World / Africa

Vaccine-averse Tanzania told to follow science 28 Jan 2021 - 01:51 pm

Nairobi: The World Health Organization (WHO) urged Tanzania on Thursday to follow science, a day after its president said COVID-19 vaccines were dangerous...

Morocco to start vaccinations on Thursday, palace says 28 Jan 2021 - 12:14 am

RABAT - Morocco will start rolling out its mass coronavirus vaccination programme on Thursday, the royal palace said, the first African country to...

Tunisian president’s office gets letter with suspicious powder -source 27 Jan 2021 - 09:51 pm

TUNIS - The office of Tunisia’s president received a letter containing suspicious powder and is investigating the matter, a source there told Reuters...

South Africa says first 1 mln vaccine doses to arrive on Feb 1 27 Jan 2021 - 09:47 pm

JOHANNESBURG - South Africa expects the flight carrying its first 1 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to arrive on Feb. 1, Health Minister Zweli...

Pandemic a wake-up to world leaders on food frailties, WFP says 27 Jan 2021 - 02:34 pm

Vulnerabilities in the world's food supply system have been laid bare by the COVID-19 pandemic, making global leaders more aware that if not...

Stop hoarding COVID-19 vaccines, South Africa's Ramaphosa tells rich nations 26 Jan 2021 - 09:21 pm

JOHANNESBURG - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday urged wealthy countries not to hoard surplus COVID-19 vaccine supplies, adding his voice to...

Thirteen dead, thousands homeless in southern Africa after storm Eloise 25 Jan 2021 - 08:49 pm

JOHANNESBURG - The death toll from storm Eloise rose to at least 13 on Monday after heavy winds, rain and flooding destroyed buildings,...

Zimbabwe, beset by soaring COVID-19 cases, gets vaccine offers from Russia, China 25 Jan 2021 - 07:24 pm

HARARE - Russia and China have approached Zimbabwe about supplying vaccines to tackle its escalating COVID-19 outbreak amid concern about Harare's ability to...

Cyclone weakens in central Mozambique, but flooding a threat 23 Jan 2021 - 07:32 pm

JOHANNESBURG: The Mozambican port city of Beira breathed a sigh of relief Saturday as Cyclone Eloise caused less damage than feared as it...

Morocco gets 2 mln AstraZeneca vaccine doses; 1st big shipment to Africa 22 Jan 2021 - 05:28 pm

RABAT: Morocco received 2 million doses of Astrazeneca's COVID-19 vaccine on Friday, becoming the first African country to get a large enough shipment...

South Africa to pay $5.25 a dose for AstraZeneca vaccine from India's SII 21 Jan 2021 - 07:13 pm

JOHANNESBURG - South Africa will pay $5.25 per dose for 1.5 million shots of AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine from the Serum Institute of India...

British FM in Khartoum to discuss Sudan-Ethiopia tension 21 Jan 2021 - 03:12 pm

CAIRO: Britain’s foreign secretary was in the Sudanese capital Thursday to discuss bilateral relations and tensions along the border with Ethiopia, Sudan's state...

New COVID-19 variant defeats plasma treatment, may reduce vaccine efficacy 20 Jan 2021 - 09:21 pm

JOHANNESBURG - The new COVID-19 variant identified in South Africa can evade the antibodies that attack it in treatments using blood plasma from...

UK helps Kenya prepare to roll-out COVID-19 vaccine 20 Jan 2021 - 07:28 pm

NAIROBI - Britain said on Wednesday it was helping Kenya prepare to roll out the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Astrazeneca and Oxford University,...

100 hours in the dark: How an election internet blackout hit poor Ugandans 20 Jan 2021 - 05:49 pm

NAIROBI/KAMPALA: When Uganda ordered an internet shutdown on the eve of the presidential election, groundnut seller Susan Tafumba's trade collapsed. The 34-year-old sells...

Zimbabwe's foreign minister dies of COVID-19 amid resurgence 20 Jan 2021 - 02:28 pm

HARARE, Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe’s Foreign Minister Sibusiso Moyo, who gained prominence in 2017 as the military general who announced the coup against then-president Robert...

Britain helps Kenya prepare for roll-out of COVID-19 vaccine 20 Jan 2021 - 12:27 pm

Nairobi: Britain said on Wednesday it was helping Kenya prepare to roll out the COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University, as...

Morocco reports its first case of UK coronavirus variant, bans more flights 19 Jan 2021 - 11:18 am

Rabat: Morocco’s health ministry confirmed on Monday its first imported case of the more contagious variant of the novel coronavirus first discovered in...