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Areas such as India, Australia and Africa are predicted to be among the worst affected.

Ethiopia voids its season, with no promotion or relegation, in response to coronavirus.

Ivorian sprinter Marie-Josée Ta Lou says she does not want to race again until the coronavirus situation is 'settled'.

The statement comes as Madagascar is promoting a product that has not gone through clinical trials.

Islamist militants have stepped up attacks in the north, raising fears of greater instability.

The Islamic State has been behind the growing wave of violence in northern Mozambique.

Billions of locusts are destroying food supplies in the Horn of Africa during the coronavirus outbreak.

Erica Ogwumike has been drafted into the WNBA - but is also a medical student in the US. She talks about combining the two - and why she would like to represent Nigeria.

Scientists say the microbe - found in the wild near Lake Victoria - has enormous potential.

Businesses in key areas reopen but some are reluctant to return to work over health fears.

How the border between Ethiopia and Eritrea is dividing families and communities who live along it.

Some fear the East African nation is downplaying the pandemic as it seeks to protect its economy.

Social media users have adopted the troupe as a dark-humoured symbol of death in the time of Covid-19.

There is no scientific proof the Madagascan-made tonic is effective in treating the virus.

The president of Algeria pays tribute by calling the Berber singer an icon of Algerian art.

African states face real challenges in trying to expand their testing for the coronavirus.

South Africans take to the streets and beachfronts as tough restrictions are slightly eased.

An amendment to the law states anyone who performs FGM faces three years' imprisonment and a fine.

Chibuzo is learning online how to maintain his dreadlocks whilst in lockdown.

A study says the higher risk to some ethnic groups cannot be explained by location or age.