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Coronavirus: Ethiopia announces its sixth case
Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
Ethiopia announces its sixth case of the Covid-19 virus. The country is a hub for so many flights around the continent, yet they are not stopping any flights or carriers.
Nigerian doctors go on strike amid the coronavirus outbreak, over delayed pay and unsafe working conditions.
ECOWAS leaders pull out of their visit to crisis-torn Guinea – is it due to coronavirus?
And we catch up with Nollywood royalty Liz Benson, who shares the industry-wide changes she's witnessed over the last few decades.
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