Coronavirus: Trump decides against quarantine of New York region
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Ghana announces lockdown in two key regions
President Nana Akufo-Ado said there would be "restrictions on movement of persons in the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area and the Greater Kumasi Metropolitan Area.
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Botswana executes two convicted murderers
Moabi Seabelo Mabiletsa, 33, and his co-accused Matshidiso Tshid Boikanyo, 39, were hanged to death in the capital Gaborone,
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Nigeria struggles towards shutdown as virus fears grow
Enforcing strict social distancing rules is proving tough all across the globe - but in a chaotic megacity in Africa's most populous nation, it represents a mammoth challenge.
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Lesotho receives COVID-19 test kits from billionaire Jack Ma
The Alibaba founder donated 1.1 million test kits, 20,000 each to 54 countries.
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Africa records about 300 new cases daily - WHO
As the number of cases escalates with a total of more than 3,000 across the continent, the organsation said there were likely to be many more infections that the authorities were missing.
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Delays and shattered hopes: Uganda still waiting for oil riches
Fourteen years after the discovery of sub-Saharan Africa's fourth-largest oil reserves, not a drop has been extracted.
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Missing Mali opposition leader kidnapped
A former finance minister and presidential contender, Soumaila Cisse went missing in jihadist-ridden central Mali on Wednesday afternoon in circumstances that remain unclear.
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IMF says coronavirus to hit sub-Saharan Africa's growth hard
Top officials in the Fund’s Africa Department said they have received requests for emergency financing from over 20 nations in the region and expect at least 10 more soon.
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Mali declares anti-coronavirus curfew, maintains parliamentary poll date
In a televised address, President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita said the government will enforce a curfew between 21:00 to 05:00, from Thursday, and close land borders in response to the virus.
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Nigeria receives virus test kits from billionaire Jack Ma
The equipment will be distributed to frontline health workers and hospital laboratories.
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Zimbabwe's nurses strike over lack of virus protective gear
The southern African country's public health system has been suffering for many years from a lack of equipment and medicines, and there are fears it will struggle to cope with the coronavirus.
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Kenya imposes curfew, offers tax breaks to tackle virus
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta warned he would not hesitate to take 'more drastic measures' if Kenyans did not make efforts to limit the spread of the virus which has sickened 28 in the country.
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Mozambique insurgents stage second major attack in three days
On Monday the jihadists surrounded Mocimboa da Praia, a town in the gas-rich province of Cabo Delgado, attacking a military base, ransacking government buildings and hoisting their flag before pulling back.
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Libya confirms first coronavirus case amid fear over readiness
Both the internationally recognised government in Tripoli, in the west, and a rival administration ruling from Benghazi in the east have imposed lockdowns, stopped foreign travel and promised resources for the health service.
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Islamic State claims Mozambique attack close to gas projects
Islamic State claimed the attack through its Amaq news agency, which said dozens of soldiers and police officers had been killed or injured. The government has not provided a figure of dead or injured.
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Boko Haram militants kill 92 Chadian soldiers - president
Footage on state TV showed Deby, who has ruled Chad since 1990 and survived several rebellions and coup attempts, walking among the charred remains of burned-out vehicles.
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Free State SAPS open inquest after Lesotho man dies near Maseru border
The death caused panic, with witnesses saying he had difficulty breathing, raising suspicions that he may have contracted the coronavirus.
