
Cameroon rebels declare coronavirus ceasefire
A separatist militia in Cameroon is to down its weapons for a fortnight so people can be tested for the virus.
There’s been an unexpected twist in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic - a 14-day ceasefire on the border of Cameroon and Nigeria, to allow people to get tested and treated for coronavirus.
Also, South Africa prepares to go into a 21-day nationwide lockdown because of the coronavirus. We hear from Johannesburg and from a country already in lockdown - Tunisia.
Plus, African doctors in Britain on the frontline of the coronavirus outbreak in the UK.
(Photo: There are fears people who have fled their homes in the conflict will not be able to get medical help. Credit: Getty Images)
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