The president and vice-president will be chosen by a group of people appointed by the junta however, according to Moussa Camara, spokesman for the talks.

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Congo, Yemen, northeast Nigeria and South Sudan rank ``among the largest food crises in the world.''

The African studies professor seemingly admitted to posing as a Black woman for her entire adult life, despite being born into a white Jewish family.

The Somali sengi looks like a rodent, leaps like a gazelle and eats insects with an aardvark-like trunk.

Recent violence by militias in North Darfur prompted authorities to declare a state of emergency on July 13.

Infections mounted at a frightening speed in the countries with the world's highest confirmed caseloads -- the United States, India and Brazil. Between them, the three account for the majority of new cases worldwide reported daily.

According to the U.N. peacekeeping department, there have been 137 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in U.N. peacekeeping operations, with the greatest number by far — 90 cases — in Mali.

The pandemic “appears to be taking a different pathway in Africa,” the World Health Organization said. It is not yet clear why.

Karina Gould said the number of COVID-19 cases in Africa is rising, which is worrying because the continent doesn't have the safety net to ward off an impending socioeconomic crisis that would accompany a health emergency.

Many countries have been grappling with the inequality the virus has often laid bare, and how to ensure everyone has access to necessary hygiene products and protective equipment.