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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
Madagascar hospitals reach full capacity as Covid-19 cases surge 20 Jul 2020 - 08:40 pm
A doctor consults a patient before screening for COVID-19 coronavirus at the COVID-19 Medical Centre of Andohatapenaka in Antananarivo on July 20, 2020. / AFP / RIJASOLO
Nigerian Foreign Minister Onyeama tests positive for coronavirus 19 Jul 2020 - 06:11 pm
Nigerian Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama briefs diplomats on the country's measures to tackle the coronavirus in Abuja, Nigeria March 12, 2020. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde/File Photo
Coronavirus reveals 'fragility of our world': UN chief 18 Jul 2020 - 06:17 pm
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is seen on a video screen during a virtual climate summit, known as the Petersberg Climate Dialogue, in Berlin on April 28, 2020. Michael Kappeler/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Gabon appoints first woman prime minister amid government shakeup 16 Jul 2020 - 07:03 pm
In this file photo taken on October 06, 2018 Mayor of Libreville and Gabonese Democratic Party (PDG) candidate for the local elections, Rose Christiane Ossouka Raponda, casts her vote at a polling station in Libreville, during the first round of the count
South Africa COVID-19 cases surpass 300,000, says health ministry 15 Jul 2020 - 11:40 pm
A doctor walks in the Respiratory & Meningeal Pathogens Research Unit (RMPRU) at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital in Soweto on July 14, 2020. Six senior clinicians in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Wits University have volunteered to participate in Sout