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South African minister pleads guilty to breaking lockdown

South Africa's Communication Minister Stella Ndabeni has admitted to failing to follow the lockdown rules and has paid a 1,000 rand ($53;£42) fine as...
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Kenyans clap for health workers

Kenyan journalists at NTV on Tuesday led people in an appreciation clap for health care workers on the front line of coronavirus pandemic. The journalists...
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Ugandan journalist arrested

A Ugandan journalist was arrested on Monday night shorty after leaving work. The NBS television news presenter Samson Kasumba was detained at a police station...
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Ugandan court ‘suspends $2.6m Covid-19 fund for MPs’

A Ugandan court has suspended the allocation of 10 billion Ugandan shillings ($2.6m; £2.1m) to members of parliament to fight the spread of coronavirus...
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Ramaphosa condemns theft of food meant for the poor

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has condemned the alleged theft of food packages meant to cushion the poor from hunger during the coronavirus pandemic. The...
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Kagame warns of dire consequences for African economies

Rwanda's President Paul Kagame has warned that it could take “a generation or more” for Africa to recover from the shock of the Covid-19...
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Coronavirus: Ugandan MP ‘arrested’ for distributing food

A Ugandan opposition MP is being held by police for distributing food to his constituents over weekend in Mityana district, about 70km (45 miles)...
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Buhari condemns attacks in home state

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned a series of weekend attacks by gunmen in his home state of Katsina in the north west which...
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Coronavirus: Jack Ma announces more donation to Africa

Jack Ma, the founder of Alibaba Group, on Monday announced the donation of more medical equipment to Africa in the fight against the COVID-19...
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South African man arrested ‘smuggling girlfriend’ in car boot

Police in South Africa have arrested a man "smuggling his girlfriend," in the back of a car amidst a nationwide lockdown to curb the...
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