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Cairo, March 19, 2020 - Egypt on Thursday ordered the overnight closure of cafes, restaurants, nightclubs and sporting clubs to fight the spread of the novel coronavirus. The decision, issued by Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli and carried in the official gazette,...

Tripoli, March 19, 2020 (AFP) - Libya's unity government said Thursday that five women were killed and five civilians wounded in Tripoli the previous day in bombardment by the forces of eastern-based military strongman Khalifa Haftar. Amine Al-Hachemi, spokesman for...

Ouagadougou, March 18, 2020 (AFP) - Sub-Saharan Africa on Wednesday recorded its first COVID-19 death, a high-ranking politician in Burkina Faso, as the head of the World Health Organisation urged the continent to "prepare for the worst".  "Africa should wake up,"...

Rabat, March 18, 2020 - Morocco on Wednesday urged residents to stay home in an effort to contain the novel coronavirus, as a minister warned the country was in "economic hibernation". The North African country has reported 49 COVID-19 cases, including two deaths. In...