ANKARA— The World Health Organization (WHO) announced Thursday the death toll from the COVID-19 virus stood at at 17 in Africa as more countries on the continent recorded first cases in the past 24 hours.…

BEIJING— Countries in Africa have stepped up their efforts against the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure public health security, Xinhua news agency reported.

A foreign national tested positive on Feb. 14 in Egypt, the first case …

Three African countries account for most of the continent’s coronavirus cases, but the deputy director of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the entire continent must be ready for the virus.

“The …

Shejirina Moni sits beside her children in front of their makeshift home in a shanty community in South Sudan's capital Juba. Six of her children have died of various illnesses. She’s got three left.

“The …

NAIROBI - Kenyan authorities reported three new coronavirus cases Wednesday — a couple from Spain and a Burundian who came from the United Arab Emirates. The country now has a total of seven cases.

No …

GABORONE - Botswana's pillar diamond industry is expected to take a significant hit from the coronavirus pandemic.

Botswana on Monday banned travelers from 18 high-risk COVID-19 countries, including Belgium, China and India, where many of …

JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN - South Sudan President Salva Kiir has issued new directives to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, including a travel ban on all newly appointed ministers. During the swearing-in Monday of …

The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic, which has infected more than 169,000 people and killed more than 6,500. The COVID-19 illness causes mild or moderate symptoms but most people, but severe symptoms are more likely …

DAR ES SALAAM - At least 30 countries across Africa have now reported cases of coronavirus, including four that reported their first instances Monday – Benin, Liberia, Somalia and Tanzania.

Speaking to reporters Monday, Health …

Somalia’s government confirmed the country’s first case of coronavirus on Monday.

Health Minister Fawziya Abikar said during a news conference in Mogadishu that a Somali national who returned from one of the countries affected by …

ly alone or with the people who live in their apartment,” said Austria’s Kurz, whose country has 800 infections.

That was echoed by one of America’s top infectious disease experts.

“I think Americans should be …

Spain announced Saturday that it would severely limit the movements of its 46 million people to try to contain the coronavirus pandemic spreading in Europe.

Madrid said it would employ steps similar to those Italy …

ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopia's Health Minister Lia Tadesse confirmed the country's first case of coronavirus Friday.

Tadesse said a 48-year-old Japanese national who had entered the country after visiting Burkina Faso has tested positive for …