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BBC's Maya Hayakawa explains how the virus might affect African countries' economies.

Nigerian Victor Olaiya, who died last month, was a musical pioneer and mentor to the Afrobeat legend.

Opposition activists urged protesters to stay inside to stop the spread of coronavirus.

'King of soukous' Aurlus Mabélé died on the same day he was taken into hospital.

The greatest marathon runner in the world, Eliud Kipchoge, is keeping a video diary for the BBC while he is self-isolating.

Jude Ikuenobe was falsely accused on social media of using a Covid-19 patient to extort money.

A selection of the best photos from across the continent this week.

Jude Ikuenobe was falsely accused on social media of using a Covid-19 patient to extort money.

Australian Catherine Hamlin helped women treated like "modern-day lepers" after giving birth.

The continent has a low number of confirmed Covid-19 cases, but is warned to prepare for the worst.

The Nigerian Football Federation becomes the latest African football body to call off its domestic league over coronavirus.

Andrew Harding visits a poor South African neighbourhood to see how it will cope with an outbreak.

The BBC’s Andrew Harding looks at the impact Coronavirus could have in countries across Africa.

Six of the 1,700 people on board the Aidamira, off Cape Town, are being tested for coronavirus.

South Africa's police chief pays tribute to Lt Col Leroy Brewer after he is shot dead in an ambush.

The World Health Organisation's advice is difficult to follow in some developing countries.

Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara confounds critics by announcing he will step down.

Liverpool forward Sadio Mane has made a donation of 45,000 euros to the national committee fighting against coronavirus in his home country of Senegal.

The first batch of 74,000 animals, to be shipped over 10 years, has reportedly arrived in Luanda.

Twenty years ago, they were locked inside a church that was set on fire in south-west Uganda.