Coronavirus in Egypt: ‘The supervising doctor has tested positive’

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Medics tackling coronavirus in Egypt say they fear shortages of protective equipment.

Coronavirus: G20 delays poor nations’ debt payments

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The aim is to help them deal with the pandemic, but campaigners say more assistance is needed.

Lagos unrest: The mystery of Nigeria’s fake gangster attacks

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Residents of two Nigerian states, where there is a lockdown, panicked after fake reports of mass attacks.

Coronavirus: Why lockdowns may not be the answer in Africa

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Communities in Africa must be consulted about lockdowns, argue Alex de Waal and Paul Richards.

Fuminho: One of Brazil’s most wanted criminals arrested in Mozambique

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Gilberto Aparecido dos Santos, known as Fuminho, has spent more than two decades on the run.

Daniel Wanjiru: London Marathon 2017 winner banned for doping

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Kenyan Daniel Wanjiru, winner of the London Marathon in 2017, is banned until December 2023 for doping.

Ugandan floating island causes national power cut

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Parts of the two-acre plant mass in Lake Victoria clogged a turbine in a Ugandan power station.

Ugandan floating island causes national power cut

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Parts of the two-acre plant mass in Lake Victoria clogged a turbine in a Ugandan power station.

Ghana’s Badu: Covid, my brush with death – and justice for my sister

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Ghana midfielder Emmanuel Agyemang Badu talks about how 2020 has been the 'toughest year of my life'.

Coronavirus: The students that are printing PPE masks in Tunisia

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Engineering students are helping Tunisia in the fight against Covid-19 by 3D-printing face masks.