World / Africa

Algeria reimposes restrictions on gatherings to stem coronavirus cases 25 Jul 2021 - 11:56 pm

ALGIERS - Algeria will reimpose restrictions on gatherings from Monday to cope with a rapid spread of the more infectious Delta variant of...

South Africa lifts some coronavirus restrictions after cases drop 25 Jul 2021 - 11:46 pm

JOHANNESBURG - South Africa on Sunday lifted restrictions and the movement of people between provinces as President Cyril Ramaphosa said a third wave...

South Africa says third coronavirus wave has passed its peak 23 Jul 2021 - 04:01 pm

South Africa’s government said a third wave of coronavirus infections has passed its peak, a development that could give it scope to ease...

Africa to start receiving 400 mln J&J COVID-19 vaccine doses next week 22 Jul 2021 - 01:07 pm

NAIROBI: Africa, battling a severe third wave of COVID-19 infections, will start to receive the first batch of 400 million doses of vaccines...

Coastal erosion threatens Senegal's rock climbing clique 22 Jul 2021 - 12:59 pm

DAKAR: Dangling from umber cliffs that tower over Africa's westernmost shoreline, a crew of Senegalese climbers hunt for footholds that they say are...

4,500 families in Sudan benefit from QRCS sacrifice project 22 Jul 2021 - 09:00 am

Khartoum: Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) announced the implementation of the sacrifice project, on the first day of Eid Al Adha for the...

South Africa targets 35 mln people vaccinated against COVID-19 by Christmas 21 Jul 2021 - 09:51 pm

JOHANNESBURG - South Africa aims to have given at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine to 35 million of its 60 million people...

South African firm to help make Pfizer/BioNTech COVID vaccine 21 Jul 2021 - 09:37 pm

Pfizer and BioNTech have struck a deal for South Africa's Biovac Institute to help manufacture around 100 million doses a year of their...

Mali presidency says President Goita targeted by stabbing attack 20 Jul 2021 - 02:51 pm

BAMAKO: Mali's interim President Assimi Goita was the target of an attempted stabbing attack during Eid al-Adha prayers at Bamako's Grand Mosque, the...

Senegal's COVID-19 surge forces difficult Eid al-Adha decisions 20 Jul 2021 - 12:26 pm

DAKAR: With COVID-19 cases surging across Senegal, Pape Gueye made the difficult decision to spend the first Eid al-Adha of his life apart...

Ethiopia says second filling of giant dam on Blue Nile complete 19 Jul 2021 - 06:15 pm

ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopia has completed filling the reservoir of its huge dam on the Blue Nile river for a second year, a minister...

Nigeria puts six states on COVID-19 red alert, curbs gatherings 18 Jul 2021 - 12:08 pm

LAGOS: Nigeria has put six states on red alert after seeing a "worrisome" rise in COVID-19 infections, a government official said, urging people...

African countries to receive first U.S. donated COVID-19 vaccines in days - Gavi 16 Jul 2021 - 05:59 pm

GENEVA: Nearly 50 African countries are to receive 25 million COVID-19 vaccine doses donated by the United States, with the first shipments to...

Africa needs fairness and vaccines to revive its tourism sector - minister 16 Jul 2021 - 05:06 pm

NAIROBI: African countries need to get equal access to COVID-19 vaccines so they can start rebuilding their devastated tourism industries, Kenya's tourism minister...