Ouagadougou
At least 20 dead, 600 wounded in Equatorial Guinea blasts

By Sam Mednick And Joseph Wilson Mar. 07, 2021 03:47 PM EST
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — A series of explosions at a military barracks in Equatorial Guinea killed at least 20 people and wounded more than 600 others...

Ousseni Yanogo, 63, sits on his bed at Ouagadougou's Bogodogo Medical Teaching Hospital Thursday Feb. 4, 2021. Yanogo contracted COVID-19 at his 6-year-old grand-daughter's birthday. Since November, the conflict-riddled West African nation of Burkina Faso faces a much deadlier second coronavirus wave than the first and health officials worry a lack of knowledge and adherence to coronavirus measures is making it hard to rein in. (AP Photo/Sam Mednick)
Burkina Faso hospitals struggle with new wave of COVID-19

By Sam Mednick Feb. 07, 2021 04:45 AM EST

The congregation practises social-distancing to curb the spread of the coronavirus during a Sunday mass at the Holy Cross Cathedral in Lagos, Nigeria Sunday, Aug. 30, 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic is testing the patience of some religious leaders across Africa who worry they will lose followers, and funding, as restrictions on gatherings continue. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
As Africa's COVID-19 cases rise, faith is put to the test

By Rodney Muhumuza Sep. 05, 2020 04:05 AM EDT

FILE - In this May 3, 2020, file photo, an Indian Air Force helicopter showers flower petals on the staff of INS Asvini hospital in Mumbai, India as part of Armed Forces' efforts to thank the workers, including doctors, nurses and police personnel, who have been at the forefront of the country's battle against the COVID-19 pandemic. Many cities across the world erupt at sundown with collective cheers thanking front-line workers for their selfless battle. But in Egypt, India, the Philippines, Mexico and elsewhere, doctors have been attacked, intimidated and treated as pariahs because of their work. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade, File)
Medics around the world face hostility over virus stigma

By Samy Magdy And Emily Schmall May. 16, 2020 02:59 AM EDT

In this photo taken Tuesday, March 24, 2020, Amado Compaore sits outside his house days after his wife Rose Marie Compaore died from the new coronavirus, in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Burkina Faso is one of Africa's nations hardest hit by the coronavirus with one of the highest number of fatalities in sub-Saharan Africa. (AP Photo/Sam Mednick)
Burkina Faso struggles against COVID-19 and extremist threat

By Sam Mednick Apr. 25, 2020 05:03 AM EDT