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  1. Kenya: Dozens protest mandatory quarantine over poor conditions.

    Those being held at an isolation centre in Nairobi say conditions are unbearable

  2. South Africa: Life under lockdown

    Senior Economist Neva Makgetla wants a more citizen-centred approach towards lockdowns

  3. Cameroon makes wearing face masks compulsory

    The order for people to wear masks in public came into effect overnight

  4. How useful are masks in stopping the spread of coronavirus?

    The World Health Organisation explains how and when wearing a mask can be beneficial

  5. 13/04/2020 GMT

    Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.

  6. 13/04/2020 GMT

    Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.

  7. Coronavirus in South Africa: facing adversity in local communities

    People who are diagnosed with Covid-19 say they are experiencing victimisation

  8. Easter celebrations in the time of a pandemic

    Our audience tells us how they celebrate Easter while under social distancing measures

  9. Africans come under attack in China over coronavirus

    Africans in China have been attacked over coronavirus

  10. Libya caught up in Corona pandemic and war

    Concerns over the spread of coronavirus in war torn Libya.

  11. COVID pandemic is pushing Africa's economies into recession

    The World Bank predicts the pandemic will lead to the worst recession in decades

  12. Botswana Parliament in quarantine

    MPs have been put in quarantine after a visiting health worker tested positive for COVID

  13. Locusts are back in east Africa

    COVID 19 logistic challenges delay delivery of pesticides that stop the insects

  14. Sierra Leone ends three-day Covid lockdown

    Sierra Leoneans were back on the streets today as 3-days lockdown ended

  15. Gambians take up push up challenge

    To keep fit at home during the lockdown, Gambians have been streaming push up workouts

  16. Kenya COVID financial help in doubt as Parliament cancels sitting

    Parliament suspends sittings due to travel ban measures announced by President Kenyatta

  17. Kenya lockdown chaos

    Chaos for some Kenyans as President Kenyatta rushes through travel bans

  18. Guinea President to enact new constitution despite criticism

    Critics say it's a pretext for the president to seek a third term in office

  19. South Africa health workers take government to court

    Nurses and Doctors in Johannesburg protest lack of protective equipment to fight Covid19

  20. Inside the collapse of an African construction giant

    Spencon was once one of the largest construction firms in East Africa

  21. Uganda's academic Stella Nyanzi on life in lockdown

    The academic recently spent time in prison after fiercely criticising President Museveni

  22. Ivory Coast protesters destroy coronavirus testing centre

    Residents said it was being built too close to their homes.

  23. South Africa to roll out mobile covid-19 testing

    The mobile units are expected to reach remote areas as well as urban centres

  24. Coronavirus: how important is contact tracing?

    We hear about lessons learned during the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone.

  25. South Africa rolls out mobile testing units and drive-through testing centres

    In a ruthless but efficient fight against coronavirus

  26. Morocco praised for response to the Coronavirus

    Despite having the worst outbreak of COVID19 on the continent

  27. 'African governments need to pressure G7 and G20 for debt relief': Ngozi Okonjo Iweala

    So that money meant to service these debts can be used for supplies

  28. Rwanda extends coronavirus lockdown by two weeks

    Police have been deployed to enforce the restrictions

  29. Using nutrition to stay healthy during the Covid-19 pandemic

    Dr. Adelaide Onyango of the World Health Organisation shares her expertise

  30. South Sudan: ICRC working to sensitise prison inmates about Covid-19

    The country currently has no reported cases of the novel coronavirus

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