Vaccine studies offer new hope as WHO warns on Africa
by James Pheby with AFP Bureaus Agence France Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Two studies offered new hope…
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Africa
Morocco reports record spike in virus infections
RABAT, Morocco (AFP) -- Morocco reported on Friday its highest number of confirmed novel coronavirus infections in a single day…
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In midst of pandemic, E. Africa braces for another locust invasion
by Marion DOUET Agence France Presse NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) -- East Africa is bracing for a third outbreak of desert…
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French city adds info plaques to slave trader street names
BORDEAUX, France (AFP) — As statues of slave traders and colonial figures tumble worldwide in a wave of anger against…
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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…
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Starve or get sick’: Africa’s lockdown dilemma
by Fran BLANDY and AFP Africa bureaus Agence France Presse NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) -- Women and children fell to the…
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African economies hard hit by coronavirus pandemic
By David ESNAULT avec les bureaux africains de l'AFP Agence France-Presse ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AFP) -- Sub-Saharan Africa has not…
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Pandemic may cause Africa’s 1st recession in 25 years: World Bank
by Susan NJANJI and Sofia CHRISTENSEN Agence France Presse JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) -- The World Bank warned Thursday…
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Coronavirus threatens nearly 20 million African jobs: study
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AFP) -- Millions of lost jobs, mounting debt woes and plunging remittances are among the economic…
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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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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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Coronavirus fears spark urban exodus across Africa
by Tsirisena MANJAKAHERY with AFP bureaux in Africa Agence France Presse No one can remember ever seeing as many…
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