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BY Mohammed Awal, 5:00pm March 23, 2020,

Coronavirus: You’ve heard the ugly, here are three ‘positives’ on the continent

by Mohammed Awal, 5:00pm March 23, 2020,
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Image: Aljazeera

No more protests; intransigent leaders get breather  

The fear of contracting the deadly virus forced Algerian protesters to called off their weekly anti-government demonstration.

Had the protest went ahead it would have been the 57th week in a row that Algerians came out onto the streets, the BBC reported.

Similar suspension of protest had been recorded across the continent to stem the spread of the virus.

Last Edited by:Kent Mensah Updated: March 23, 2020

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