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Africa 54 – June 18, 2020

You are watching Africa 54, your daily news and feature magazine-style program, from the Voice of America. Host Esther Githui-Ewart and a team of correspondents zero in on the big stories making news on the continent and around the world with context and analysis.

Top Stories:

The death of George Floyd while he was in the custody of Minneapolis police is sparking debate about systematic racism and how to combat the problem. Some experts believe the only way to overcome racism is through education.

U.S. lawmakers are rushing to address the demands for police reform seen in the historic nationwide protests over the May 25th death of George Floyd. Senate Republicans have announced they will vote on a proposal next week – as house democrats are set to pass their own reform legislation.

More than a dozen U.S. states are reporting their highest number of new COVID-19 cases in recent days, while the number of overall deaths in America continues to decline. Texas reported just over 3,000 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, a new record, while California surpassed 4,000 new confirmed cases in one day for the first time.

According to Johns Hopkins University, there were 840 new U.S. deaths from COVID-19 and Wednesday marked the seventh consecutive day in which the U.S. death toll was under 1,000 people.

South Africa will soon begin reopening full-service restaurants and casinos under strict conditions after nearly three months of lockdown restrictions to contain coronavirus. President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that accredited accommodations and salons will also be allowed to reopen. South Africa is reporting more than 80,000 coronavirus infections and more than 1,600 deaths.

The 15-member west African ECOWAS trade bloc is proposing re-opening borders between their countries in the first half of July, according to Reuters. Countries across the group have imposed varying levels of travel restrictions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, with many totally closing their borders.

Sudan’s security and defense council says it is extending a lockdown in the state of Khartoum to June 29 to help stop the spread of coronavirus.

One emerging problem in Nigeria is gender-based, like rape. In response to the increasing number of such cases, thousands of Nigerians marched on the streets of major cities this month to demand justice for victims.

As the global coronavirus pandemic impacts economies across the world, there are questions as to how China-Africa relations will be affected and if China will respond to requests for debt relief from African countries. VOA’s Salem Solomon spoke to China-Africa experts and has this story.

Evariste Ndayishimiye is being sworn in as Burundi’s new president in the capital city, Gitegay, a week after the sudden death of outgoing President Pierre Nkurunziza. Ndayishimiye was originally scheduled to be sworn into office in August, but the constitutional court ruled last week that Ndayishimiye’s swearing take place as soon as possible following the death of his predecessor. Ndayishimiye became Burundi’s new leader by securing just over 68 percent of the vote in the May election and overcoming a bid by the opposition to get the results overturned because of alleged fraud.

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