Africa

On this Wednesday, April 1, 2020, photo, a municipal worker sprays disinfectant in a mosque to help curb the spread of the new coronavirus in Dakar, Senegal. Photo: UNB/AP
Coronavirus chronicle

Africa faces an 'existential threat' as virus cases spread

Coronavirus cases in some African countries will begin to pass the 10,000 mark by the end of April, health officials said on Thursday

An Ethiopian Airlines worker transports a consignment of medical donation from Chinese billionaire Jack Ma and Alibaba Foundation to Africa for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing, upon arrival at the Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia March 22, 2020/ Reuters
Coronavirus chronicle

Coronavirus supplies donated by Alibaba's Ma arrive in Africa

A view of a closed church, as all religious gatherings are suspended over concerns of the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Hama, Syria, March 22, 2020. REUTERS/Yamam Al Shaar
Coronavirus chronicle

African churches swap holy water for hand sanitizer, crowds for videos

A Kenyan Health Ministry official sprays disinfectant onto a hand-cart to control the spread of the new coronavirus, in the Gikomba outdoor street market in the capital Nairobi, Kenya. Photo: AP via UNB
Coronavirus chronicle

Africa lockdowns begin as coronavirus cases above 1,000

Angola confirms first cases as coronavirus spreads over Africa
Coronavirus chronicle

Angola confirms first cases as coronavirus spreads over Africa

Twin sisters, Emeline and Eveline, wash their hands at a public hand washing station as a cautionary measure against the coronavirus at Nyabugogo Bus Park in Kigali, Rwanda. March 11, 2020. Reuters/Maggie Andresen
Coronavirus chronicle

Indian man becomes Rwanda’s first coronavirus case

The Chairperson of the African Union, Moussa Faki Mahamat, speaking to the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, during her visit to the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Dec. 7, 2019. Photo: AFP via Foreign Policy
World+Biz

It’s Africa’s turn to leave the European Union

The two-day summit has taken as its theme "Silencing the Guns", yet AU officials are well aware of their failure to achieve the goal adopted in 2013 of ending "all wars in Africa by 2020"/ AFP Photo
World+Biz

Africa holds ‘silence the guns’ summit as new conflicts grow

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World+Biz

'We're definitely not prepared': Africa braces for new virus

FILE PHOTO: An ethnic Peulh community is pictured during the Operation Barkhane in Ndaki, Mali, July 29, 2019. Picture taken July 29, 2019. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
World+Biz

France urges US to stay in fight against Islamists in Africa's Sahel

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World+Biz

Record 45 million people across Southern Africa face hunger - UN food agency

File Photo: An artisanal gold miner holds a gold nugget at an unlicensed mine in Gaoua, Burkina Faso, February 13, 2018. Reuters/Luc Gnago
World+Biz

How jihadists struck gold in Africa’s Sahel

South Africa’s rugby team shows underdogs how it’s done. Photo:Getty Images via Bloomberg
Economy

South Africa’s rugby victory has lessons for all of us