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Ethiopia kicks off massive COVID-19 testing campaign 02 Aug 2020 - 02:01 pm
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Zimbabwe minister died of coronavirus, says president 30 Jul 2020 - 10:35 pm
FILE PHOTO: Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa congratulates Perrance Shiri, the new minister of Land, Agriculture and Land Resettlement are seen after the swearing in of cabinet ministers at State House in Harare, Zimbabwe December 4, 2017. REUTERS/
Curfew adjusted by an hour in South Africa to help restaurants 30 Jul 2020 - 08:37 pm
Restaurant workers look on after police used a water canon to disperse demonstrators protesting against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lockdown regulations in Cape Town, South Africa, July 24, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings
Zimbabwe's security forces clear streets ahead of planned protests 30 Jul 2020 - 08:04 pm
Police and soldiers check on motorists at a roadblock during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Harare, Zimbabwe, July 24, 2020. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo
Botswana says natural toxin could be behind elephant deaths 30 Jul 2020 - 07:45 pm
FILE PHOTO: A combination photo shows dead elephants in Okavango Delta, Botswana May-June, 2020. PHOTOGRAPHS OBTAINED BY REUTERS/Handout via REUTERS
Algeria's president sacks labour minister 30 Jul 2020 - 12:40 am
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Seven babies stillborn in one night at Zimbabwe hospital as nurses strike 29 Jul 2020 - 07:42 pm
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Kenya extends curfew for a month as COVID-19 cases jump 27 Jul 2020 - 08:03 pm
Residents queue for public transport before the curfew to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in downtown Nairobi, Kenya July 27, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya
Nigeria to allow would-be graduates back to school despite spreading COVID-19 27 Jul 2020 - 07:29 pm
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Morocco shuts down major cities after spike in coronavirus cases 26 Jul 2020 - 11:01 pm
FILE PHOTO: Tourists wait to be repatriated to their countries as Morocco suspends flights to European countries over coronavirus (COVID-19) fears, at Marrakech airport, Morocco, March 14, 2020. REUTERS/Youssef Boudlal
Tanzania's Mkapa had malaria, not virus: family 26 Jul 2020 - 06:27 pm
In this file photo taken on November 23, 2010 Benjamin Mkapa, former president of Tanzania and current head of the United Nations Monitor group for Southern Sudan, speaks during a press conference in Khartoum, as the nation gears up for the January refere
Senegal strengthens coronavirus testing for travellers 24 Jul 2020 - 08:23 pm
A healthcare worker wearing protective gear stands next to a testing booth for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at an Institute for Health Research, Epidemiological Surveillance and Training (IRESSEF) testing center, in Dakar, Senegal July 24, 2020. REU
Kenya COVID-19 hospital gears up for surge in new infections 24 Jul 2020 - 11:18 am
A nurse works inside a field hospital builtÊon a soccer stadium in Machakos, as the number of confirmed coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases continues to rise in Kenya, July 23, 2020. Picture taken July 23, 2020.REUTERS/Baz Ratner
Tanzania's former president Mkapa dies, presidency says 24 Jul 2020 - 11:04 am
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South African schools to be closed again over virus 23 Jul 2020 - 10:17 pm
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South African anti-apartheid icon Andrew Mlangeni dies 22 Jul 2020 - 09:09 pm
In this file photo taken on March 14, 2018 Former apartheid struggle stalwart and one of the last two surviving Rivonia triallists Andrew Mlangeni looks on at the inaugural George Bizos Human Rights Award in Johannesburg. Andrew Mlangeni, a former aparthe
Congo ends virus health emergency, borders to reopen 22 Jul 2020 - 04:39 pm
Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi arrives at the UK-Africa Investment Summit in London, Britain January 20, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls/File Photo
Zimbabwe tightens COVID rules ahead of anti-government protests 21 Jul 2020 - 09:23 pm
FILE PHOTO: Police arrest a health worker during a protest against economic hardship and poor working conditions during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Harare, Zimbabwe,July 6, 2020. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo/File Photo