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The development of novel severe acute respiratory syndrome-2 (SARS-CoV-2), the causative agent of the continuous coronavirus diseases-19 (COVID-19) pandemic, has become a global concern The current COVID-19 pandemic should be extensively comprehended to deal with it and to forestall a future pandemic Like other countries, the African countries have also taken measures to stop the spread of COVID-19 infection like full lockdown and enforcing travel limitations This review aimed to highlight the factors associated with the emergence, surveillance, preparedness, containment of COVID-19, along with the biosafety research facilities in African countries A literature search with the combined keywords \'Africa and COVID-19\' was performed using different search engines like Pubmed, Google Scholars, and Medline Plus The data was collected and analyzed It has been observed that most infection spread is attributed to improper hygiene/protective measures, for example, hand washing and social distancing Accordingly, the large scale advertisement and conduction of the COVID-19 educational programs are highly recommended The African countries lack appropriate numbers of biosafety level 3 and 4 research facilities, trained personnel/ emergency units, and funding resources to combat COVID-19 and similar pandemic It is advisable to build up more biosafety research facilities, trained emergency response units, isolation units, and substantial funding agencies in every African country with clear rules to combat outbreaks like COVID-19 The African countries may also ask support from other countries with successful experience against COVID-19 The implementation of the suggested strategies will be helpful to African countries against COVID-19
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