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Burkina Faso unveils 'corrected' Thomas Sankara statue

Details: Category: BBC; Published: 18 May 2020

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A new monument to the African nationalist hero is unveiled after parts of the original "melted".

Details: Category: BBC; Published: 18 May 2020

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Twelve rangers were killed in an attack on Virunga National Park in DR Congo last month.

Details: Category: BBC; Published: 18 May 2020

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Lesotho's prime minister, a suspect in the murder of his former wife, says he is resigning.

Details: Category: AllAfrica; Published: 18 May 2020

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[allAfrica] Johannesburg -There are 37 countries worldwide that are fighting all three forms of malnutrition - and 27 of them are in Africa.

Africa: COVID-19 Cases Across the Continent Exceed 84 Thousand

Details: Category: AllAfrica; Published: 18 May 2020

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[allAfrica] As of May 18, the confirmed COVID-19 case total from 55 African countries has reached 84,596. Reported deaths in Africa have reached 2,759 and recoveries 32,515.

Somalia: floods leave dozens dead - UN

Details: Category: Africanews; Published: 17 May 2020

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Dozens have been killed in flooding in Somalia that has affected nearly 1 million people and displaced over 400 thousand from their homes, according to the United Nations.

Details: Category: Africanews; Published: 17 May 2020

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The coronavirus pandemic has seized the world in multiple ways, snuffing lives out of humans, economies and everyday activities of millions across the globe.

Details: Category: Africanews; Published: 17 May 2020

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4,971 cases, recoveries pass 1,000 Total confirmed cases = 4,971 (new cases = 184) Total recoveries = 1,070 Total deaths = 164 Active cases = 3,737

Details: Category: Africanews; Published: 17 May 2020

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Only Lesotho is yet to record a case of coronavirus as of May 11. 53 African countries have officially recorded cases. The death toll is past 2,000, recoveries are also past 23,000 with confirmed cases past the 60,000 mark.

Details: Category: Africanews; Published: 17 May 2020

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The numbers of confirmed cases across the continent continues to grow with each passing day. The World Health Organization Africa regional head warns that a spike likely to result in the wake of improved and increased testing.

Details: Category: Africanews; Published: 17 May 2020

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Tanzania president John Magufuli over the weekend spoke about the country’s response to the coronavirus pandemic disclosing that prayers were central to the country’s positive response this far.

Details: Category: Africanews; Published: 17 May 2020

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There are now more than over 70,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the pandemic.

Details: Category: Africanews; Published: 17 May 2020

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Officials and experts are sounding the alarm as Malawi shifts to top campaign gear with giant rallies for an unprecedented presidential re-run despite the coronavirus pandemic.

Details: Category: New York Times; Published: 16 May 2020

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Dozens of doctors are infected and gravediggers are overwhelmed in Kano, Nigeria’s second-largest city, where inaction led to an unchecked outbreak. Across Africa, other hot spots are emerging.

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Madagascar records its first coronavirus death

Details: Category: Africanews; Published: 16 May 2020

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Madagascar on Sunday announced the first death of a patient suffering from the novel coronavirus, nearly two months after it was first detected in the country.

Details: Category: Africanews; Published: 16 May 2020

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Sudan’s inflation rate has risen further to 99% in April due to rising food prices, the Sudanese Central Bureau of Statistics announced on Saturday.

Details: Category: Africanews; Published: 16 May 2020

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The president of Kenya on Saturday announced its borders with neighbouring Somalia and Tanzania would be closed as the African country continued to battle the coronavirus outbreak.