Sierra Leone overturns ban on pregnant schoolgirls

The ban was introduced in 2015 as schools reopened after the Ebola crisis.

Ivory Coast international winger Wilfred Zaha shares a health message about coronavirus.

Ivory Coast international winger Wilfred Zaha shares a health message about coronavirus for the people of the country he represents.

Coronavirus in Africa: How to do social distancing at work

As Covid-19 infections rise across Africa, here are some tips on how and why to social distance.

Message from president who led Ebola battle

Liberia's ex-President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf says the world must conquer fear to deal with coronavirus.

Message from president who led Ebola battle

Liberia's ex-President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf says the world must conquer fear to deal with coronavirus.

Coronavirus: The fears of a Kenyan domestic worker who can’t stay at home

Esther has to keep working to feed her family in Kenya but is worried about catching coronavirus.

Coronavirus: Gebrselassie donates to Ethiopian fund

Ethiopian athletics legend Haile Gebrselassie donates nearly $50,000 to a committee set up to fight the spread of coronavirus in his homeland.

Mali goes to the polls despite coronavirus fears

Long-delayed parliamentary elections are being held a day after the country's first Covid-19 death.

Coronavirus: Zimbabwean broadcaster Zororo Makamba died ‘alone and scared’

The death of young Zimbabwean journalist Zororo Makamba exposes his country's healthcare problems.

Coronavirus in Africa: Christians urged to worship from home

Church leaders in Nigeria and Kenya urge Christians to fight coronavirus by not going to church.