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COVID-19 Tracker

Africa

Global

Confirmed Cases

8,232,753

+1,790

Deaths

206,617

+38

Recovered

7,505,755

Active

520,381

Last updated: September 20, 2021 - 4:17 pm (+00:00)

Global

Global

Cases

229,384,558

+117,257

Deaths

4,707,358

+2,258

Recovered

206,053,666

Active

18,623,534

Last updated: September 20, 2021 - 4:17 pm (+00:00)

Source: CDC, WHO, Worldometer, Johns Hopkins CSSE

East Libya forces say two officers killed in helicopter collision

Forces loyal to a powerful Libyan commander said two military planes crashed on Sunday over a village in eastern Libya, killing at least two officers.

The self-styled Libyan Arab Armed Forces, led by Gen. Khalifa Hifter, said the helicopters collided in the air over the village of Msus, 130 kilometers (81 miles) southeast of the city of Benghazi.

A two-officer crew, including Brig. Gen. Bouzied al-Barrasi, was killed in the crash, …

Gunmen kill police inspector in southeast Nigeria

Gunmen have killed a police inspector in southeast Nigeria, police said on Monday, the latest attack in the restive region where dozens of officers have died this year. In the attack on Sunday, gunmen ambushed a police patrol in the commercial town of Onitsha in Anambra state and opened fire, state police spokesman Ikenga Tochukwu said in a statement. “The attackers drove in a Sienna vehicle… and started shooting at the patrol vehicle along Ukegbu junction,” he …

Rwandan court convicts ‘Hotel Rwanda’ film hero Rusesabagina on terror-related charges

A policeman handcuffs Paul Rusesabagina, right, whose story inspired the film “Hotel Rwanda”, before leading him out of the Kicukiro Primary Court in the capital Kigali, Rwanda. September 14,2020. /AP Photo A Rwandan court on Monday said Paul Rusesabagina, a one-time hotel manager portrayed as a hero in a …

Kenyans win Rome Marathon, continue African dominance

Metto David Kiprono, of Kenya, poses on the podium after winning the men’s 26th edition of the Rome Marathon. September 19, 2021. /Getty Images A one-year pause due to the coronavirus pandemic didn’t have a big impact on the victory stands at the Rome Marathon at the …

Climate shocks forced over 100,000 to flee home in Burundi

Natural disasters sparked by climate change have forced more than 100,000 people to flee their homes in Burundi in recent years, British charity Save the Children said in a new report released on Monday. It said climate shocks, not conflict, were now the main cause of internal displacement in the landlocked East African country, which has a largely rural population. “Over 84 percent of all internally displaced people in Burundi have been displaced due to natural disasters rather …

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East Libya forces say two officers killed in helicopter collision

September 20, 2021 / AP

Gunmen kill police inspector in southeast Nigeria

September 20, 2021 / AFP

Rwandan court convicts ‘Hotel Rwanda’ film hero Rusesabagina on terror-related charges

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Kenyans win Rome Marathon, continue African dominance

September 20, 2021 / XINHUA

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