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Manhunts after hundreds flee quarantine in Zimbabwe, Malawi 28 May 2020 - 01:42 pm
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South Africa scientists say up to 50,000 COVID-19 deaths possible 21 May 2020 - 01:40 pm
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) nurse Bhelekazi Mdlalose (2nd R), 51, performs a swab test for COVID-19 coronavirus on a health worker at the Vlakfontein Clinic in Lenasia, Johannesburg, on May 13, 2020./ AFP / Michele Spatari
South Africa says it doesn’t meet WHO criteria to lift lockdown 20 May 2020 - 09:17 am
Joggers and walkers make the most of allocated exercise time during the nationwide coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lockdown in Cape Town, South Africa May 15, 2020 REUTERS/Mike Hutchings TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
S.Africa BCG booster trials seek low-cost weapon against COVID-19 19 May 2020 - 12:13 pm
:Researchers studying the BCG vaccine for tuberculosis test samples in a laboratory run by South African biotech company TASK in Cape Town, South Africa, May 11, 2020. Picture taken May 11, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings
Live music lifts spirits in Burkina Faso's coronavirus curfew 18 May 2020 - 01:10 pm
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Armed group kills 20 villagers in northeast Congo 17 May 2020 - 05:16 pm
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Kenya closes borders to Tanzania and Somalia over coronavirus 16 May 2020 - 04:49 pm
Traffic moves on a flyover before a curfew to contain the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) spread in Nairobi, Kenya May 15, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya
UN prosecutor hails arrest of Rwanda genocide suspect 16 May 2020 - 01:29 pm
FILE PHOTO: Pictures of the Rwandan Genocide victims donated by survivors are displayed at an exhibition at the Genocide Memorial in Gisozi in Kigali, Rwanda April 6, 2019.REUTERS/Baz Ratner
South Africa's mass testing hits limits as virus spreads 16 May 2020 - 01:12 pm
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) nurse Bhelekazi Mdlalose (3rd L), 51, illustrates how to perform a swab test on a nurse participating in a COVID-19 coronavirus training course for nurses at the City of Joburg Civic Centre in Roodeport, Johannesburg, on May
Africa's COVID-19 cases surpass 78,000 16 May 2020 - 12:50 pm
Children wait in lines at a crèche in Langa, near Cape Town on May 14, 2020, to receive a meal, which will include soup made by Woodstock Breweries, which is part of a project to feed people made vulnerable under the lockdown in South Africa, as a result
Walk-through sanitising booth sprays S.African commuters 14 May 2020 - 04:13 pm
A commuter reacts as she is sprayed with sanitiser via walk-through 'tunnels' before boarding public transport, as South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Wednesday he aims to further ease restrictions imposed to curb the coronavirus disease (COVI
Burundi kicks out top WHO official in country ahead of vote 14 May 2020 - 12:16 pm
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Cape Town becomes center of South Africa’s virus pandemic 14 May 2020 - 10:54 am
A woman wears a protective face shield during food distribution, as South Africa starts to relax some aspects of a stringent nationwide coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lockdown, in Diepsloot near Johannesburg, South Africa, May 8, 2020. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sib
Bizarre clothing rules for lockdown baffle South Africans 13 May 2020 - 05:06 pm
FILE PHOTO: A shopper points at items at a clothing store in Johannesburg, South Africa, June 9, 2017. Picture taken June 9, 2017. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo
South Sudan's president sacks army chief 12 May 2020 - 12:21 pm
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Algeria regime exploits virus to defeat protesters: Analysts 10 May 2020 - 08:36 pm
An Algerian man buys vegetables at a market on the outskirts of the capital Algiers, during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, on April 25, 2020.  AFP / RYAD KRAMDI
Madagascar coronavirus herbal mix draws demand from across Africa despite WHO misgivings 08 May 2020 - 02:55 pm
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Up to 190,000 could die in Africa if virus containment fails: WHO 08 May 2020 - 01:31 pm
A nurse demonstrates how to activate a respirator as the hospital prepares for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at the Karen hospital near Nairobi, Kenya, April 6, 2020. Picture taken April 6, 2020. REUTERS/Baz Ratner