Africa

Guterres warns virus could send millions in Africa into ‘extreme poverty’

UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that millions of people could be pushed into extreme…

S.Africa reports 24-hour record of 1,160 new virus cases

by Susan NJANJI Agence France Presse JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) -- South Africa on Sunday reported 1,160 new coronavirus infections,…

S.Africa reports 24-hour record of 1,160 new virus cases

  by Susan NJANJI Agence France Presse JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) -- South Africa on Sunday reported 1,160 new coronavirus…

S.Africa virus cases jump past 5,000 after highest daily rise

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) --The number of coronavirus cases in South Africa surged past the 5,000 mark on Thursday after…

S.Africa to gradually ‘ease’ virus lockdown from May 1

by Sofia CHRISTENSEN Agence France Presse PRETORIA, South Africa (AFP) -- South Africa's five-week coronavirus lockdown will be slowly eased…

‘Fourteen dead’ in Yemen’s flood-hit Aden

ADEN, Yemen (AFP) -- Fourteen people, including at least five children, have been killed and dozens injured in flash floods…

S.African president unveils $26 billion virus relief plan

by Michelle GUMEDE Agence France-Presse Johannesburg, South Africa (AFP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday announced a $26 billion…

Dozens killed in eastern DR Congo floods

BUKAVU, DR Congo (AFP) -- Forty-six people have died in heavy flooding that struck the town of Uvira in the…

Medic death first virus case in conflict-hit northeast Nigeria

LAGO, Nigeria (AGP) -- Nigeria on Monday confirmed its first coronavirus case in the insurgency-hit northeast of the country, a…

Nigeria security forces kill 18 over virus lockdown: rights body

ABUJA, Nigeria (AFP) -- Nigerian security forces have killed 18 people in their enforcement of measures to curb coronavirus, a…

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