Latest News and Top Stories – Africa
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CNN Africa
- Nigeria reports its first coronavirus-related death
- African airlines lose $4.4 billion in revenue following the spread of coronavirus on the continent
- Uganda bans public and religious gatherings for one month
- Nigeria bans entry for travelers from 13 countries as it announces five new cases of coronavirus
- African artists are creating catchy songs to promote awareness about coronavirus
- African countries shut doors against Europe, America to combat coronavirus
- Chinese billionaire Jack Ma donates masks, test kits to all countries in Africa
- Russian election meddling is back — via Ghana — and in your feeds
- Children displaced in the Boko Haram conflict are on a path to success thanks to a school prioritizing peace
- Rare white giraffes killed by poachers at Kenyan wildlife sanctuary
BBC Africa
- Eliud Kipchoge’s self-isolation diary: ‘It’s really hard to train alone’
- Sierra Leone overturns ban on pregnant schoolgirls
- Coronavirus in Africa: How to do social distancing at work
- Message from president who led Ebola battle
- Coronavirus: The fears of a Kenyan domestic worker who can’t stay at home
- Coronavirus: Gebrselassie donates to Ethiopian fund
- Mali goes to the polls despite coronavirus fears
- Coronavirus: Zimbabwean broadcaster Zororo Makamba died ‘alone and scared’
- Coronavirus in Africa: Christians urged to worship from home
- Manu Dibango: The saxophone legend who inspired a disco groove
Google News Africa
- South African rand hits record low after debt downgrade – Financial Times
- Pandemic postpones Africa E&P – News for the Oil and Gas Sector – Energy Voice
- Coronavirus – Africa: Communique of the Bureau of the Assembly of the African Union (Au) Heads of State and Government Teleconference on Covid-19, Held on 26 March 2020 – Africanews English
- Coronavirus in Africa: 4,760 cases; 146 deaths, 335 recoveries – Africanews English
- South Africa Is About to Find Out the Cost of a Junk Downgrade – Bloomberg
- South Africa’s COVID-19 lockdown: cigarettes and outdoor exercise could ease the tension – The Conversation Africa
- Coronavirus: Nigerian tech startups step up to assist government – Quartz Africa
- Lockdown South Africa internet slows as submarine cable snaps – Quartz Africa
- Import costs into Lagos surpass Ghana, South Africa — Quartz Africa – Quartz Africa
- Sierra Leone overturns ban on pregnant schoolgirls – BBC News
Yahoo – Africa
- Italy’s New Virus Cases Decline And WHO Sees Progress
- Steve Mnuchin: $2 trillion rescue bill should get USA through 8-12 weeks of coronavirus outbreak
- No scandal here: Mexico president defends meeting mother of drug lord 'El Chapo'
- Coronavirus continues to take a high toll in Italy and Spain
- Fact check: will Covid-19 fade in the summer – then return later like the flu?
- AI tool predicts which coronavirus patients get deadly 'wet lung'
- Coronavirus: Why are planes still flying?
- Wuhan Residents Dismiss Official Coronavirus Death Toll: ‘The Incinerators Have Been Working Around the Clock’
- Most Americans in a new poll say they're touching their loved ones as much as they did before the coronavirus pandemic, and some are being even more intimate
- Police commander killed, 2 officers wounded in Phoenix shooting
All Africa
- Africa: Keeping global food chains alive is crucial amid COVID-19 crisis
- Africa: Smarter, Innovative and Youth Driven
- Africa: Elections in the time of COVID-19 – What can West Africans do to prepare?
- Africa: Fill the Gaps, Feel the Pain: Insights from Sierra Leone on an Epidemic’s Impact on Local Taxation, Public Services, and the Poor
- Africa: Netflix Takes Steps to Handle African User Surge
- Africa: Can Health Systems Contain the COVID-19 Crisis?
- Africa: Ambassador Lin Songtian’s Recall Signals Shifts Ahead in China-Africa Relationship
- Africa: African Students Stuck in China: ‘Our Pleas Are Falling on Deaf Ears’
- Africa: African Economies Need Massive Support to Weather Coronavirus – Experts
- Africa: How Much U.S. is Giving African Countries To Fight COVID-19