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Collapsing revenues, rising layoffs: the coronavirus crisis is battering media outlets across Africa that were already struggling for cash and often facing pressure from hostile authorities. The news of cutbacks was sudden and painful for journalists at two of...

Here are the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis as of 7 June 2020. More than 400,000 deaths The pandemic has killed 400,581 people worldwide since it surfaced in China late last year, according to an AFP tally at 1900 GMT on Sunday, based on official...