The Coronavirus across Africa: continent prepares for a long battle -Video
Sub-Saharan Africa has recorded its first deaths from the coronavirus. After a slow start, the case tally has more than tripled in the space of a week.
Countries have reacted with stringent restrictions, from flight bans to school closures, while Rwanda went even further to order a general lockdown. AFP looks at some of the effects of the COVID-19 on the continent.
