More than 60,000 visitors from African countries arrived in March. Thousands are thought to be stuck here.

“Stay at home or dance with us” has become a pandemic-inspired Internet sensation.

"A good way to think about the coronavirus pandemic is that it is like climate change at warp speed."


Efforts to curb the respiratory illness are amplifying hunger, among other threats.

Instead of waiting for cases to flood hospitals, South Africa is taking health care to the communities.

The lack of equipment means many countries stand little chance of saving the lives of their most severe coronavirus cases.

Cameroonian President Paul Biya reappeared Thursday after a 35-day public absence.

Dozens have died from police brutality and its ripple effects.

In the West African nation engulfed by conflict and the pandemic, every day brings more violence and infection.

Even if the virus doesn’t spread in slums and teeming cities in the developing world where effective social distancing is impossible, the pandemic will have already exacted a bitter price.

The outbreak is Congo’s tenth, and the world’s second worst ever.

Fed up with relying on Chinese imports and donations, a governor decided to produce her own.

Millions face a special risk in Africa, the Middle East and eastern Europe.

How one small village on the Gambia-Senegal border is grappling with the travel ban fallout.

Covid-19 has killed one in Kenya. Police have killed two and injured dozens enforcing a curfew.

Protective gear in Lagos is going viral for the greater good.

Instead of encouraging social distancing, police detained hundreds in close quarters.

South Africa has tested widely, found the most cases and taken the strictest measures in Africa

A broken promise deepens the loss for dozens of families that lost loved ones.

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