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US Death Toll Passes 2,000 In A Single Day

  • April 11, 2020

The US has become the first country in the world to record more than 2,000 coronavirus deaths in a single day. Figures from Johns Hopkins University show 2,108 people died in the past 24 hours while there are now more than half a million confirmed infections. The US could soon surpass Italy as the country […]

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Virus Fears Spark Xenophobia In China

  • April 11, 2020

The African community in Guangzhou is on edge after widespread accounts were shared on social media of people being left homeless this week, as China’s warnings against imported coronavirus cases, they say, stokes anti-foreigner sentiment. In the southern Chinese city, Africans have reported being evicted from their homes by landlords and turned away from hotels, […]

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African Leaders Back WHO Head Against Trump Attacks

  • April 9, 2020

Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame is the latest African leader to defend the World Health Organization (WHO) and its head Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus against attacks by US President Donald Trump. Mr Trump tweeted on Tuesday that the WHO was “very China-centric” yet it is “largely” funded by the US. He warned that he could stop […]

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SA Minister Suspended For Breaking Lockdown Rules

  • April 8, 2020

South Africa’s communications minister has been suspended for two months – one of which will be without pay – for having lunch with a friend during the coronavirus lockdown. Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams has been the talk of the town since a photograph of her eating with Mduduzi Manana surfaced this week. The image, which shows the […]

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ECOWAS Supports Member States With COVID-19 Supplies

  • April 7, 2020

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has pledged to support its member states to fight the coronavirus pandemic. To that effect, the bloc has made available financial support from its own resources, in addition to assistance from international partners, for the purchase of medical supplies and equipment essential for the fight against the […]