World / Africa

Third Ebola patient dies in northwest Democratic Republic of Congo 06 May 2022 - 06:17 pm

DAKAR: The third Ebola patient in northwest Democratic Republic of Congo has died, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday, the latest...

S.Africa's Aspen COVID-19 vaccine plant risks closure after no orders-executive 01 May 2022 - 08:32 pm

JOHANNESBURG- Africa's first COVID-19 vaccination plant, touted last year as a trailblazer for an under-vaccinated continent frustrated by sluggish Western handouts, risks shutting...

Kenyan president hikes country's minimum wage by 12% 01 May 2022 - 05:28 pm

NAIROBI: Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta said on Sunday his government would hike the country's minimum wage by 12% immediately to help workers cope...

Guinea's coup leader proposes 3-year transition back to civilian rule 01 May 2022 - 11:52 am

Conakry: A military junta in Guinea said its transition back to civilian rule will probably take more than three years, a proposal likely...

UN chief to make West Africa trip to Senegal, Niger, Nigeria 30 Apr 2022 - 10:38 am

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is heading to West Africa on Saturday to join Muslims marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan...

South Africa may be entering fifth COVID wave - health minister 29 Apr 2022 - 10:20 am

JOHANNESBURG- South Africa may be entering a fifth COVID-19 infection wave earlier than expected, after a sustained rise in infections over the past...

Malnourished kids crowd hospital as Ethiopia hit by worst drought in 40 years 28 Apr 2022 - 04:36 pm

GODE, Ethiopia: Malnourished children are flooding into the paediatric ward of the main hospital in Ethiopia's Gode city as the worst drought for...

Africa seeing uptick in COVID cases driven by S.Africa, WHO says 28 Apr 2022 - 02:20 pm

NAIROBI: Africa is seeing an uptick in COVID-19 cases largely driven by a doubling in cases reported in South Africa, the World Health...

Congo starts Ebola vaccinations to stem outbreak in northwest, WHO says 27 Apr 2022 - 02:31 pm

DAKAR: The Democratic Republic of Congo has kicked off Ebola vaccinations to stem an outbreak in the northwest city of Mbandaka, the World...

Zimbabwe's tobacco rebounds amid worries over health, labor 27 Apr 2022 - 11:39 am

Zimbabwe, Africa’s biggest tobacco grower and one of the world's top exporters of the nicotine leaf, has opened its selling season for the...

2 million children risk starving to death in Horn of Africa: UN aid chief 26 Apr 2022 - 07:37 pm

GENEVA: U.N. aid chief Martin Griffiths said on Tuesday that close to 2 million children risk starving to death as the Horn of...

Second Ebola patient dies in northwestern Congo, WHO says 26 Apr 2022 - 09:23 am

Nairobi: A second Ebola patient has died in the northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday, days after...

Emotional farewell for 'brave' police diver who drowned in S.African floods 25 Apr 2022 - 11:07 am

Ethekwini, South Africa: "Brave and fearless" is how colleagues remember South African police diver Busisiwe Mjwara, who drowned a week ago while searching...

Somalia's extremists bomb restaurant in the capital; 6 dead 23 Apr 2022 - 07:39 pm

A bomb blast by Somalia's Islamic extremist rebels hit a popular seaside restaurant in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, killing at least six people, ambulance...

Tunisia: Sunken tanker contained no fuel, government says 23 Apr 2022 - 02:17 pm

A commercial tanker that sank off the Tunisian coast and and was believed to be holding 750 tons of diesel fuel in fact...

‘Worrying’ rise in South African Covid cases, Minister says 22 Apr 2022 - 07:48 pm

South African authorities are monitoring "worrying signs” in the level of new coronavirus infections, according to Health Minister Joe Phaahla. The proportion of...