Former President Of Congo, Jacques Joaquin Dies Of COVID-19

The former President of Congo, Jacques Joaquim Yhombi Opango, died of Coronavirus in France on Monday.

According to BBC, the son the former president noted that the 81-year old was sick before contracting the disease.

Yhombi Opango who was born in 1939 was an army officer who rose to power after the assassination of President Marien Ngouabi.

Meanwhile, the World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, on Monday confirmed that South Africa has more confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) than any other country in Africa.

WHO said South Africa is the most affected by the coronavirus in Africa, with 1,280 cases, one death, and 31 recoveries as of Monday, March 30.

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