South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa jokes about arrest for breaking coronavirus rules

Cyril Ramaphosa says '"come, before we get arrested” to fans who get close to take a photo.

Burkina Faso unveils ‘corrected’ Thomas Sankara statue

A new monument to the African nationalist hero is unveiled after parts of the original "melted".

Playing through coronavirus ‘very scary’

Kenyan midfielder Mohammed Katana talks about playing in the Belarus league - one of the few that did not stop for coronavirus.

Playing through coronavirus ‘very scary’

Kenyan midfielder Mohammed Katana talks about playing in the Belarus league - one of the few that did not stop for coronavirus.

Coronavirus: Why Africans should take part in vaccine trials

Scientists in Africa explain that any trials would be properly regulated and so the scare stories should be ignored.

Coronavirus: South Africans in massive queues for food parcels

Aerial footage shows thousands of people in snaking lines hoping to get supplies.

Coronavirus: Tanzania President Magufuli says hospital numbers reducing

President Magufuli says patient numbers are falling despite US saying hospitals are "overwhelmed".

Coronavirus: Tanzania President Magufuli says hospital numbers reducing

President Magufuli says patient numbers are falling despite US saying hospitals are "overwhelmed".

Félicien Kabuga: Rwanda genocide survivors happy with arrest

A widows' group says "everyone has been waiting" for his apprehension, 26 years after the slaughter.

Letter from Africa: Spare a thought for stranded migrants

Ismail Einashe writes that migrants are facing a tougher time since the outbreak of coronavirus.