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Corona Chronicles: 13 April – 17 April

The number of coronavirus cases worldwide has officially surpassed two million. As many countries struggle economically and socially with the impact of a total or partial lockdown, we look at how COVID-19 is affecting the continent.

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KNOCK-ON EFFECT

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Coronavirus: South Africa expects economy to tank as it grapples with pandemic South Africa can expect a deep recession due to the coronavirus pandemic, but the finance minister Tito Mboweni has come up with a two-phase response....

The spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Cape Town

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FUNDING FIGHT

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Coronavirus: G20 states postpone some of Africa’s debts but block cancellation Africa’s frontline financial lobbyists have won the first battle this week in their campaign to raise funds for countries wrestling with the coronavir...

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tragic opportunity

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Coronavirus: Ethiopia’s opportunity to reboot its troubled transition Ethiopia has postponed elections scheduled for August and declared a five-month state of emergency to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic. If managed well, t...

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Coronavirus: for Africa’s sake, the West should be selfish this time The coronavirus pandemic will wreak havoc across much of Africa, but this can be stopped by the West, even if the reasons behind it are selfish.

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history of clashes

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Coronavirus: Nigerian Medical Association and government still feuding Despite the arrival of coronavirus to Nigeria, the Nigerian Medical Association and the government continue to feud.

Police men patrol the deserted central business district on the first day of a 14-day lockdown aimed at limiting the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Lagos © Police men patrol the deserted central business district on the first day of a 14-day lockdown aimed at limiting the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Lagos, Nigeria 31 March 2020. Reuters/Temilade Adelaja

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Cushioning the Blow

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World Bank: debt relief needed to protect African informal sector African state finances are not strong enough to bail out the informal sector without international debt relief, the World Bank says.

Passengers are seen at the South African Airways (SAA) customer desk at the O.R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg © Passengers are seen at the South African Airways (SAA) customer desk, after SAA announced that it would immediately suspend all intercontinental flights until 31 May in response to a government travel ban aimed at stopping the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at the O.R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

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TOUGH TIMES

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Amidst coronavirus crisis, retrenchment consultations are underway at SAA Nearly 5,000 South African Airways employees could soon lose their jobs in order for the company to restructure its operations. –A total 4,708 em...

Daily Life In Nairobi Amid coronavirus Outbreak – 08 Apr 2020

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drop the debt

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COVID-19: arming Africa with a debt, aid and open digital delivery partnership A call to the AU, the Economic Commission for Africa, private sector and civic leaders for to drop debt payments for two years, among others.

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Not even coronavirus stops Saudis from deporting Ethiopians Not even the global COVID-19 pandemic has stopped the deportation of thousands of Ethiopian expatriates from the Gulf countries. #SaudiArabia and o...

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quest for chloroquine

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Coronavirus: Didier Raoult the African and chloroquine, from Dakar to Brazzaville Although Professor Didier Raoult has been criticised for his encouragement of the use of chloroquine to combat COVID-19, some African countries are us...

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