On 25 April President Uhuru Kenyatta extended the dusk-to-dawn curfew by 21 days. The president also announced a 21-day extension of the cessation of movement in and out of Kilifi, Kwale, Mombasa and the Nairobi Metropolitan area. Source/read more here...
President Paul Kagame on Friday extended the new Coronavirus lockdown which was supposed to end on April 19 for another 11 days to April 30 as part of measures to contain the spread of the virus. Read full article here...
On 14 April President Museveni extended the lockdown period for another 21 days. This lockdown period continues from April 15, to May 05, 2020. "All previous measures still stand," Mr Museveni said. Read full article here...
The World Tourism Organization’s (UNWTO) has released an interim report of Covid-19 related travel restrictions around the world. "As of 6 April 2020, 96% of all world destinations have travel restrictions....This means that 209 destinations worldwide adopted Covid-19 related travel restrictions." Read more here...
By Sally Peters, Ethiopian Airlines This policy is applicable for the UK market and customers holding tickets issued on ET document (071), flights operated by ET across the Ethiopian international network (excluding domestic flights within Ethiopia) and valid for ticketed bookings for travel dates between Read More
Kenya and Tanzania Temporary Closure of Hotels and Lodges Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the following hotels and lodges in Kenya and Tanzania have announced the temporary closure of their operations. We will keep you updated as we get more information. Yours sincerely Sense Read More
The Kenyan government announced on Sunday (April 5) that it would extend the ban on all international flights by 30 days as the country intensified the fight against spread the COVID-19 pandemic. The previous two-week ban, implemented on March 25, expired at midnight on April Read More
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the following hotels and lodges in Kenya and Tanzania have announced the temporary closure of their operations. We will keep you updated as we get more information. Yours sincerely Sense of Africa – East Africa team Property Location From Read More
Saturday, March 21, 2020 STATE HOUSE, ENTEBBE: President Museveni has announced more stringent measures for the Ugandan population to adhere to, so as to combat the novel Coronavirus. During his second national address on the pandemic yesterday at State House Entebbe, the President explained that Read More
On 30th March Botswana reported it's first 3 positive cases of the COVID-19 virus. In response, the government has declared a state of public emergency and the country will go into lockdown at midnight on 2nd April, for a period of 28 days. This means Read More