World / Africa

New Ebola case detected in eastern Congo, health ministry says 07 Feb 2021 - 09:48 pm

KINSHASA - A woman has contracted Ebola and died in a new case of the virus detected in the eastern Democratic Republic of...

China to donate 100,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses to Congo Republic 04 Feb 2021 - 10:54 pm

BRAZZAVILLE - China will donate 100,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Congo Republic and forgive $13 million in public debt, its ambassador to...

Zimbabwe to get 200,000 COVID-19 doses from China's Sinopharm 04 Feb 2021 - 09:02 pm

HARARE - Zimbabwe will receive 200,000 free doses of China's Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine, President Emmerson Mnangagwa said on Thursday, after China and Russia...

Uganda orders 18 mln doses of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine 02 Feb 2021 - 07:57 pm

KAMPALA: Uganda has ordered 18 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and up to 40% of the shipments are expected...

South Africa gets first vaccine doses, bringing relief to health workers 01 Feb 2021 - 08:37 pm

JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's first coronavirus vaccine doses arrived by airplane on Monday, offering some relief for health workers who have been stretched...

Nine killed in hotel attack in Somali capital: Police 01 Feb 2021 - 11:44 am

Mogadishu: Nine people died after al Qaeda-linked Islamist insurgents stormed a hotel in the Somali capital Mogadishu, battling security forces until the early...

Bird flu kills more than 250 pelicans in Mauritania, says ministry 31 Jan 2021 - 07:34 pm

NOUAKCHOTT - About 245 pelican chicks and two dozen adult pelicans have died from H5N1 bird flu in a Mauritanian national park bordering...

South Africa to receive extra 20 mln Covid-19 vaccines, paper says 31 Jan 2021 - 11:31 am

Johannesburg: South Africa has secured an additional 20 million coronavirus vaccines manufactured by Pfizer, national newspaper The Sunday Times reported on Sunday, citing...

Ethiopia says Tigray back to 'normalcy;' witnesses disagree. 30 Jan 2021 - 05:43 pm

NAIROBI, Kenya: Ethiopia’s government has privately told Biden administration staffers its embattled Tigray region has "returned to normalcy,” but new witness accounts describe...

Novavax Covid-19 vaccine news welcomed in South Africa 30 Jan 2021 - 12:10 pm

Johannesburg: News that the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine has shown about 60% efficacy on HIV-positive patients and that it seems to work against the...

Kenya aims to vaccinate 16 million people against COVID-19 by June 2022 29 Jan 2021 - 04:08 pm

NAIROBI: Kenya said on Friday it was seeking an extra 11 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines, on top of 24 million already ordered,...

Death toll from storm Eloise rises to 21 across southern Africa 28 Jan 2021 - 04:24 pm

MAPUTO: The death toll from Storm Eloise has risen to 21 across southern Africa after Mozambique and eSwatini reported a further five and...

Senegal confirms presence of UK variant of coronavirus 28 Jan 2021 - 03:09 pm

DAKAR - A more contagious variant of the coronavirus first identified in Britain has now been detected in Senegal, its health institute said...

South Africa to issue COVID-19 vaccine storage, distribution tender 28 Jan 2021 - 02:43 pm

JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's health ministry will issue a tender to store and distribute COVID-19 vaccines on Feb. 5, it said on Thursday,...

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...