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Tanzania and Somalia on Monday became the latest East Africa countries to confirm their first cases of coronavirus, as neighbouring countries shuttered borders and schools as fears of contagion rose.…

Pangolins were once a prized item in the markets of Gabon’s capital Libreville, but bushmeat sellers have started hiding the small, scaly mammals behind boar legs and porcupine carcasses. Trading…

Although they know that there’s a global pandemic, they are prepared to take the risk because they need to support their families back home. Foreign nationals frequent the Beitbridge border…

The coronavirus has now been confirmed in at least 30 of Africa‘s 54 countries, officials said, as regional power South Africa warned of a new crisis once the virus begins…

The Swedish government plans to send up to 150 soldiers to Mali to support a French military initiative combining special force troops from different countries. “The government has decided to…

Tunis – There is no known cure for the new coronavirus (Covid-19) but in the medicinal herbs souq in Tunis, anxious Tunisians are consulting with herbalists and stocking up on…

West Africa’s Benin on Monday announced its first confirmed coronavirus case as the continent scrambles to stop the spread of the global pandemic. Health minister Benjamin Hounkpatin said a man…

A Congolese former militia warlord, Thomas Lubanga, has been set free after serving a landmark 14-year term for war crimes handed down by the International Criminal Court (ICC). Lubanga was…

Tanzania on Monday became the latest east Africa country to confirm its first case of coronavirus, as neighbouring countries shuttered borders and schools as fears of contagion rose. Health Minister…