South Africa to reopen agriculture sector, allow more manufacturing, retail

South Africa plans to reopen its agriculture sector and allow some manufacturing and retail to resume as the country balances the need to restart economic output and curb the spread of the new coronavirus, trade minister Ebrahim Patel said on Saturday.
Ismaila Sarr is Watford's record signing
Watford payments claimed by two clubs in Senegal
Two Senegalese clubs are to protest against English Premier League team Watford to Fifa, saying they have not received sell-on payments owed after Ismaila Sarr's transfer last summer.
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Rwandan officers 'raping and killing during lockdown'
An international pressure group has accused the Rwandan security forces of killing, raping and arresting people since a coronavirus lockdown came into force.
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DR Congo's Virunga National Park hit by 'deadliest' attack
At least 12 rangers have been killed by suspected members of a Rwandan rebel group in the Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
 Lebanese authorities have launched an investigation
Lebanon arrests suspect for putting Nigerian worker up 'for sale'
Lebanese security forces have arrested a man suspected of putting a Nigerian domestic worker up "for sale" on a popular Facebook page used to trade everyday items such as furniture, food and shoes.
A total of 134 persons have recovered
125 more cases of coronavirus recorded in Ghana, 24 new recoveries
Ghana has recorded 125 more Coronavirus cases, bringing the total to 1,279, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has announced.
Claude Le Roy
Coaching in Africa is a demanding task - Claude Le Roy
In 2006, the Togolese national team made history by qualifying for the FIFA World Cup™ for the very first time. However, Les Eperviers were unable to build on that unexpected achievement, and Germany 2006 remains the only time they have performed on football’s biggest stage.
Alvaro Morte
Money Heist professor approves 'Nigerian remake'
The star of Netflix crime drama series Money Heist, Alvaro Morte, who plays The Professor, has congratulated a group of Nigerian boys for reenacting a scene from the Spanish-language series.
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How Africa risks reeling from a health crisis to a food crisis
In Nigeria’s Benue state, the food basket of the country, Mercy Yialase sits in front of her idle rice mill.
US President  Donald Trump
Trump speaks with African leaders on coronavirus response
US President Donald Trump held telephone conversations with two African leaders about their responses to the coronavirus pandemic
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