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Zimbabwe turns water cannon on coronavirus
Zimbabwe’s police began using water cannon on Friday to disinfect markets and bus ranks, turning instruments associated with repression into…
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Ex-marathon champion arrested for drinking during curfew
Kenya’s former world marathon record holder Wilson Kipsang has been released on bail after being charged for breaking a nationwide…
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Judge appointed to handle the tracing of people positive with Covid-19
Justice Kate O’Regan has been appointed as Covid-19 Designate Judge to oversee the tracking and tracing of people using their…
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17, 000 arrested for defying SA first week lockdown
More than 17,000 people have been arrested during the first week of the coronavirus lockdown in South Africa for defying…
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Nigerians turn to rabbits for consolation during coronavirus lockdown
Sandra Dozie has a fluffy new friend to keep her company during the long tedious hours of a lockdown imposed…
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[VIDEO]: 6-year-old dies of coronavirus in Kenya
Coronavirus cases in Kenya stand at 122 after 12 more people tested positive. Health CAS Mercy Mwangangi said in a briefing…
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Soldiers arrested for rape, brutalities during lockdown
Rwanda’s government has ordered the arrest of some five soldiers accused of raping women and brutalizing civilians during the coronavirus…
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Soldiers accused of raping women during lockdown
Three Rwandan soldiers have been arrested after residents of a slum in the capital, Kigali, alleged that they raped women…
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Covid-19: Togo declares 3 months state of emergency
Togo President Faure Gnassingbé has declared a 3-month state of emergency to curb the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. The President…
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Malawi records its first coronavirus cases
The southern African nation was among the few African countries yet to report coronavirus cases. Others include Lesotho, Comoros, South…
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