Coronavirus: Insecurity in Lagos, Ogun amidst lockdown
For days, groups of anxious residents - young and old, and mostly male - kept night vigils on streets, armed with machetes, bottles and other household items. Braced for an attack that…
Private hospitals in Lagos shut down over coronavirus patient handling, Boko Haram Leaders Killed In Borno Air Strikes
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France in lockdown: Shopping and cooking in a time of confinement
In this week's French Connections show, Florence Villeminot and Genie Godula explore how the French are adapting to life in a time of confinement. France has already been under strict lockdown for…
Global fear of coronavirus on the rise, new poll shows
People are taking the threat of COVID-19 increasingly seriously, according to a new Gallup survey. The pollster's president spoke to DW about how the world views the pandemic and its impact on…
Nature and the Covid-19 pandemic
The coronavirus outbreak has shocked and surprised the world, but for many disease ecologists, Covid-19 may be just the beginning of many more mass pandemics. There is now growing evidence that we…
Covid-19 pandemic: IMF and World Bank offer African countries financial help
We look at how the IMF and the World Bank are planning to alleviate the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic in Africa. The head of the IMF, Kristalina Georgieva, has been…
Orthodox Christians worldwide celebrate Easter like no other amid lockdowns
More than 260 million Orthodox Christians have found ways to celebrate their holiest day as church pews remained empty. But not everyone abided by coronavirus rules, with thousands taking part in services…
Google blocking 18m coronavirus scams a day
Google has warned that scammers are sending 18 million coronavirus hoax emails a day to Gmail users.…
Lesotho PM deploys army to ‘restore order’ amid wife murder probe
Lesotho's Prime Minister Thomas Thabane is suspected of involvement in the murder of his wife and has recently lost a bid to remove the nation's police chief. Now the PM has sent…
Back to school? Concern over post-confinement classes in France
Since a nationwide lockdown was imposed in France on March 16, the country's 12.4 million schoolchildren have been forced to rethink the way they study. Now, the announcement by President Emmanuel Macron…