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As Africa locks down, some deliveries of aid are threatened

JOHANNESBURG — More than half of Africa’s 54 countries have closed their land, air and sea borders to fight the …

Africa faces an ‘existential threat’ as virus cases spread

JOHANNESBURG — Some African countries will have more than 10,000 coronavirus cases by the end of April, health officials projected …

Extremists see global chaos from virus as an opportunity

JOHANNESBURG — Both the Islamic State group and al-Qaida see the coronavirus as a threat, but some of their fighters …

Virus prevention measures turn violent in parts of Africa

JOHANNESBURG — Police fired tear gas at a crowd of Kenyan ferry commuters as the country’s first day of a …

Africa lockdowns begin as coronavirus cases above 1,000

ABUJA, Nigeria — Lockdowns have begun in Africa as coronavirus cases rise above 1,000, while Nigeria on Saturday announced it …

Africa sees ‘extremely rapid evolution’ of pandemic, UN says

JOHANNESBURG — More African countries closed their borders Thursday as the coronavirus’ local spread threatened to turn the continent of …

Africa should ‘prepare for the worst’ with virus, WHO says

JOHANNESBURG — Africa should “prepare for the worst” as the coronavirus begins to spread locally, the World Health Organization’s director-general …

Coronavirus’ local spread beginning to take off in Africa

JOHANNESBURG — The coronavirus is now spreading locally within a dozen African nations, continental health authorities said Tuesday, while a …

‘We’re definitely not prepared’: Africa braces for new virus

LUSAKA, Zambia — At a Chinese-run hospital in Zambia, some employees watched as people who recently returned from China showed …

Prince Harry walks through Angola mine field, echoing Diana

In 1997, Diana, Princess of Wales visited Huambo, Angola, to bring global attention to the effect of landmines on people’s …

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