Africa’s week in pictures: 13-19 March 2020

/in /by
A selection of the best photos from across the continent this week.

Coronavirus: The taxi driver falsely accused of extortion

/in /by
Jude Ikuenobe was falsely accused on social media of using a Covid-19 patient to extort money.

Catherine Hamlin: Grief in Ethiopia as trailblazing Australian doctor dies

/in /by
Australian Catherine Hamlin helped women treated like "modern-day lepers" after giving birth.

WHO head tells Africa to ‘wake up’ to coronavirus threat

/in /by
The continent has a low number of confirmed Covid-19 cases, but is warned to prepare for the worst.

Nigeria suspends football league for four weeks

/in /by
The Nigerian Football Federation becomes the latest African football body to call off its domestic league over coronavirus.

Coronavirus: South Africa braces for the worst

/in /by
Andrew Harding visits a poor South African neighbourhood to see how it will cope with an outbreak.

Coronavirus in Africa: What impact could virus have on the continent?

/in /by
The BBC’s Andrew Harding looks at the impact Coronavirus could have in countries across Africa.

Coronavirus in Africa: What impact could virus have on the continent?

/in /by
The BBC’s Andrew Harding looks at the impact Coronavirus could have in countries across Africa.

Coronavirus: Tourists quarantined on cruise ship Aidamira off South Africa

/in /by
Six of the 1,7000 people on board the Aidamira, off Cape Town, are being tested for coronavirus.

Leroy Brewer: South Africa hunt rhino poaching investigator’s killers

/in /by
South Africa's police chief pays tribute to Lt Col Leroy Brewer after he is shot dead in an ambush.