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Misery of children left behind in West Africa's conflict-torn region +++ Catholic church say Burundi's elections were undemocratic +++ Why Africa needs conservation programs during the COVID-19 pandemic

Wild animals immediately spring to mind when thinking about conservation efforts across Africa. But as DW discovers, COVID-19's disruption of the tourism and conservation industry could be destroying the continent's most sustainable treasure in rural areas.

Guineans criticize arrival of hundreds of Chinese expats in the country, breaching Covid-19 lockdown +++ Rwanda deploys robots in coronavirus treatment centers to fight the pandemic +++ Burundi opposition vows court action after losing election to ruling party +++ Ghana: 95-year-old walks for seven days to raise 600,000 thousand dollars for Covid-19 health workers across Africa

Africa Day: Pan-Africanist Patrick Lumumba says if united Africans can succeed on their own +++ Burundi's ruling CNDD-FDD coalition wins presidential election +++ South Africa to ease lockdown amid controversy +++ Ghana Muslims did not celebrate Eid +++ Scientists discover microbe that could stop Malaria

Africa accounts for the most christians anywhere in the world. Fear of contracting the coronavirus in church has forced many church leaders to start conducting services online but not without challenges.

Anger in The Gambia over Senegal military incursion +++ Hundreds die in South Sudan Jonglei State clashes +++ Water crisis mar COVID-19 fight in Lagos +++ Burundi opposition unsatisfied with early poll results +++ Renowned Guinean singer, Mory Kante dies

UN says Burundi elections were unfair +++ Rights Group calls Burkina Faso authorities out on extrajudicial executions +++ Over 5 million COVID-19 cases worldwide +++Nigeria's toxic sea kills fishes +++ Botswana divided over Setswana as official language

Burundians go to the polls despite internet outage, virus outbreak +++ Cameroon’s silent Unity Day amid Anglophone conflict +++ Why most pregnant women in Ghana snub male midwives

Madagascan president Andry Rajoelina raised eyebrows when he claimed to have a cure for COVID-19: his very own COVID Organics herbal drink. But the reaction was mixed, and some countries are taking the remedy seriously. Listen as DW takes a closer look at Madagascar's 'miracle cure'.

Religious congregations during corona times in Nigeria+++Cameroon opposition and human rights activists to begin an alternative dialogue+++COVID-19 impact on Rwandan education+++South African app aims to slow the spread of COVID-19