Highlights
We established the introduction of diverse sub-Lineages of Lineage B into Africa within the first few months of the SARSCoV-2 outbreak.
The evolutionary rate of SARSCoV-2 sequences in Africa is consistent with previous reports indicating congruence with global viral evolution.
The G614 spike protein mutant was the most prevalent in this study.
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