World / Africa

Nigeria destroys 1 million expired donated COVID-19 vaccines 22 Dec 2021 - 10:08 pm

LAGOS, Nigeria- Nigeria destroyed more than 1 million expired doses of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday after authorities said they could not be...

Madagascar Minister swims 12 hours to shore after helicopter crash 22 Dec 2021 - 01:45 pm

Madagascar’s secretary of state for police swam 12 hours to shore after ejecting from a helicopter that crashed off the Indian Ocean island...

Death toll from Madagascar boat accident rises to 64 22 Dec 2021 - 11:24 am

ANTANANARIVO: At least 64 people have died in a boat accident off the coast of northeastern Madagascar and searches were underway for 24...

S.Africa's Ramaphosa back at work after COVID-19 self-isolation 20 Dec 2021 - 12:00 pm

JOHANNESBURG: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has returned to work after finishing a week of self-isolation due to testing positive for COVID-19, his...

S.Africa says vaccines, prior infection help mildness of COVID cases 17 Dec 2021 - 04:37 pm

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's health minister said on Friday that the government believed that vaccines and high levels of prior COVID-19 infection were helping...

Tunisian parliament Speaker rejects assembly suspension for another year 16 Dec 2021 - 03:13 pm

Cairo: Tunisia's parliament speaker Rached Ghannouchi said on Thursday he refused to suspend the parliament for another year. Ghannouci, also head of the...

Congo declares end of Ebola outbreak that killed six people 16 Dec 2021 - 02:46 pm

BENI, Democratic Republic of Congo: Authorities in Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday declared the end of an Ebola outbreak that emerged in...

Surge in African Covid cases causing fewer deaths, WHO says 14 Dec 2021 - 05:39 pm

A surge in new Covid-19 cases in Africa in the past week is causing fewer deaths than previous surges, the World Health Organization...

Nigeria probes state Governor’s $146 million cash Machine 14 Dec 2021 - 03:49 pm

Nigeria is investigating a serving state governor who has withdrawn more than 60 billion naira ($146 million) in cash since 2015 as part...

Nigeria to destroy one million expired COVID-19 vaccines -official 14 Dec 2021 - 12:19 am

ABUJA- Nigeria will destroy around one million expired COVID-19 vaccines, Faisal Shuaib, head of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), said...

Senegal expects waste of 400,000 COVID-19 vaccines by year-end 13 Dec 2021 - 09:42 pm

DAKAR- At least 200,000 COVID-19 vaccines have expired in Senegal without being used in the past two months and another 200,000 are set...

UN rights forum to hold session on Ethiopia at EU request 13 Dec 2021 - 08:07 pm

Geneva: The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold a special session on Friday on the "grave" situation in Ethiopia, at the request...

South Africa's Ramaphosa still showing mild COVID symptoms 13 Dec 2021 - 07:38 pm

JOHANNESBURG- South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, who tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday, is still showing mild symptoms and has had to delay...

Ghana's main airport to fine airlines if they bring unvaccinated passengers 13 Dec 2021 - 04:08 pm

Accra:The operator of Ghana's main international airport will fine airlines $3,500 for every passenger they bring in that is not vaccinated against COVID-19...

South Africa's Ramaphosa has COVID-19 but symptoms mild, presidency says 13 Dec 2021 - 12:13 am

JOHANNESBURG- South Africa's 69-year-old President Cyril Ramaphosa tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday, though is showing only mild symptoms, the presidency said. "The...

Ghana to vaccinate returning travellers against COVID-19 on arrival 10 Dec 2021 - 03:53 pm

ACCRA: Ghana will vaccinate returning citizens and residents against COVID-19 upon arrival at the airport from next Monday if they have not already...

Coming to a clinic near you: Kenya's COVID-19 vaccine drive gets a boost 10 Dec 2021 - 03:14 pm

NAIROBI: Now that rich nations are sharing more COVID-19 shots with Africa, health officials across the continent are scrambling to overcome vaccine hesitancy...

South Africa approves Pfizer vaccine booster amid COVID wave 09 Dec 2021 - 09:26 pm

JOHANNESBURG- South Africa’s regulatory authority has approved the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine as a booster shot, opening the way for third doses to be administered...