Africa

Railway staff in Pakistan use a thermal scanner to check visitors for coronavirus symptoms. Pakistan was one of the nine countries added to the U.N.'s new aid plan.

U.N. Humanitarian Aid Request Due To COVID-19 More Than Triples

4:43pm May 07, 2020

by Austin Horn

"Unless we take action now, we should be prepared for a significant rise in conflict, hunger and poverty," the U.N. humanitarian chief says. In total, the aid would reach 63 countries.

Guangzhou is the capital and the largest city in Guangdong, and it's where many of the racist incidents in the Human Rights Watch report allegedly took place.

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'Textbook' Discrimination: Human Rights Report Accuses China Of Mistreating Africans

1:42pm May 06, 2020

by Austin Horn

Human Rights Watch says that while many Africans have been forced to quarantine, some have also been forcibly evicted and denied entry into stores and public transportation.

Malaria Consortium providing antimalarial pills in Burkina Faso.

Optimizing Your Pandemic Charity

6:58am May 05, 2020

by Darian Woods

Running the numbers on giving in the time of coronavirus

Countries Worldwide Try To Figure Out When To Lift COVD-19 Restrictions

12:23pm May 04, 2020

A look at how Kenya, India and the United Kingdom are dealing with the issue of when and how to reopen after the coronavirus lockdown.

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Arts

Under Lockdown, A Nigerian Poet Encourages Others To Find 'Own Truth' In Poetry

5:55pm May 03, 2020

by Eyder Peralta

A Nigerian poet under coronavirus lockdown searches for African poetry to give meaning to the moment.

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Journalists protest against what they say has been a pattern of using excessive force against them by the police and members of the government's security forces in Monrovia, Liberia, in March. Findings from a survey by Afrobarometer show that in Liberia,

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Opinion: Why Is Support For Media Crackdowns Rising In Africa?

7:01am May 03, 2020

by Jeff Conroy-Krutz

Surveys show growing rates in many African countries approve of government efforts to curb media freedom. Disinformation and political patronage are part of the problem, writes Jeff Conroy-Krutz.

Drummer Tony Allen, performing at the Glastonbury Festival in England in 2010. Allen died Thursday at age 79.

Tony Allen, Afrobeat's Foundational Drummer, Has Died At Age 79

10:25pm April 30, 2020

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

Tony Allen was one of the founders of the deep-grooved Afrobeat style — alongside his musical collaborator, Fela Kuti. The drummer died Wednesday evening in Paris of a heart attack.

Maria Nakalanda (right), Edward Arineitwe and Charles Batte are Ugandan health care workers who have faced difficulties in getting to and from work after their country's transportation lockdown.

Commuting In A Pandemic: These Health Workers Are Trekking And Canoeing

10:53am April 29, 2020

And a canoe is not the best option when the paddler can't swim. Here's how doctors and nurses are getting to work in Uganda after the government clampdown on traffic to slow the spread of COVID-19.

People collect emergency rations of food and essential supplies from the Red Cross Society of Nigeria in Lagos State earlier this week.

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Nigeria's President Eases COVID-19 Restrictions, Citing Economic Hardship

9:31am April 28, 2020

by Scott Neuman

Muhammadu Buhari said stay-at-home orders imposed last month have come at a "very heavy economic cost," with many Nigerians left without enough money to eat.

How South Africa Flattened Its COVID-19 Curve

5:05am April 23, 2020

by Eyder Peralta

Using methods developed with help from the U.S., South Africa has deployed an army of 28,000 contact tracers to track the spread of the coronavirus, and has flattened the curve of infections.

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