Oil-rich Nigeria, Africa's biggest economy, slipped into recession for the second time in four years, hit by both the coronavirus pandemic and falling oil prices, official figures revealed...
Football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo and men's golf world number one Dustin Johnson both tested positive for the coronavirus as a surge in cases cast a shadow over the return of professional sport....
Makoko neighbourhood in Lagos, initially founded as a fishing village. Frédéric Soltan/Corbis via Getty Images Health crises are not new in Africa. The continent has grappled with infectious...
Research indicates it can, but it’s not clear how much of the pandemic is caused by such cases. People spray liquid droplets of various sizes when they cough, sneeze, talk, sing, shout and even...
The coronavirus pandemic threatens to turn back the clock on a decade of progress in women and children’s health, according to a United Nations (UN) report released on Friday. The report...
There are three broad categories of coronavirus tests across the world. Two diagnose whether you have an active infection, and a third indicates if you previously had the virus. Here’s how they...
New coronavirus infections are now steadily declining in many parts of Africa, but this good news has been marred by scandals over corruption and missing funds earmarked for the pandemic. In...
The Brazilian state of Parana is seeking to make a deal to produce Russia’s coronavirus vaccine locally. Moscow’s Tuesday announcement that it was the first country in the world to register a...
Russia on Tuesday became the first country to clear a coronavirus vaccine and declare it ready for use, despite international skepticism. President Vladimir Putin said that one of his daughters has...
After 23 days in quarantine in Uganda — far longer than required — Jimmy Spire Ssentongo walked free in part because of a cartoon he drew. It showed a bound prisoner begging for liberation after...
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