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‘Disaster Waiting to Happen:’ Doctor Says Africa Cannot Afford Most Anti-Coronavirus Tips
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The coronavirus outbreak threatens to become a perfect storm for Africa as key COVID-19 precautionary measures such…
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Food security concerns stoked as exporters curb sales, importers buy more
SINGAPORE/DUBAI (Reuters) - Global food security concerns are mounting as some governments contemplate restricting the flow of staple foods with…
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Coronavirus: German army shipment of masks ‘vanished in Kenya’
A German army shipment of six million face masks needed to protect against the novel coronavirus has vanished in Kenya,…
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Zindi taps 12,000 African data scientists for solutions to COVID-19
Since its inception, Cape Town based crowdsolving startup Zindi has been building a database of data scientists across Africa. It…
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African turns to mobile payments as a tool to curb COVID-19
Africa is using digital finance as a means to stem the spread of COVID-19. Governments and startups on the continent…
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Coronavirus: Why Ghana has gone into mourning after mass funeral ban
Funerals in Ghana are well known to be elaborate affairs with specially designed coffinsIn our series of letters from African…
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List of Sports events around the world hit by coronavirus pandemic
(Reuters) - Major sports events around the world that have been hit by the coronavirus pandemic: A banner for the…
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Journalist Zororo Makamba becomes Zimbabwe’s first Covid-19 death
ZBC News, Health and Child Care Minister Obediah Moyo confirmed the death of the prominent journalist, Makamba. He was 30-years-old.…
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South Africa to implement a 21-day lockdown from midnight Thursday: Ramaphosa
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa will impose a nationwide lockdown for 21 days from midnight on Thursday to try to…
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Here are the six countries that will be most affected by coronavirus-induced economic chaos
Time to buckle up: economists believe the looming Covid-19 crash will throw millions out of work and bankrupt thousands of…
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Africa talks tough against coronavirus but many wonder why
FREETOWN (Reuters) - Shoppers threaded their way between stalls hawking everything from watches to pigs’ feet in Sierra Leone’s capital…
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Nigeria suspends football league for four weeks
Nigeria's national teams are amongst those now shut downThe Nigeria Football Federation(NFF) has suspended its football league for four weeks…
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African Countries See ‘Extremely Rapid Evolution’ of COVID-19 Pandemic, the WHO Says
(JOHANNESBURG) — More African countries closed their borders Thursday as the coronavirus’ local spread threatened to turn the continent of…
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First vaccine trial for Covid-19 has begun WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed that the first vaccine trial for the Covid-19 virus has begun as the…
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These Ebola Fighters Helped Halt an Epidemic. Now, They’re Preparing to Battle Coronavirus
Dr. Mosoka Fallah remembers all too well what an epidemic can do to his country. Not just the disease itself,…
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