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Covid-19 reveals digital divide as Africa struggles with distance learning

Not everyone has access to computers and the internet to continue attending school from home.

Europe's undocumented migrants eat once a day to survive the pandemic

Millions of migrants who rely on Europe's informal economy have hit rock bottom, creating a domino effect in North Africa and the Middle East.

Economic disaster looms as Covid-19 brings Africa to a standstill

The entire continent's promising outlook for 2020 will have to be revised.

In Uganda, mothers in labour die amidst coronavirus lockdown

Uganda banned road travel without permission on March 30. The restrictions are designed to slow spread of coronavirus, but women in labour cannot reach hospitals, doctors say.

Q&A: Covid-19 and Africa's suspicion of Western doctors

We speak to a Turkish doctor who's done extensive aid work in Africa and he tells us how Covid-19 once again puts African bodies at risk of ethically wrong medical experiments conducted by the West.

What Africa and an Indian state tell us about containing past contagions

Training doctors and investing in health care was key to suppressing previous lethal outbreaks in the Kerala state of India, Sierra Leone and Nigeria.

Africa faces an 'existential threat' as virus cases spread

Health officials plead for global solidarity for helping the poor continent at a time when even some of the world’s richest countries are scrambling for basic medical needs, including face masks.

Uganda's Bobi Wine sings against virus, criticises leaders

In his new song, “Corona Virus Alert,” Wine and collaborator Nubian Li highlight prevention measures against the virus, which now has been reported in at least 46 of Africa's 54 countries.

Clashes in DRC kill four soldiers, 13 rebels - army

Spokesman for Democratic Republic of the Congo's army said soldiers and rebels clashed in the Beni province of North Kivu bordering Uganda in the east on Friday.

Scotland to approve free sanitary products for all women

The legislation would make products such as tampons and sanitary pads free for all women in Scotland, available at designated public places such as community centres, youth clubs and pharmacies.

Militants kill at least 10 people in eastern DRC attack

Officials of restive Beni region in Democratic Republic of Congo blame ADF fighters for massacre in Alungupa village in "surprise" attack.

Sudan made no promises to 'normalising ties' with Israel

Sudan's cabinet says country's leader General Abdel Fattah al Burhan gave no assurances to Israel's PM Netanyahu of ending Khartoum's decades-old boycott of Israel over its occupation of Palestinian lands.