Armed violence has weakened the health system in dramatic proportions.’ The growing number of COVID-19 cases in Burkina Faso is threatening to overwhelm the country’s war-weakened health system and complicate...

While all populations are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, not all populations are affected equally.’ Health systems in the world’s megacities and crowded urban settlements are about to be put...

More than 200 people have died from COVID-19 including former heads of state since first case was confirmed in February. Less than two months after Egypt became the first country in...

UK, Spain, see highest daily deaths as Iran's total toll passes 3,000 in what's seen as worst crisis since WWII. The coronavirus death toll in the UK rose by 563...

Ramjee was internationally recognised for her work in the field of microbicide research. Gita Ramjee, a world-renowned scientist from South Africa, has died due to the coronavirus. Ramjee died on Tuesday a...

$220bn in lost income; nearly half of all jobs in Africa wiped out; UNDP warns of economic devastation for poor nations. The coronavirus outbreak threatens to disproportionately devastate the economies...

In a country dealing with a severe economic crisis, many fear steps to curb coronavirus will hit vulnerable people hard. Harare, Zimbabwe - It was still early on Sunday morning when...

Abdisalan Hassan, Nugaal region governor, killed after al-Shabab bomber rushed to his vehicle and detonated explosives. A local official in northeastern Somalia has been killed in a suicide bomb blast claimed by...

Announcement by Tripoli government's justice ministry comes as country reports eight cases of coronavirus infections. Libyan authorities have announced the release of more than 450 prisoners as part of measures...

Nigeria has announced a sweeping quarantine for three major states that are home to almost 30 million people, in a bid to slow the spread of the new coronavirus in Africa's most populous...