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Bamako, March 25, 2020 - Four countries led by war-ravaged Mali on Wednesday joined the lengthening list of African countries hit by the novel coronavirus as Kenya ordered a curfew and unveiled tax breaks in the fight against the pandemic. Mali, mired in an...

Lagos, March 24, 2020 - Equipment shortages, scarce beds and poorly-paid doctors and nurses: Africa is finding that it has few means to protect itself as a feared coronavirus tsunami looms.  Earth's poorest continent has so far confirmed around 1,800 cases and 57...

March 23, 2020 - Democratic Republic of Congo's second largest city began a 48-hour lockdown and three more African countries led by Nigeria announced coronavirus fatalities Monday as the disease extended its reach south of the Sahara. More African countries were...

March 21, 2020 - Here are the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis: Nearly one billion people confined to homes An estimated 900 million people are now confined to their homes in 35 countries around the world -- including 600 million hemmed in by obligatory...