World / Africa

South African study using J&J vaccine will resume on Wednesday 26 Apr 2021 - 02:03 pm

JOHANNESBURG - South African researchers will on Wednesday resume a study further evaluating the efficacy of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine in the...

African countries urged to use vaccines quickly after expiry confusion 22 Apr 2021 - 02:01 pm

JOHANNESBURG - The African Union's disease control body on Thursday urged countries to use COVID-19 vaccines donated to them quickly to save lives...

Kidnappers abduct unknown number of Nigerian university students 21 Apr 2021 - 02:57 pm

Kaduna: Kidnappers killed one person and took an unknown number of students from a university in northwest Nigeria's restive Kaduna state, police said...

Chad President Idriss Deby dies on frontline, son to take over 20 Apr 2021 - 03:06 pm

N'DJAMENA: Chad's President Idriss Deby has died while visiting troops on the frontline of a fight against northern rebels, the army said on...

Congo begins COVID-19 vaccinations after delay over safety concerns 19 Apr 2021 - 10:31 pm

KINSHASA: The Democratic Republic of Congo launched its COVID-19 vaccination campaign on Monday after a more than one-month delay because of concerns about...

Residents evacuated as mountain fire spreads in Cape Town 19 Apr 2021 - 12:22 pm

Cape Town, South Africa: Residents are being evacuated from Cape Town neighborhoods Monday as a wildfire spreading on the slopes of the city's...

Table Mountain wildfire threatens University of Cape Town 18 Apr 2021 - 08:24 pm

CAPE TOWN: A wildfire on the slopes of South Africa's Table Mountain forced University of Cape Town students to evacuate on Sunday, as...

South African regulator recommends lifting J&J vaccine ban 18 Apr 2021 - 11:45 am

South Africa’s health regulator asked the government to lift the pause on administering Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine provided certain conditions are met....

Patients evacuated as fire blazes in Johannesburg hospital 17 Apr 2021 - 11:43 am

Johannesburg: Hundreds of patients are being evacuated from Johannesburg's Charlotte Maxeke Hospital where a fire is blazing through parts of the facility in...

Africa CDC says cannot predict when second COVID-19 shots will arrive 15 Apr 2021 - 06:42 pm

NAIROBI: Many Africans who have received their first COVID-19 vaccine do not know when they will get a second shot because deliveries are...

South Africa says downpayments to J&J, Pfizer not refundable 14 Apr 2021 - 12:08 pm

CAPE TOWN - The South African government's downpayments to Johnson & Johnson (J&J) and Pfizer for COVID-19 vaccines are not refundable under any...

Cameroon receives 200,000 doses of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine 11 Apr 2021 - 11:35 pm

YAOUNDE - Cameroon took delivery on Sunday of 200,000 doses of China's Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines, the first vaccines to arrive in the country,...

Tunisia extends curfew to curb the spread of coronavirus 07 Apr 2021 - 11:14 pm

TUNIS - Tunisia will extend its nighttime curfew hours and will prevent all gatherings and weekly markets to curb the rapid spread of...

Gunmen free more than 1,800 inmates in attack on Nigerian prison 06 Apr 2021 - 01:03 pm

Yenagoa, Nigeria: More than 1,800 prisoners are on the run in southeast Nigeria after escaping when heavily armed gunmen attacked their prison using...

South Africa signs deal for 20 mln Pfizer Covid-19 doses 06 Apr 2021 - 12:00 pm

Johannesburg: South Africa has signed an agreement with Pfizer Inc for 20 million dual shot COVID-19 vaccine doses, a government official told Reuters...

Kenya Airways suspends flights to United Kingdom 05 Apr 2021 - 07:39 pm

NAIROBI - Kenya Airways will suspend flights to the United Kingdom effective April 9, the airline said in a statement. The announcement comes...

Al Shabaab militants attack two army bases in Somalia 03 Apr 2021 - 02:36 pm

MOGADISHU: Al Shabaab Islamist militants attacked two Somali National Army bases on Saturday and the army said there had been casualties on both...

Kenya stops private importation of COVID-19 vaccines 03 Apr 2021 - 01:44 pm

NAIROBI, Kenya: Kenya has ordered an immediate suspension on private importations of vaccines citing fears that it may lead to counterfeit inoculations getting...