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World / Africa

Kenya closes borders to Tanzania and Somalia over coronavirus 16 May 2020 - 04:49 pm
Traffic moves on a flyover before a curfew to contain the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) spread in Nairobi, Kenya May 15, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya
UN prosecutor hails arrest of Rwanda genocide suspect 16 May 2020 - 01:29 pm
FILE PHOTO: Pictures of the Rwandan Genocide victims donated by survivors are displayed at an exhibition at the Genocide Memorial in Gisozi in Kigali, Rwanda April 6, 2019.REUTERS/Baz Ratner
South Africa's mass testing hits limits as virus spreads 16 May 2020 - 01:12 pm
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) nurse Bhelekazi Mdlalose (3rd L), 51, illustrates how to perform a swab test on a nurse participating in a COVID-19 coronavirus training course for nurses at the City of Joburg Civic Centre in Roodeport, Johannesburg, on May
Africa's COVID-19 cases surpass 78,000 16 May 2020 - 12:50 pm
Children wait in lines at a crèche in Langa, near Cape Town on May 14, 2020, to receive a meal, which will include soup made by Woodstock Breweries, which is part of a project to feed people made vulnerable under the lockdown in South Africa, as a result
Walk-through sanitising booth sprays S.African commuters 14 May 2020 - 04:13 pm
A commuter reacts as she is sprayed with sanitiser via walk-through 'tunnels' before boarding public transport, as South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Wednesday he aims to further ease restrictions imposed to curb the coronavirus disease (COVI
Burundi kicks out top WHO official in country ahead of vote 14 May 2020 - 12:16 pm
REUTERS/Evrard Ngendakumana/File Photo
Cape Town becomes center of South Africa’s virus pandemic 14 May 2020 - 10:54 am
A woman wears a protective face shield during food distribution, as South Africa starts to relax some aspects of a stringent nationwide coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lockdown, in Diepsloot near Johannesburg, South Africa, May 8, 2020. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sib
Bizarre clothing rules for lockdown baffle South Africans 13 May 2020 - 05:06 pm
FILE PHOTO: A shopper points at items at a clothing store in Johannesburg, South Africa, June 9, 2017. Picture taken June 9, 2017. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo
South Sudan's president sacks army chief 12 May 2020 - 12:21 pm
Gen. Gabriel Jok Riak
Algeria regime exploits virus to defeat protesters: Analysts 10 May 2020 - 08:36 pm
An Algerian man buys vegetables at a market on the outskirts of the capital Algiers, during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, on April 25, 2020.  AFP / RYAD KRAMDI
Madagascar coronavirus herbal mix draws demand from across Africa despite WHO misgivings 08 May 2020 - 02:55 pm
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Up to 190,000 could die in Africa if virus containment fails: WHO 08 May 2020 - 01:31 pm
A nurse demonstrates how to activate a respirator as the hospital prepares for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at the Karen hospital near Nairobi, Kenya, April 6, 2020. Picture taken April 6, 2020. REUTERS/Baz Ratner
Zimbabwe gets $7 million World Bank grant to fight coronavirus 06 May 2020 - 03:08 pm
A woman has her temperature checked by a healthcare worker during a nationwide lockdown to help curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a mass screening and testing centre, in Harare, Zimbabwe April 30, 2020. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo
Ivory Coast PM to spend weeks in France on medical rest after heart exam 05 May 2020 - 07:20 pm
Ivory Coast Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly speaks during a news conference in Abidjan, Ivory Coast February 20, 2020. REUTERS/Thierry Gouegnon/File Photo
Kenya demands probe as plane crash kills 6 over Somalia 05 May 2020 - 05:04 pm
The wreckage of a private cargo plane that belonged to African Express Airways and was ferrying supplies for use in the fight against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is seen at the crash site in the town of Bardale, southern Bay region, Somalia May 4,
South African airline Comair enters business rescue 05 May 2020 - 04:57 pm
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Nigeria taps the power of music to try to beat coronavirus 04 May 2020 - 12:57 pm
Nigerian Violinist, Peter Oluwadare, 23, who performs at weekly concerts at the isolation center, plays the violin during an interview with Reuters, amid the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Lagos, Nigeria April 16, 2020. Picture taken April 16
Weary Moroccan medics fight virus, nightmares and tears 02 May 2020 - 11:17 am
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