi, minister of information, lai mohammed, special assistant to the president on media, garba shehu; minister of special duties, george akume; minister of state for fct, ramatu tijani; geoffrey onyeama, and other dignitaries and visitors at the prayers held on 17 march 2020, for the deceased mother of the kogi state governor. the governor of kogi state, yahaya bello was tested for coronavirus, but tested negative. others from the list who met with abba kyari also tested negative for the disease. peter yariyok jatau, 89, roman catholic prelate, former archbishop of roman catholic archdiocese of kaduna, and ikenwoli godfrey emiko, 65, olu of warri, died of covid-19 on 17 and 21 december, respectively. territories of portugal further information: covid-19 pandemic in portugal madeira main article: covid-19 pandemic in madeira rwanda main article: covid-19 pandemic in rwanda on 14 march, the first case in the country was confirmed. in an interview with the financial times on 20 april, president paul kagame said he believes it will cost $100 billion (£80 billion) and an entire generation for africa to recuperate from the pandemic. são tomé and príncipe main article: covid-19 pandemic in são tomé and príncipe on 6 april, the first four cases in the country were confirmed. the first death was recorded on 30 april. senegal main article: covid-19 pandemic in senegal medical workers at ouakam military hospital in senegal, july 2021 on 2 march, the first case in the country was confirmed. mosques are allowed to reopen for ramadan despite 2,000 confirmed cases of the virus. police used tear gas to break up a demonstration in ngor, dakar after president macky sall declared a 9 p.m.–5 a.m. curfew in dakar and thiès region on 13 january 2021. senegal reported 21,883 total cases, 2,773 active cases, and 489 total deaths on 13 january 2021. this is 29 deaths per one million population. seychelles main article: covid-19 pandemic in seychelles seychelles reported its first two cases on 14 march. the two cases were people who were in contact with someone in italy who tested positive. as of january 2021, there had been one death in seychelles. sierra leone main article: covid-19 pandemic in sierra leone on 16 march, the government banned public officials from travelling abroad, and urged citizens to avoid foreign travel. quarantine measures were put in place for all visitors arriving from countries with more than 50 cases. public gatherings of more than 100 people were also banned. on 24 march, president julius maada bio announced a year-long 'state of emergency' to deal with a potential outbreak. the president of sierra leone confirmed the country's first case of coronavirus on 31 march, a person who traveled from france on 16 march and had been in isolation since. somalia main article: covid-19 pandemic in somalia a shop owner receives a covid-19 vaccination from an amisom worker in mogadishu, somalia, august 2021 on 16 march, the first case in somalia was confirmed. somalia's health ministry reported that this was