Global demand for protective gloves is soaring, but Ivorian rubber farmers are losing money
Issued on: 03/04/2020 – 21:04Modified: 03/04/2020 – 21:05 As the coronavirus takes hold, the demand for rubber gloves is on…
Africa vaccine trial suggestion sparks uproar
Issued on: 03/04/2020 – 19:37Modified: 03/04/2020 – 19:37 Two prominent French doctors have triggered a storm of criticism after discussing…
Exclusive: Niger’s Issoufou echoes warning that coronavirus could kill millions in Africa
Issued on: 03/04/2020 – 17:19Modified: 03/04/2020 – 17:19 In an exclusive interview with FRANCE 24, Niger’s President Mahamadou Issoufou discussed…
Covid-19: World Bank announces emergency response for several African countries
Issued on: 02/04/2020 – 22:00Modified: 02/04/2020 – 22:00 In tonight’s edition:Several African countries are due to benefit from a near…
Kenya’s president apologises for police ‘excesses’ amid coronavirus curfew
Issued on: 02/04/2020 – 11:46Modified: 02/04/2020 – 11:47 Kenya’s president apologises for the heavy-handed police enforcement of a coronavirus curfew,…
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Amid coronavirus spread, measles outbreak kills thousands of children in DR Congo
Issued on: 02/04/2020 – 10:59Modified: 02/04/2020 – 10:59 As DR Congo faces the onslaught of the Covid-19 pandemic, the country…
Guinean President Conde’s party rightfully won violent March elections: electoral commission
Issued on: 02/04/2020 – 05:15Modified: 02/04/2020 – 05:18 Guinean President Alpha Conde’s party won more than two-thirds of the seats…
Son of French aid worker abducted in Mali says France has ‘proof of life’
Issued on: 01/04/2020 – 09:05Modified: 01/04/2020 – 09:05 France’s foreign ministry has evidence dating from early March that French hostage…
Security forces use violent tactics to enforce Africa’s coronavirus shutdowns
Issued on: 01/04/2020 – 04:26 Soldiers tower over youngsters in South Africa’s Soweto township, forcing them to do push-ups and…
Probe ordered into shooting of teenager in Kenya during coronavirus curfew
In tonight’s edition: Kenya’s strict curfew is blamed for the death of a 13 year old boy. Ethiopia defers landmark…
Ethiopia postpones landmark August election due to coronavirus
Issued on: 31/03/2020 – 21:03Modified: 31/03/2020 – 21:03 Ethiopia has postponed its parliamentary election scheduled for August due to the…
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Coronavirus pandemic: 21-day nationwide lockdown begins in Zimbabwe
On tonight’s programme: Zimbabwe follows neighbouring South Africa and imposes a 21-day lockdown to stop the spread of coronavirus. We…
Could high HIV rates worsen the coronavirus crisis in South Africa?
Issued on: 31/03/2020 – 17:17Modified: 31/03/2020 – 17:19 The South African government is ramping up testing and preventative measures to…
Coronavirus pandemic: South Africa three-week lockdown comes into effect
In tonight’s bulletin, we continue to look at how the coronavirus is impacting the African continent. Our South Africa correspondent…
Millions enter lockdown in Nigeria, Zimbabwe, as Africa steps up virus fight
Issued on: 31/03/2020 – 08:09Modified: 31/03/2020 – 08:09 More than 20 million Nigerians on Monday went into lockdown in sub-Saharan…
Nigeria imposes lockdown in cities of Lagos and Abuja to curb coronavirus
Issued on: 29/03/2020 – 21:19Modified: 29/03/2020 – 21:19 Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday ordered the “cessation of all movements”…
Fears that coronavirus could ‘overwhelm’ war-torn Libya
Issued on: 29/03/2020 – 11:30Modified: 29/03/2020 – 11:30 Many observers are fearing the worst after the first coronavirus case was…
Mali heads to polls despite coronavirus and fears
Issued on: 29/03/2020 – 09:53Modified: 29/03/2020 – 09:53 Malians headed to the polls on Sunday for a long-delayed parliamentary election…
Virus prevention measures turn violent in parts of Africa
Issued on: 28/03/2020 – 21:24 Police fired tear gas at a crowd of Kenyan ferry commuters as the country’s first…
Guineans overwhelmingly vote to back controversial new constitution
Issued on: 28/03/2020 – 07:21Modified: 28/03/2020 – 07:21 Guinea has voted to back a contested new constitution, the country’s electoral…