The usually large colorful gatherings were largely reduced to physically distanced gatherings of a few people in open places and in some cases in mosques – thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. Some of the countries in Africa that observed festivities today include Egypt, Morocco, Libya, Tunisia, and Algeria across North Africa. South of the Sahara, the faithful in Ghana, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, the Republic of Congo, and Uganda are celebrating the day.
SOURCE: AFRICA NEWS
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