Muslims observes 2020 EId in Africa, across the world

Eid festivities continues in other parts of Africa and across the Arab world, a day after much of West and East Africa observed the post-Ramadan fete.

The usually large colourful gatherings were largely reduced to physical distanced gathering of a few people in open places and in some cases in mosques – thanks to the coronavirus pandemic.

Some of the countries in Africa that observed festivities today include Egypt, Morocco, Libya, Tunisia and Algeria across North Africa. South of the Sahara, the faithful in Ghana, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Republic of Congo and Uganda are celebrating the day.

In Ghana for instance, government asked the faithful to pray at home whiles the national Imam delivers the sermon on national television. Muslims are not to follow the Imam via the TV since there is the need for a physical presence to follow an Imam.

In Nigeria, most states have bans on public gatherings in place except for a number of them especially across the Muslim north that eased restrictions for the faithful to pray in congregations but with strict adherence to social distancing and other anti-virus protocols.

President Buhari said he will observe the prayers at home. The official order from the leader of Muslims is for people to pray at home. Over in Senegal, President Macky Sall also said he was going to pray at home.

In South Africa, however, Muslims are fasting today and will celebrate Eid tomorrow, just like India; today is the 30th days of Ramadan in both countries.