Africa’s Last COVID-19 Free Country Confirms First Case

The tiny nation Lesotho has confirmed its first case of coronavirus. Entirely surrounded by South Africa, which has more than 11,000 cases, Lesotho had been the only country in Africa without a reported infection. But this week dozens of people who arrived from Saudi Arabia via South Africa were tested, and one case was found.

Also in Africa:

• Mosques and churches in Niger are reopening today for the first time in two months. Buildings must be disinfected and visitors wear face masks. Earlier this week Senegal also reopened places of worship
• Tanzania is at risk of being overwhelmed by their outbreak, the US embassy there says, but authorities deny the extent of the crisis. Videos of night burials have caused some to call into question the government’s approach