Congo coronavirus: Dead year not an option, authorities seek education solutions
May 11, 2020
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Congo coronavirus: Dead year not an option, authorities seek education solutions

After two months of forced holidays and with an approaching end-of-year examination period, authorities in…

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Brazil surpasses 10,000 coronavirus deaths
May 11, 2020
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Brazil surpasses 10,000 coronavirus deaths

Brazil has officially surpassed 10,000 coronavirus deaths. Following the development, congress has decreed an official…

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‘Just give me cigarettes’: South African survivor of 1918 flu ‘soldiers on’
May 11, 2020
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‘Just give me cigarettes’: South African survivor of 1918 flu ‘soldiers on’

Most people his age have passed on but 116 year-old Fredie Blom of South African…

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Tunisian NGO distributing COVID-19 food aid via SMS
May 11, 2020
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Tunisian NGO distributing COVID-19 food aid via SMS

A Tunisian non-governmental organization, NGO, Sustainable Food Bank; is distributing food supplies to families adversely…

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Rebels launch new rocket attack on Libya’s Mitiga airport
May 11, 2020
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Rebels launch new rocket attack on Libya’s Mitiga airport

An attack on Mitiga International Airport, The Libyan capital’s only functioning airport left a fuel…

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Mauritania reopens mosques after lull in virus infections
May 10, 2020
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Mauritania reopens mosques after lull in virus infections

Mosques in Mauritania reopened after a week of no new coronavirus cases were recorded. Authorities…

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Chadian capital N’djamena to be quarantined for two weeks
May 10, 2020
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Chadian capital N’djamena to be quarantined for two weeks

The Chadian capital, N’Djamena, is effectively under quarantine for two weeks. Movement in and out…

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Zimbabwe ‘decrees’ mask wearing amid lockdown extension
May 10, 2020
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Zimbabwe ‘decrees’ mask wearing amid lockdown extension

The government of Zimbabwe has officially made the wearing of masks compulsory in public places…

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Malawi apex court upholds cancellation of Mutharika’s re-election
May 10, 2020
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Malawi apex court upholds cancellation of Mutharika’s re-election

Malawi’s Supreme Court confirmed Friday that last year’s presidential elections remain nullified and a fresh…

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DRC: Deadly landslide infuriates residents near Goma
May 9, 2020
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DRC: Deadly landslide infuriates residents near Goma

At least one child died and two others missing in the North Kivu province of…

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