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President John Magufuli says prayers have helped eliminate the deadly virus from the country.

A new online project documents the country's challenges amid the pandemic.

Children are now having to police their credulous parents about fake news, writes Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani.

After two months of revising in lockdown, Tanzanian secondary school students are back at their desks.

We examine claims of bribes and poison, a positive virus test that was not and anti-virus "badges".

Kenya faces a race against time to tackle the swarms as the end of the insects' breeding season clashes with harvests.

The people can't go to the animals, but some companies are finding ways to bring them into homes.

France announces it has killed the leader of al-Qaeda in north Africa in an operation in Mali.

Rijasoa Andriamanana said pupils would be given lollipops to mask the taste of a coronavirus "cure".

Sierra Leone's US-based striker Kei Kamara says his children inspired him to join this week's protests following the death of George Floyd.

The emergency doctor who attended Cameroonian Patrick Ekeng prior to his death in Romania in 2016 has been handed an 18-month suspended jail sentence for negligence.

The girls were cut after their father said they were receiving a coronavirus "vaccine", officials say.

Thousands sign a petition and use the hashtag #WeAreTired to protest against recent rapes and killings.

A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent and beyond.

Ferencvaros winger Tokmac Nguen says he is "angry" after being reprimanded for his George Floyd tribute.

Kenyan premier league champions Gor Mahia have turned to fans to bail them out of a financial crisis that has seen players go without pay for at least five months.

Two Kenyans share their experiences during lockdown and changes they have had to adjust to.

Gen Khalifa Haftar's forces have been besieging the capital for more than a year.

FGM was outlawed by Sudan's new Sovereign Council, who have been in power since August 2019.

Kenyan journalist Larry Madowo writes about the racism he has experienced in the US.