Africa
Mauritius says battle ‘won’ as all virus patients discharged
Mauritius on Wednesday declared wary victory in its first battle with coronavirus, saying it had “zero” active patients and had not documented ...Sub-Saharan migrants in Morocco trapped by virus and poverty
Deprived of work and access to aid, thousands of migrants from sub-Saharan Africa living in Morocco are struggling to make ends meet ...Surge in virus deaths rocks northern Nigeria
Surging death tolls in northern Nigeria have sparked fears that coronavirus is spreading out, combining with established diseases to pose a lethal ...Emirates Airline plans scheduled flights from May 21 to nine cities
Emirates Airline from May 21 plans to operate scheduled flight services from Dubai to London Heathrow, Frankfurt, Paris, Milan, Madrid, Chicago, Toronto, ...Virus hope in US as WHO hails global progress
The United States has logged a second consecutive day of fewer than 900 coronavirus deaths, as the World Health Organization hailed global ...Hard-hit Djibouti delays plan to ease virus lockdown measures
Djibouti, the tiny Horn of Africa nation with the highest number of coronavirus cases on the continent per capita, on Sunday reversed ...Sudan extends Khartoum curfew to slow virus
Sudan extended a curfew in and around the capital Khartoum for 10 days from Saturday as coronavirus cases mount, state media reported. ...Virus deaths top 250,000 as billions pledged for vaccine push
The global death toll from the coronavirus pandemic topped a quarter of a million on Tuesday, with the US government predicting a ...‘Today is wonderful’: Relief in Lagos as lockdown ends
Africa’s biggest city, Lagos, got back to work on Monday at the end of a five-week coronavirus lockdown. In the metropolis of ...Robot helps Tunisia medics avoid infection from virus patients
Medics have deployed a robot in a Tunisian hospital caring for coronavirus victims to limit contact between staff and infected patients, in ...














