Africa

Women sit in front of a rice mill in Wurukum area of Makurdi town, in Benue state, as authorities try to contain the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Nigeria April 13, 2020. REUTERS/Abraham Achirga
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How Africa risks reeling from a health crisis to a food crisis

Millions of people in the region are at risk of not getting the food they need due to coronavirus disruptions, according to the United Nations and World Bank

A logo is pictured on the headquarters of the World Health Orgnaization (WHO) ahead of a meeting of the Emergency Committee on the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in Geneva, Switzerland, January 30, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
Coronavirus chronicle

Africa could be next coronavirus epicentre : WHO

Secretary General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres speaks during a Security Council meeting about the situation in Syria at UN Headquarters in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, US, February 28, 2020. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
Coronavirus chronicle

Africa needs more than $200 billion to respond to pandemic, UN chief says

FILE PHOTO: A health worker sprays his headset during a community testing exercise, as authorities race to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Abuja, Nigeria April 16, 2020. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde/File Photo
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At least 300,000 Africans expected to die in pandemic: UN agency

FILE PHOTO: Shehu Isah Daiyanu Dumus, 53, poses for a photo near his home in Lagos, Nigeria April 6, 2020. Picture taken April 6, 2020. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja
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Millions face hunger as African cities impose coronavirus lockdowns

FILE PHOTO: Fire service crews decontaminate the street on the third day of a 14-day lockdown aimed at limiting the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Abuja , Nigeria April 2, 2020. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde
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Africa may rebound in 2021, but coronavirus impact to endure: IMF

FILE PHOTO: A health worker checks the temperature of a traveller as part of the coronavirus screening procedure at the Kotoka International Airport in Accra, Ghana January 30, 2020. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko/File Photo
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China in the driver's seat amid calls for Africa debt relief

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

Some African countries heading for peak in coronavirus cases in weeks - WHO official

Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends a news conference on the situation of the coronavirus (COVID-2019), in Geneva, Switzerland, February 28, 2020/ Reuters
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African leaders rally around WHO head after Trump criticism

Kemi Adepoju, a dressmaker, poses with a dress in her shop amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Lagos, Nigeria April 5, 2020. REUTERS/Seun Sanni
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Lockdowns: Saving lives, but ruining livelihoods in Africa

FILE PHOTO: Women walk past job seekers outside a construction site in Sandton, an affluent area situated within the metro of Johannesburg, South Africa September 8, 2017. Picture taken September 8,2017. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko
Global Economy

Africa could lose 20 million jobs due to pandemic: AU study

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
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'Complete collapse of economies' ahead as Africa faces virus

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
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Medical aid marooned as Africa shuts borders amid coronavirus pandemic