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There have been almost 1,000 deaths and more than 18,000 infections across Africa so far.

The Guangzhou authorities deny their actions have been racist, but admit that all African nationals have been tested.

A selection of the best photos from across the continent this week.

The photo, taken by Yasuyoshi Chiba, shows a protester reciting poetry.

Eighteen people have been killed during the lockdown, while 12 have been by the virus.

A pride of lions take advantage of traffic-free roads in Kruger National Park for an afternoon rest.

Nigerian-born rapper Tommy Kuti, who lives in Italy, is urging Africans to take Covid-19 seriously.

Emeka Chugbo contracted the virus while managing an infected patient at his private clinic.

Former Barcelona and Cameroon striker Samuel Eto'o has said he will distribute supplies to 100,000 people to help support efforts to combat coronavirus in his home country.

Esther and Michael want to kick coronavirus out of Kenya so they can finally tie the knot.

Many African economies can been growing before the coronavirus hit - no longer.

Young people from Rwanda are producing radio plays to educate people about the importance of hand-washing.

Medics tackling coronavirus in Egypt say they fear shortages of protective equipment.

The aim is to help them deal with the pandemic, but campaigners say more assistance is needed.

Residents of two Nigerian states, where there is a lockdown, panicked after fake reports of mass attacks.

Communities in Africa must be consulted about lockdowns, argue Alex de Waal and Paul Richards.

Gilberto Aparecido dos Santos, known as Fuminho, has spent more than two decades on the run.

Kenyan Daniel Wanjiru, winner of the 2017 London Marathon, is provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit.

Parts of the two-acre plant mass in Lake Victoria clogged a turbine in a Ugandan power station.

Ghana midfielder Emmanuel Agyemang Badu talks about how 2020 has been the 'toughest year of my life'.