Africa

Forty comedians came together for 2 hours of stand-up to celebrate a socially distant Eid-al-Fitr. They cracked wise about everything from smelly burps to parents who share misinformation on WhatsApp.

Get friendly with community leaders; be prepared to be judged by others. Disease detectives from California and Liberia share their best insights.

Despite a less than robust health system, the African nation has been praised for its efforts to halt the spread of COVID-19.

Kabuga had eluded capture for about a quarter-century, despite an international effort seeking to bring him to justice for his role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide. He was arrested in France on Saturday.

Banning cruise ships is not the first step Seychelles has taken to mitigate the spread of the virus. Its international airport shut down in March is not scheduled to reopen until June 1.

Aid groups are frustrated by a new restriction on using U.S. funds to buy personal protective equipment like masks and gloves. The U.S. says it's a way to ensure there's enough PPE for domestic use.

Tanzania's president John Magufuli, who holds a doctorate in chemistry, is denying a spike in the country's coronavirus cases, claiming that positive COVID-19 tests are fake.

They can no longer work. They have no savings. How do they feed their children? It's a dilemma around the world as COVID-19 lockdowns take a toll. We talk to three families in Kenya.