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Corona Chronicles: 27 April – 30 April

The number of confirmed cases has now surpassed three million. Despite efforts across the African continent there are now 34,000 confirmed cases. Both France and Italy have entered a recession. On the plus side, lockdowns worldwide have led to a record drop in C02 emissions. This week, we begin to look ahead to life post-lockdown and even post-pandemic.

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Nigeria’s silent killer: The deadly price of oil

Nine years ago, after publishing a comprehensive survey of the damage, the UN Environmental Programme (UNEP) called for the launch of a $1bn fund to clean up decades of oil spills there. It is a 600 square kilometre area full of shut-off oil wells and a labyrinth of ageing pipelines converge. Today it remains one of the most contaminated stretches of water and marsh land in the world.

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Corona Chronicles: 20 April – 24 April

The US has surpassed China and Italy with the most cases of COVID-19, just as South Africa announces an easing of its lockdown with a five-level plan. This week, we look at how the global pandemic has affected the continent from news of a looming recession to moments of a medical breakthrough.

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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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Corona Chronicles: 6 April – 10 April

As the coronavirus pandemic surpasses a million cases, and more countries are entering or extending their lockdowns, we take a look at how COVID-19 is affecting the continent socially, economically and culturally.

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Corona Chronicles: 30 March – 3 April

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to mount reaching a million people on 2 April, we take a look at how COVID-19 is affecting the continent socially and economically and even culturally.

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Corona Chronicles: 23-27 March

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to mount, we take a look at how COVID-19 is affecting the continent socially and economically.

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Logistics: move it

There is a rail renaissance underway, from Ghana to East Africa, with Chinese and South African companies driving the train

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The perilous journey to a West African single currency

As the CFA Franc countries debate why and how to change their currency, can Nigeria be brought on board to form a genuine West African project?

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Cyber surveillance: a new market, with old clients

The murky world of cyber espionage is increasingly valuable on the continent

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