Africa News
Coronavirus: Authorities across Africa brace for pandemic
Issued on: 24/03/2020 – 12:15Modified: 24/03/2020 – 12:24 Authorities across Africa are bracing fo..
Nigeria reports its first coronavirus-related death
The patient was a 67-year-old man who came back to Nigeria in March after undergoing medical treatme..
Coronavirus: curfews in Senegal and Ivory Coast, lockdown in South Africa
Issued on: 24/03/2020 – 02:00 South Africa's president on Monday said he was deploying the mi..
African airlines lose $4.4 billion in revenue following the spread of coronavirus on the continent
Rwanda Air, and Air Mauritius are among airlines that have suspended flights to China. Morocco has s..
Violence flares in Guinea as voters cast ballots in contentious referendum
Issued on: 22/03/2020 – 15:49Modified: 22/03/2020 – 15:49 Voters in the West African state of Guin..
As coronovirus spreads in Africa, number of cases exceeds 1,000
Issued on: 21/03/2020 – 17:10Modified: 21/03/2020 – 17:10 Africas cases of the coronavirus rose ab..
Tunisia orders lockdown due to coronavirus, postpones loan repayments for poor
Issued on: 20/03/2020 – 17:50Modified: 20/03/2020 – 17:50 Tunisian President Kais Saied on Friday ..
How are African nations coping with the continuing spread of coronavirus?
Issued on: 19/03/2020 – 23:25Modified: 19/03/2020 – 23:25 As the World Health Organization warns o..
Exclusive report: Investigating massacres in Sudan’s war-torn Darfur region
Issued on: 20/03/2020 – 16:46Modified: 20/03/2020 – 16:51 Since 2003, the Sudanese region of Darfu..
Dozens of Malian soldiers killed in suspected jihadist attack
Issued on: 20/03/2020 – 00:26Modified: 20/03/2020 – 00:26 Suspected Islamist militants killed 29 M..