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· May, 2020
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Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa 
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Stories about Tanzania from May, 2020

Quarantine debates in Zanzibar conjure memories of colonial racial segregation

COVID-1929 May 2020

In light of Zanzibar’s complex history of racial segregation in the name of public health, social distancing and quarantine measures have been controversial in the fight against COVID-19.

Truck drivers blamed for spread of COVID-19 in East Africa

15 May 2020

Truck drivers in East Africa face an onslaught of new COVID-19 mandates and restrictions in borders towns — causing confusion, fear, endless traffic queues, protests and disrupted trade.

COVID-19, locusts and floods: East Africa's triple dilemma

COVID-194 May 2020

East Africa's "triple threat" — the coronavirus, locusts, and floods — are not mutually exclusive. In fact, each is inextricably linked.

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