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AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines are received by airport workers at the airport in Kigali, Rwanda Wednesday, March 3, 2021. More African countries received the long-awaited first deliveries of COVID-19 vaccines on Wednesday, with Kenya, Rwanda, Senegal and Lesotho benefiting from the global COVAX initiative that aims to ensure doses for the world's low-and middle-income nations. (AP Photo/Muhizi Olivier)
COVID-19 vaccine deliveries to African nations pick up speed

By Cara Anna, Ignatius Ssuuna And Tom Odula Mar. 03, 2021 05:48 AM EST

South Africa reopens its land borders as virus cases decline

By Mogomotsi Magome Feb. 15, 2021 05:37 AM EST
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa has reopened its major land borders with neighboring countries after closing them last month to prevent...

Matefo Litali opens the curtains of her small rented room that she shares with her youngest daughter and a granddaughter, in the town of Ha Thetsane, Maseru, Lesotho, on Friday, Dec. 11, 2020. While she waited for her final paycheck after being laid off, Litali received no income or support for three months. The family survived off food parcels donated by the local church until her salary arrived. “I got so stressed I thought I was going mad,” she explains. “I would spend the whole day in my house sleeping, not doing anything. It got to a stage where I wouldn’t even try to talk with my daughter. She would ask me: ‘Are you sick? What is the problem?’ and I wouldn’t say anything to her. I didn’t want to speak to anyone or ask for help.” (Neo Ntsoma/The Fuller Project via AP)
Pandemic crushes global supply chains, workers at both ends

By Louise Donovan/The Fuller Project Dec. 22, 2020 10:07 AM EST

Matefo Litali, 53, hangs laundry with her youngest daughter, Refiloe, 20, whom she regards as her best hope for a better future, in the town of Ha Thetsane, Maseru, Lesotho, on Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020. Litali's dream is to save money to send her daughter to enroll for a hairdressing course, which she believes will enable her to eventually start her own business and be financially independent. (Neo Ntsoma/The Fuller Project via AP)
Pandemic crushes global supply chains, workers at both ends

By Louise Donovan/The Fuller Project Dec. 22, 2020 10:05 AM EST

French veteran Nicolas Mahut cleans the net during a training session in the French Tennis Federation center near the grounds of the French Open in Paris, Wednesday, May 13, 2020 under the watchful eye of a team doctor and courtside trainers. Professional tennis players resumed training in France after the end of lockdown amid the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
What you need to know today about the virus outbreak

By The Associated Press May. 13, 2020 08:56 AM EDT

Lesotho becomes last African nation to confirm a virus case

By Herbert Moyo May. 13, 2020 08:44 AM EDT
MASERU, Lesotho (AP) — Southern Africa's tiny mountain kingdom of Lesotho on Wednesday confirmed its first case of COVID-19, making it the last African country...