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Gaborone placed under 14-day lockdown as Covid-19 cases surge

Friday, July 31, 2020
President Adama Barrow.
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Gambian vice president tests positive for Covid-19; president in self-isolation

Thursday, July 30, 2020
Amos Kafera with a bottle of traditional herbal drink at his shrine in Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe, on July 15, 2020.
Africa

Zimbabweans seek traditional medicine amid pandemic

Thursday, July 30, 2020
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UNHCR calls for renewed action against criminal human smuggling, trafficking in Libya

Sunday, July 26, 2020
Benjamin Mkapa during Burundi peace talks in Arusha on February 26, 2001.
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Tanzania's former President Benjamin Mkapa dies

Friday, July 24, 2020
Pupils of Excel Academy in Nakuru County, Kenya prepare to go home on March 16, 2020 after the government ordered closure of all schools to combat spread of coronavirus.
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UNICEF says COVID-19 worsens global childcare crisis

Wednesday, July 22, 2020
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Zimbabwe announces mass COVID-19 testing as local transmission surges

Monday, July 20, 2020
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About 40 African countries under full border closure due to Covid-19: AU

Sunday, July 19, 2020
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Africa's confirmed COVID-19 cases hit 612,586: Africa CDC

Wednesday, July 15, 2020
Former South African president Nelson Mandela sits with his youngest daughter Zindzi, a day before his 92nd birthday, at his home in Johannesburg on Saturday, July 17, 2010. (AP / Debbie Yazbek, Nelson Mandela Foundation)
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Zindzi Mandela, daughter of Nelson and Winnie, dies at 59

Monday, July 13, 2020
Haacaaluu Hundeessaa rides a horse in traditional costume during the 123rd anniversary celebration of the Battle of Adwa where Ethiopian forces defeated the invading Italian forces, in Addis Ababa last year.
Africa

166 killed in Ethiopia riots over singer's death: police

Monday, July 06, 2020
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Malawi's new president sworn in, pledges better Malawi for all

Sunday, June 28, 2020
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Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia agree to finalize deal on controversial Nile dam

Saturday, June 27, 2020
Two large Tanzanite gemstones are shown at a ceremony in Manyara region in Tanzania, June 24, 2020.
Africa

Maasai tribesman finds large Tanzanite gemstones

Thursday, June 25, 2020
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World Bank approves $55m grant for Somalia

Wednesday, June 24, 2020
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Kenya's homeless families bearing brunt of Covid-19

Wednesday, June 24, 2020
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Security Council extends mandate of UN mission in Somalia until Aug. 31

Tuesday, June 23, 2020
The outbreak comes at a time when Zimbabwean authorities are battling the Covid-19 pandemic.
Africa

Nine die from gastrointestinal disease outbreak in Zimbabwe, 1,000 infected

Monday, June 22, 2020
Passengers register their information on arrival at Sir Seretse Khama International Airport in Gaborone, Botswana, June 3, 2020.
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Covid-19: Why Africa is performing better than expected

Wednesday, June 17, 2020
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Egypt to turn to UN against Ethiopian 'unilateral step' on disputed dam

Tuesday, June 16, 2020