Algerians find smartphones are a lockdown essential
Consumer demand for the devices is likely to grow.
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Africa
VIDEO: Truckers in 21-mile traffic jam for COVID-19 testing without food or water at Kenya/Uganda border
Some drivers hauling freight destined for Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi say they would rather see the border closed completely, so they could go home instead of going nowhere.
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Human rights group: Hungry Zimbabwe refugees forced out by Botswana
"Our food has long finished. I have no money and I am contemplating to go back like others, because I will die of hunger here," said one refugee.
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COVID-19 forces cultural shift in West Africa weddings
Couples face a hard choice: postpone, and have a large, traditional celebration, or do something small instead.
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Gunmen kill 28 in back-to-back attacks in Nigeria
The attacks on Christian villages by militant Muslim herders are part of an escalating conflict.
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COVID-19 means fewer condoms in Zimbabwe
People with HIV and AIDS are at particular risk from the shortage.
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Cameroon university suspends professor for asking a legal question in a law class
Many Cameroonians believe the punishment is intended as a warning to Anglophone intellectuals.
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Algeria cracks down on media
Watchdog groups decried the move, which comes as the government tries to counter protests.
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Ashes instead of soap: Inside Zimbabwe’s COVID-19 fight
Traditional social norms and the 2018 cholera outbreak are both factors in the battle against the pandemic.
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