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Experts fear coronavirus could set back Tuberculosis fight

Health May 07
The fight against tuberculosis could be set back by more than five years due to the coronavirus pandemic, risking an additional 1.4 million TB deaths and 6.3 million infections by 2025, report say.
Houses are submerged after a night of heavy rain in Nyadorera
Thousands stare at evacuation as Lake Victoria islands submerged
Life Style May 07
The government may have to evacuate families living on Remba and other islands in Lake Victoria as the water reaches alarming levels, local leaders have said.
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43m people at risk of food insecurity in West Africa - UN
Life Style May 06
Over 40 million people across West Africa could face desperate food shortages in the coming months, twice as many as before the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday.
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Coronavirus: Black African deaths three times higher than white Britons - study
Politics May 01
Coronavirus patients from black African backgrounds in England and Wales are dying at more than triple the rate of white Britons, a study suggests
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U.S acknowledges killing two civilians in 2019 Somalia air strike
Politics Apr 28
The United States said on Monday it had killed two civilians and injured three in an air strike in Somalia early last year, in a rare acknowledgement of civilian casualties from U.S-Africa Command military operations in the Horn of Africa country.
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Coronavirus: The different approaches to lockdowns in Africa
Health Apr 26
African countries have fewer coronavirus cases than much of the world, but weaker healthcare systems do put the continent at risk.
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Trump speaks with African leaders on coronavirus response
Politics Apr 24
US President Donald Trump held telephone conversations with two African leaders about their responses to the coronavirus pandemic