Coronavirus: China denies discrimination against Africans
Issued on: 13/04/2020 – 22:40 Eye on Africa © France 24 Africans and the African diaspora have become victims of…
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Coronavirus pandemic: Tunisia begins manufacturing hydroxychloroquine
It’s a controversial drug in treating Covid-19, but one with an increasing number of proponents: Tunisia has begun manufacturing hydroxychloroquine…
DR Congo sees resurgence of Ebola as country fights to stamp out Covid-19
Issued on: 13/04/2020 – 16:56Modified: 13/04/2020 – 16:56 The Democratic Republic of Congo had on Monday hoped to declare an…
Coronavirus pandemic hits aid work, funding across sub-Saharan Africa
Desperately needed aid for millions of people across sub-Saharan Africa is under threat as the deadly coronavirus pandemic sweeps a…
DR Congo reports new Ebola death, just days before declaring end of epidemic
Issued on: 10/04/2020 – 22:25Modified: 10/04/2020 – 22:25 The first person to contract Ebola in Democratic Republic of Congo in…
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A time for excision: European women visiting ‘home’ countries face the nightmare of FGM
Issued on: 10/04/2020 – 15:53Modified: 10/04/2020 – 15:53 For families living in Europe and with origins in Africa, the Middle…
Pandemic to push sub-Saharan Africa into recession says World Bank
Issued on: 09/04/2020 – 21:53Modified: 09/04/2020 – 21:53 In tonight’s edition: The rapidly-spreadingcoronavirus outbreak is expected to push sub-Saharan Africa…
Coronavirus: Nigeria’s economy feels the pinch of lockdown
Issued on: 09/04/2020 – 10:08Modified: 09/04/2020 – 10:08 The Nigerian economy is beginning to feel the pinch of the lockdown…
Coronavirus prompts Saudi-led coalition to declare two-week ceasefire in Yemen
Issued on: 08/04/2020 – 22:02Modified: 08/04/2020 – 22:02 Saudi officials say the coalition fighting Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen will…
Kenyans stranded as capital cordoned off
In tonight’s edition: Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta hopes a deputy Governor arrested for ignoring rules to self quarantine gets a…
Coronavirus: African Union calls for ‘$100 to 150 billion’ to help continent
Issued on: 07/04/2020 – 11:07Modified: 07/04/2020 – 11:08 In an interview with FRANCE 24, Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the…
China’s medical supplies for 18 African countries arrive in Accra
China’s medical supplies for 18 African countries have arrived in Accra, on Monday, and are scheduled to be delivered to…
Chad’s former dictator temporarily released from prison due to virus
Issued on: 07/04/2020 – 04:39Modified: 07/04/2020 – 04:39 A Senegal judge has granted Chad’s former dictator Hissene Habre two months’…
25 soldiers killed suspected jihadist attack in Northern Mali, says government
Issued on: 07/04/2020 – 03:00Modified: 07/04/2020 – 03:00 Twenty-five Malian soldiers were killed and six injured in an apparent jihadist…
WHO slams ‘racist’ calls for Africa to be vaccine testing ground
Issued on: 06/04/2020 – 22:02Modified: 06/04/2020 – 22:02 In tonight’s edition: The World Health Organization chief angrily slammed recent comments…
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Sahel food insecurity: WFP warns coronavirus disrupting supplies
Issued on: 03/04/2020 – 22:03Modified: 03/04/2020 – 22:03 In this edition, we look at how the coronavirus pandemic is impacting…
Suspected Boko Haram suicide bombers kill several in northern Cameroon
Seven people were killed when two suicide bombers, suspected to be members of Nigeria’s Boko Haram jihadist group, attacked a…
Crowd in Ivory Coast destroys coronavirus testing centre
Issued on: 06/04/2020 – 04:29 Residents in a working-class district of the Ivory Coast city of Abidjan on Sunday destroyed…
Study finds about 20 million jobs in Africa at risk from coronavirus pandemic
Issued on: 05/04/2020 – 20:08Modified: 05/04/2020 – 20:08 About 20 million jobs are at risk in Africa as the continent’s…
African elites who once flew abroad now face local health systems
The coronavirus pandemic could narrow one gaping inequality in Africa, where some heads of state and other elite jet off…