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Coronavirus: WHO warns 190,000 could die in Africa in one year
Covid-19 could linger for years and "smoulder in transmission hot spots", the WHO warns.
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Rapper Ty dies after contracting coronavirus
The Mercury-nominated rapper had been put in an induced coma in April.
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Wagner, shadowy Russian military group, 'fighting in Libya'
The private military group has up to 1,200 members supporting a renegade general, a leaked UN report says.
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Kenya, Somalia and Rwanda hit by deadly flooding
Heavy rains across the region have also destroyed homes, crops and some infrastructure.
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Coronavirus in Africa: Kenya's students making PPE kits
A Kenyan university is voluntarily making critical medical kits in the fight against Covid-19.
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How the Covid-19 pandemic is threatening Africa’s wildlife
Park rangers in Africa say the closure of safari tourism is leading to an increase in poaching.
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Coronavirus in Kenya: Fearing 'money heists' amid pandemic
Kenyans are afraid that money set aside to tackle the virus is being misspent, writes Waihiga Mwaura.
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Coronavirus: Nigeria's death penalty by Zoom 'inhumane'
A man is sentenced to hang for murder following a virtual court session amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Investigation launched into player 'back from the dead'
Former Schalke player Hiannick Kamba has reportedly been found alive in Germany, four years after his assumed death.
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Egypt says jailed filmmaker who mocked Sisi died from alcohol poisoning
Shady Habash, whose video mocked the president, "mistook hand sanitiser for water", prosecutors say.
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Coronavirus: Most Africans 'will go hungry in 14-day lockdown'
A survey finds that there is a risk of unrest and violence if coronavirus restrictions are too harsh.
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Coronavirus: Liberia end league season
Liberia follows Ethiopia in declaring the end of football in the country.
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Coronavirus: Somalia probes Kenyan aid plane crash
The African Express aircraft crashed in flames before it was due to land, killing all six on board.
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Climate change: More than 3bn could live in extreme heat by 2070
Areas such as India, Australia and Africa are predicted to be among the worst affected.
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Coronavirus: Ethiopia cancels all football competitions
Ethiopia voids its season, with no promotion or relegation, in response to coronavirus.
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Ta Lou: 'Life is more important than competitions'
Ivorian sprinter Marie-Josée Ta Lou says she does not want to race again until the coronavirus situation is 'settled'.
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Coronavirus: Do not use untested remedies, WHO Africa warns
The statement comes as Madagascar is promoting a product that has not gone through clinical trials.
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Mozambique: Is Cabo Delgado the latest Islamic State outpost?
Islamist militants have stepped up attacks in the north, raising fears of greater instability.
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Mozambique: The Islamic State insurgency you may not have heard of
The Islamic State has been behind the growing wave of violence in northern Mozambique.
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Locusts destroying food supplies in the Horn of Africa
Billions of locusts are destroying food supplies in the Horn of Africa during the coronavirus outbreak.
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