South Africa’s detected coronavirus cases rise to 1,505
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AFP) -- South Africa on Friday announced two more coronavirus deaths and 43 new confirmed…
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Africa
Malawi announces first coronavirus cases
BLANTYRE, Malawi (AFP) -- Malawi on Thursday announced its first three coronavirus infections, one of the last African countries to…
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Hundreds of Tunisians protest virus lockdown
MNILHA, Tunisia (AFP) -- Several hundred Tunisians demonstrated in a working-class district of the capital Tuesday, demanding government support and…
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In an African forest, a fight to save the endangered pangolin
by Camille LAFFONT Pictures by FLORENT VERGNES Agence France-Presse DZANGA-SANGHA NATIONAL PARK, Central African Republic (AFP) — The prehistoric shape is…
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Water crisis could sabotage Zimbabwe’s coronavirus lockdown
by Ish MAFUNDIKWA HARARE, Zimbabwe (AFP) -- Buckets and jerrycans in hand or in wheelbarrows, dozens of Zimbabweans stand close…
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Algeria’s Bouteflika languishes at home a year after his fall
by Abdellah CHEBALLAH ALGIERS, Algeria (AFP) -- A year after the unexpected downfall of Algeria's longtime president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, the…
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Guinean president announces virus curfew
CONAKRY, Guinea (AFP) -- Guinean President Alpha Conde has announced a night-time curfew and restrictions on movement out of the…
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In Africa, six nations seem so far to be spared coronavirus
NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) -- Six of Africa's 54 nations are among the last in the world yet to report cases…
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S.Africa to rollout mass screening for coronavirus: president
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) -- South Africa, which has the highest numbers of confirmed coronavirus infections on the continent, will…
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Libya frees over 450 inmates due to virus fears
TRIPOLI, Libya (AFP) -- Libya's justice ministry announced Sunday over 450 prisoners were being freed in a bid to protect…
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