This week we begin in India, which has registered a total of more than 3.6 million Covid-19 infections. We see how women volunteers, healthcare professionals and social workers are on the frontlines of the country's battle against the virus, particularly in rural areas. Next, we head to Wuhan in China, the ground zero of the Covid-19 pandemic. Authorities say they have defeated the virus there thanks to strict measures.

About 380 Nigerian soldiers fighting insurgency in the North-east and other theatres of operation have reportedly written to the Chief of Army Staff, Lt,-Gen Tukur Buratai, for voluntary retirement.

In Nairobi's Kibera, a young fashion designer is trying to turn the tide against coronavirus. David Avido Ochieng's facemasks aren't just beautiful to look at – they also alert his fellow residents to the threat of coronavirus and the importance of preventative measures.

Wherever war, fighting, and conflicts are discussed, women are usually in the minority. This is also the case at the Munich Security Conference, but women's networks are working to ensure their voices are represented.

The mothers fighting against drug dealers in Paris suburbs

Myanmar's Bozhena Antoniyar had to side-step her conservative parents to take up bare-knuckle fighting, but her stealth paid off on her MMA debut when she knocked out her opponent in a record 24 seconds.

833 child soldiers have been released from a militia group fighting against the Islamist militant group, Boko Haram in northeast Nigeria.

Police committee recommends regional approach in fighting crime.

A mother mourns her 15-year-old son, killed by a stray bullet during afternoon prayers in Marawi, southern Philippines, where heavy fighting continues more than two weeks after hundreds of militants waving the black Islamic State (IS) group flag rampaged through the city, seizing parts of it.

Fighting has escalated in the Syrian city of Homs, where 17 people have been killed in the past two days. It is just one of various fronts in Syria, where violence has flared up between rebels and government troops.