Africa
Coronavirus Outbreak: 30-year-old broadcaster dead
A prominent 30-year-old television journalist has died in Zimbabwe after contracting the new coronavirus infection, the first person to die in...
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Coronavirus Outbreak: South Africa in lockdown to contain spread
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a 21-day national lockdown to start from midnight on March 26 in a bid...
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Breaking: President bans sex for the next 6months to prevent coronavirus spread
The Kenyan government has told members of the public to avoid unnecessary sex and have at least two beds in...
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Ugandans arrested for giving fake coronavirus vaccine
Police in Uganda are investigating a father and daughter for allegedly giving people a fake vaccine against the coronavirus -...
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Husband, wife from France test positive for coronavirus in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso on Monday reported its first two cases of coronavirus, the health minister said, becoming the sixth country in...
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Just In: Health Minister confirms first case of coronavirus
The Federal Ministry of Health has confirmed the first case of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria. Minister of Health,...
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Video+Photos: Beggars storm Parliament over arrest
Some beggars took to the streets of Lagos February 25, to protest against continous arrest by officials of the state government....
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Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak dies
Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak – ousted by the military in 2011 – has died in Cairo at the age...
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Togo leader ‘wins re-election’ amid fraud protest
Togo's President Faure Gnassingbé has won re-election, according to preliminary results from the electoral commission. However, opposition leader Agbéyomé Kodjo...
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Militants burn to death motorists as they sleep in their cars
Suspected militant Islamists have killed at least 30 people and abducted women and children in a raid in north-eastern Nigeria,...
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