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Esther has to keep working to feed her family in Kenya but is worried about catching coronavirus.

Ethiopian athletics legend Haile Gebrselassie donates nearly $50,000 to a committee set up to fight the spread of coronavirus in his homeland.

Long-delayed parliamentary elections are being held a day after the country's first Covid-19 death.

The death of young Zimbabwean journalist Zororo Makamba exposes his country's healthcare problems.

Church leaders in Nigeria and Kenya urge Christians to fight coronavirus by not going to church.

Manu Dibango, whose Soul Makossa filled New York dance floors, died this week at the age of 86.

They are churning out 50,000 a day, plus other gear to keep doctors protected from coronavirus.

Rebels in Cameroon join other armed groups around the world calling for ceasefires to tackle Covid-19.

Zambia record the biggest move of any team in the women's football rankings after their shock Olympic qualification.

Uganda's Bobi Wine is using his music to encourage collective action to stop the spread of the virus.

Police and the army patrol the streets as all but essential movement is banned across the country.

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

South Africa government has introduced stringent measures to halt the spread of coronavirus.

It is hoped more militias will follow suit to allow people to get medical treatment amid the pandemic.

South Africa will go into a 21-day lockdown against the coronavirus at midnight on 26 March.

The gambling sector in East Africa is in a 'total mess' following the collapse of global sport in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, says a Ugandan official.

BBC Africa Eye probes secret arms shipments into Libya, and shows how foreign powers are fuelling war.

How the measures against the coronavirus in Ghana are challenging the country's religious way of life.

Two Nigerian footballers - one a Super Eagles international - have been released after being kidnapped on Sunday.

An appeals court releases Rokia Traoré but says an extradition to Belgium can go ahead.