COVID-19: North Africa & Sahel
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More on Covid-19 in North Africa and the Sahel
Sahel: Mauritania also shuts down
MEA Risk Brief: Several measures have been taken by the public authorities to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in...
Morocco-March 16: Morocco shuts down public places
Algeria-Mar 16: Medical staff in Boumerdes to strike to protest lack of resources amid pandemic
Libya wants Covid-19 out, closes its borders and airspace
Tripoli, March 15, 2020 - The UN-recognised government in divided and war-torn Libya has said it will close from...
Algeria: Travel links between Algeria and Europe suspended
Algiers, March 16, 2020 - Algeria's Prime Minister Abdelaziz Djerad announced Monday a suspension of all scheduled...
European tourists find their way back home after getting stranded in Morocco
Rabat, March 15, 2020 - Several special flights departed Morocco Sunday taking thousands of stranded Europeans home as...
Tunisians turn to herbalists to thwart the coronavirus
Tunis, March 16, 2020 (By Kaouther Larbi) - There is no known cure for the new coronavirus, but in the medicinal herbs...
Morocco: Tourism in the time of Covid-19
Fnideq, Morocco, March 14, 2020 - Tourists were stranded in Morocco on Saturday after the kingdom announced strict...
European expat brings first COVID-19 case to Mauritania
Nouakchott, March 14, 2020 - Mauritania has confirmed its first case of novel coronavirus, the country's health...
Libya: While COVID19-free, Libya announces preventive measures
Tripoli, March 13, 2020 - Libya's rival governments on Friday both announced a two-week closure of schools and...
Morocco suspends major travel links
MEA Risk Brief: In a drastic move aimed at halting the spread of the coronavirus, Morocco announced the suspension of...
Food and grocery shopping skyrockets in Tunisia
MEA Risk Brief: The average daily purchases of food products in Tunisia, including couscous, semolina, flour, pasta,...
Algerians maintain their anti-regime protests despite COVID-19
Algeria reports second COVID-19 death
Algiers, March 12, 2020 - Algeria has registered two deaths from the novel coronavirus, the health ministry announced...
Morocco closes border with Ceuta and Melilla
Madrid, March 13, 2020 - Morocco closed the border with Ceuta and Melilla, Spain's two North African enclaves, early...
North Africa coronavirus: 12 March 2020 update
Listen to the audio podcast above By Arezki Daoud: It is not total panic mode yet, but there is a feeling that the...
Algeria registers first coronavirus death
Algiers, March 12, 2020 (AFP) - Algeria has registered its first death from the novel coronavirus, the health ministry...
Tunisians rush to buy garlic to fight coronavirus
Tunis, March 12, 2020 - The price of garlic has shot up in Tunisia amid a buying rush as consumers hope it will help...
Libya still officially coronavirus-free
Tripoli, March 11, 2020 -By Jihad Dorgham- Despite advice from health authorities to shun public gatherings, Moayed...
Egypt: Foreign tourists stranded in Nile cruise over coronavirus flown back home
Luxor, Egypt, March 11, 2020 - Egyptian authorities said Wednesday that 46 French and US tourists who had been...
Morocco: First coronavirus death in Casablanca
Rabat, March 10, 2020 - Morocco's health ministry said Tuesday the country had recorded its first death linked to the...
Egypt (8 March 2020): First death from coronavirus in Egypt
Coronavirus exposes the deep divisions in the Arab world
Sahel: Mauritania expels Italian tourists over coronavirus
