Africa

A member of medical staff arrives for a screening and testing campaign aimed to combat the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), in Lenasia, South Africa, April 21, 2020. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko
Coronavirus chronicle

Africa should expect more Covid-19 cases as lockdowns ease in some countries: WHO

"We will all have to work together to then control what happens as far as those increases are concerned"

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Bangladesh

BAF sends 3 helicopters to Central Africa

A member of medical staff arrives for a screening and testing campaign aimed to combat the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), in Lenasia, South Africa, April 21, 2020. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko
Coronavirus chronicle

8 countries across Africa account for 84% of Covid-19 cases in the region

The Amazon logo at the company logistics centre in Boves, France, August 8, 2018/ Reuters
Global Economy

Amazon to hire 3,000 people in South Africa for customer service roles

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World+Biz

African nations call for racism debate at UN Human Rights Council

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Migration

Good news from Africa for Bangladeshi workers

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Coronavirus chronicle

Africa Covid-19 cases top 100 000

File Photo: United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres speaks at the Security Council stakeout at the United Nations headquarters in New York, US, August 1, 2019. File Photo: Reuters
Coronavirus chronicle

Guterres warns virus could send millions in Africa into ‘extreme poverty’

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Coronavirus chronicle

Virus could infect more than 200 mn in Africa: WHO modelling

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Coronavirus chronicle

How Ebola helped Africa prepare for coronavirus

FILE PHOTO: Displaced people are seen in a camp build by the German NGO Help in Pissila, Burkina Faso January 24, 2020. Picture taken January 24, 2020. REUTERS/Anne Mimault/File Photo
Coronavirus chronicle

Up to 190,000 people could die of COVID-19 in Africa if not contained, WHO estimates

A nurse demonstrates how to activate a respirator as the hospital prepares for the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, at the Karen hospital near Nairobi, Kenya, April 6, 2020. Picture taken April 6, 2020. REUTERS/Baz Ratner
Coronavirus chronicle

Virus exposes gaping holes in Africa’s health systems

FILE PHOTO: Displaced people are seen in a camp build by the German NGO Help in Pissila, Burkina Faso January 24, 2020. Picture taken January 24, 2020. REUTERS/Anne Mimault/File Photo
Coronavirus chronicle

TikTok, Gates pledge $20 million to help Africa tackle Covid-19