Sierra Leone: Graduate uses self-taught carpentry skills to avoid unemployment

The head of Nigeria's Centre for Disease Control has said all is being done to trace flight passengers and others who came into contact with the country's first confirmed coronavirus patient.

Kenya's authorities have said spreading false information about the virus can now land people with a US $50,000 fine or two years imprisonment.

In South Sudan, many are questioning how ready Africa's youngest country is if Covid-19 crosses their border.

(Photo: Zainab Kargbo upholsters a wooden board in her Sierra Leone workshop, assisted by a male colleague. Credit: BBC)