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World / Africa

South Africa's arms firm Denel to produce ventilators in coronavirus fight 05 Apr 2020 - 03:14 pm
FILE PHOTO: Denel company logo is seen at the entrance of their business divisions in Pretoria, South Africa, December 4, 2018 Picture taken December 4, 2018. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo
Coronavirus spotlights risks of swelling slums in Africa's cities 03 Apr 2020 - 03:55 pm
A Kenyan Police officer explains the physical distancing measures that have to be followed to a group of people affected by the measures adopted by the Kenyan Government to stop the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus while they wait for boxes with food and ot
Ethiopia postpones August elections due to coronavirus 31 Mar 2020 - 06:16 pm
A woman wearing a face mask, runs in front of a truck spraying disinfectant on the street as part of the COVID-19 prevention measures in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia March 29, 2020. Reuters/Tiksa Negeri
Zimbabwe begins coronavirus lockdown 30 Mar 2020 - 12:55 pm
Men wear protective masks as they walk down a deserted street on the first day of the 21-day nationwide lockdown aimed at limiting the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Harare, Zimbabwe, March 30, 2020. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo
Algeria says food stocks enough for months 29 Mar 2020 - 07:48 pm
People walk in Algiers, Algeria March 12, 2020. Picture taken March 12, 2020. REUTERS/Ramzi Boudina
S.Africa coronavirus cases exceed 1,000, first two dead reported 27 Mar 2020 - 10:36 am
Members of the South African Police Service (SAPS) wear facemasks and gloves amid concerns over the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus in the densely populated Diepsloot township in Johannesburg, on March 21, 2020.
South Africa's coronavirus cases surge past 500 24 Mar 2020 - 02:04 pm
Shoppers queue to stock up on groceries at a Pick n Pay store during a nationwide lockdown of 21 days to try to contain the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Johannesburg, South Africa, March 24, 2020. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko
Cameroon saxophone player Manu Dibango dies from coronavirus 24 Mar 2020 - 11:32 am
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Nigeria reports first coronavirus death 23 Mar 2020 - 02:07 pm
A woman wears a protective face mask due to the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at the Murtala Mohammed International airport in Lagos, Nigeria March 19, 2020. Picture taken March 19, 2020. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja
Coronavirus provides unexpected boost for Kenyan fishermen 23 Mar 2020 - 01:29 pm
Lilian Atieno, a fishmonger, prepares fish at Dunga beach on the shores of Lake Victoria in Kisumu, Kenya March 18, 2020. Picture taken March 18, 2020. REUTERS/James Keyi
Coronavirus supplies donated by Alibaba's Ma arrive in Africa 22 Mar 2020 - 07:32 pm
Ethiopian Airlines workers transport a consignment of medical donation from Chinese billionaire Jack Ma and Alibaba Foundation to Africa for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing, upon arrival at the Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Ma
Angola confirms first cases as coronavirus spreads over Africa 21 Mar 2020 - 05:43 pm
A man wearing a face mask as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus directs traffic on a road in Abobo, in the suburbs of Abidjan on March 21, 2020.   AFP / ISSOUF SANOGO
Morocco suspends all international passenger flights 15 Mar 2020 - 04:43 pm
Tourists wait to be repatriated to their countries as Morocco suspends flights to European countries over coronavirus disease (COVID-19) fears, at Marrakech airport, Morocco, March 15, 2020. REUTERS/Youssef Boudlal
Rwanda confirms first case of coronavirus - health ministry 14 Mar 2020 - 01:19 pm
A passenger washes his hands at a public hand washing station before boarding a bus as a cautionary measure against the coronavirus at Nyabugogo Bus Park in Kigali, Rwanda. March 11, 2020. Reuters/Maggie Andresen
Kenya confirms first case of coronavirus in East Africa 13 Mar 2020 - 02:50 pm
 FILE PHOTO: Kenyan nurses wear protective gear during a demonstration of preparations for any potential coronavirus cases at the Mbagathi Hospital, isolation centre for the disease, in Nairobi, Kenya March 6, 2020. REUTERS/Njeri Mwangi/File Photo
Zimbabwe offers land as compensation for 800 seized farms 12 Mar 2020 - 09:56 pm
 A view of Harava reservoir in Zimbabwe (Thomson Reuters Foundation / Tonderayi Mukeredzi)
South Africa reports first case of local transmission of coronavirus 12 Mar 2020 - 12:34 pm
Tshepo Mabasa, 33, walks among cars selling hand sanitizers for 20 rand (1,10 euros) in Johannesburg, on March 11, 2020, amid the outbreak of COVID-19, the new coronavirus. South Africa has registered 13 cases of the new coronavirus. / AFP / Guillem Sarto
Burkina Faso 'vigilante' attacks kill dozens 09 Mar 2020 - 09:14 pm
French Army soldiers holds detectors while searching for the presence of Improvised Explosive Devices during the Burkhane Operation in northern Burkina Faso on November 12, 2019. AFP / Michele Cattani