Coronavirus prevention measures turn violent as Africa locks down

Coronavirus prevention measures turn violent as Africa locks down

Police fired tear-gas at a crowd of Kenyan ferry commuters as the country's first weekend of a coronavirus curfew slid into chaos.

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Alibaba founder Jack Ma sends 5.4 million face masks to Africa

Alibaba founder Jack Ma sends 5.4 million face masks to Africa

A cargo flight containing more than 6 million medical items arrived on Sunday in Ethiopia's capital.

Rare white giraffes found dead in Kenya,most likely killed by poachers

Rare white giraffes found dead in Kenya,most likely killed by poachers

"This is a dark day,"the Hirola Conservation Program said of the discovery of the skeletal remains of the adult female and one of her calves.

  • byJoel Shannon
Kakenya's dream:She traded parts of her body for an education

Kakenya's dream:She traded parts of her body for an education

130 million girls do not attend school,and this year about 12 million will likely be pulled out of school before puberty to enter an early marriage.

  • byJulie Power
Burundi friendship reveals the sharp truth about Margaret Court
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Burundi friendship reveals the sharp truth about Margaret Court

Life is a nightmare for gay men and lesbians in Burundi.

  • byGreg Callaghan
UN warns of'major shock'as Africa locust outbreak spreads

UN warns of'major shock'as Africa locust outbreak spreads

Uganda will deploy military forces to help with ground-based pesticide spraying,while two planes for aerial spraying will arrive as soon as possible.

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Somalia appeals for funding as locust plague declared emergency

Somalia appeals for funding as locust plague declared emergency

Swarms of the insects are breeding in Djibouti,Eritrea and Sudan and neighbouring Kenya and Ethiopia where they are devouring swaths of farming land.

  • byMohammed Omar Ahmed
Biblical'super-swarms'of locusts devour African crops

Biblical'super-swarms'of locusts devour African crops

Locust hunters are battling to contain the worst plague to hit the Horn of Africa for some seven decades,thanks in part to climate change.

  • bySarah Newey
East Africa's favourite stimulant a challenge for exporters and regulators

East Africa's favourite stimulant a challenge for exporters and regulators

Known as miraa in Kenya and Somalia and qat,or khat,in Arabic,its users say munching it for a few hours makes them alert and talkative.

  • byMax Bearak
Al-Shabab attack in Kenya worse than authorities admitted

Al-Shabab attack in Kenya worse than authorities admitted

Kenyan officials said they foiled an al-Shabab attack and no Kenyans died. Locals tell a different story of an attack that lasted nine hours.

  • byMax Bearak andRael Ombuor
Al-Shabab claims attack on base serving US,Kenyan troops

Al-Shabab claims attack on base serving US,Kenyan troops

A statement from the extremist group claimed it had inflicted casualties in the attack.

  • byAbdi Guled andCara Anna