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Rwandans mark genocide anniversary under nationwide lockdown

For Augustine Ngabonziza, a survivor of Rwanda’s genocide, it’s difficult not to wonder whether God has become more distant ...

66 at South African hospital have coronavirus, mostly staff

Sixty-six people at a single hospital in South Africa have tested positive for the coronavirus in the past few days, the ...

Kenya bans travel in and out of Nairobi to fight coronavirus

Kenya increased its restrictions to combat the coronavirus on Monday, announcing travel bans into and out of the capital ...

South Sudan 51st of 54 African nations to report virus case

South Sudan has announced its first case of COVID-19, making it the 51st of Africa's 54 countries to report the disease. A U.

Rwanda finds genocide grave that could contain 30,000 bodies

A valley dam that authorities in Rwanda say could contain about 30,000 bodies has been discovered more than a quarter-century ...

African elite who once sought treatment abroad are grounded

The coronavirus pandemic could narrow one gaping inequality in Africa, where some heads of state and other elite jet off to ...

As Africa locks down, some deliveries of aid are threatened

More than half of Africa’s 54 countries have closed their land, air and sea borders to fight the spread of the coronavirus, ...

Extremists see global chaos from virus as an opportunity

Both the Islamic State group and al-Qaida see the coronavirus as a threat, but some of their fighters also see the upheaval ...

13-year-old shot dead; Kenyan police enforcing curfew blamed

The bullet struck the 13-year-old as he stood on the balcony of his family’s home with his siblings. Below, police officers ...

Uganda's Bobi Wine sings against virus, criticizes leaders

Ugandan pop star and opposition leader Bobi Wine, who released a song urging Africa's people to wash their hands to stop the ...

In Somalia, coronavirus goes from fairy tale to nightmare

At first, the coronavirus was just a fairy tale, a rumor along the dusty lanes of the displaced persons’ camp that Habiba Ali ...

Virus prevention measures turn violent in parts of Africa

Police fired tear gas at a crowd of Kenyan ferry commuters as the country’s first day of a coronavirus curfew slid into chaos

'Go home!' South Africa has 1st death as lockdown begins

South Africa announced its first death from the coronavirus Friday as the country's cases rose well above 1,000 and a ...

'Terrified' South Africa nears lockdown; cases almost 1,000

South Africa's president appeared in full military uniform for the first time since the end of apartheid and told troops to ...

Zimbabwe doctors, nurses strike over little virus protection

Zimbabwe's public hospital doctors and nurses went on strike Wednesday over a lack of protective gear as the coronavirus ...

Coronavirus-related crimes capitalize on global fear, panic

Thieves steal surgical masks. A clinic sells fake COVID-19 tests. Hate groups encourage sick members to infect law ...

Africa cases over 2,000 as South Africa rushes into lockdown

Customers started behaving oddly about a week ago, visibly dejected street vendor Frank Mojapelo said. Some were wary to ...

Authorities in Mozambique find 64 migrants dead in truck

More than 60 undocumented migrants believed to be Ethiopians have been found dead in a cargo truck in Mozambique's ...

South Africa to go into nationwide lockdown from Thursday

South Africa, Africa's most industrialized economy and a nation of 57 million people, will to go into a nationwide lockdown ...

As virus spreads, Africa gets supplies from China's Jack Ma

With the coronavirus increasing its spread across Africa, the continent received a much-needed care package from Chinese ...