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Coronavirus: China denies discrimination against Africans

Africans and the African diaspora have become victims of anti-foreigner sentiment in parts of China. In the city of Guangzhou, some homeowners reportedly evicted their black tenants, leaving them to sleep on the streets. All of this due to irrational coronavirus fears…A group of African ambassadors warned Beijing of these cases. …

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DR Congo sees resurgence of Ebola as country fights to stamp out Covid-19

The Democratic Republic of Congo had on Monday hoped to declare an end to the country’s deadly 20-month-long Ebola epidemic. But in the run-up to the long-awaited deadline, the country reported two new Ebola deaths, a resurgence that comes as the country fights to stamp out the coronavirus.

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A time for excision: European women visiting ‘home’ countries face the nightmare of FGM

For families living in Europe and with origins in Africa, the Middle East and Asia, holidays are often synonymous with returning home. But these family reunions sometimes turn into a living nightmare for young girls. Each year, thousands of them suffer female genital mutilation (FGM), without their prior knowledge or consent, in …

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Pandemic to push sub-Saharan Africa into recession says World Bank

In tonight’s edition: The rapidly-spreadingcoronavirus outbreak is expected to push sub-Saharan Africa intorecession in 2020 for the first time in 25 years, the World Bank says. In Cameroon’s Douala a door to door medical inquiry has kicked off in a bid to track down potential contractors of COVID-19. Hospitals are on high …

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