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Africa's confirmed COVID-19 cases near 1.7 million: Africa CDC

Doctors assist a patient in fitting eyewear on the Phelophepa Health train in Springs, Johannesburg, South Africa, Sept. 10, 2020. (Xinhua/Yeshiel) The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in th

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Africa's COVID-19 related deaths near 20,000 mark as 944,450 cases confirmed

Staff wearing protective suits clean garbage at a hospital in Pretoria, South Africa, July 10, 2020. (Photo by Yeshiel/Xinhua) The number of COVID-19 related deaths in the African continent reached

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Roundup: Rapid AfCFTA implementation to render Africa more resilience to COVID-19 shocks: expert

Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat (C) announced the operational phase of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement during the launching ceremony in

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Xinhua Photos of the Day (July 18)

BEIJING, July 18 (Xinhua) -- The world in the past 24hrs. A selection of the best daily press photos from Xinhua.Photo taken on July 17, 2020 shows the Long March-5 rocket at the Wenchang Space Launch

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Over 7,000 S. African police officers contract COVID-19

Military and police personnel are on duty in Johannesburg, South Africa, April 16, 2020. (Photo by Yeshiel/Xinhua) A total of 7,021 South African police officers have tested positive to COVID-19 whil

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Human development on course to decline this year for 1st time since 1990: UNDP

People receive food provided by charity groups in Pretoria, South Africa, May 20, 2020. (Photo by Yeshiel/Xinhua)Development gains accrued globally year-on-year, butCOVID-19, with its triple hit to he

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The Latest: COVID-19 far from over, number of cases under-reported in some countries, says WHO chief

World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says that the COVID-19 outbreak can be characterized as a "pandemic" as the virus spreads increasingly worldwide, at a press

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Xinhua Photos of the Day (April 18)

Beijing, April 18 (Xinhua) -- The world in the past 24hrs. A selection of the best daily press photos from Xinhua.A military transport plane loaded with Chinese humanitarian aid arrives in Minsk, Bela