World / Africa

S.Africa losing cultural landmarks like Apartheid Museum to COVID 07 May 2021 - 03:26 pm

JOHANNESBURG: A pair of boxing gloves worn by Nelson Mandela at the height of the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa lie under a...

Ghana to start second vaccine doses with re-deployed Congo COVAX shots 07 May 2021 - 03:17 pm

ACCRA: Ghana received 350,000 doses of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine on Friday, which will enable it start offering second doses of the shot...

Tunisia announces one-week COVID-19 lockdown from Sunday 07 May 2021 - 01:14 pm

TUNIS- Tunisia will impose a COVID-19 lockdown for one week from Sunday, Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi said on Friday, ahead of next week's...

Kenya reports COVID-19 variant detected in India: Health ministry 05 May 2021 - 05:07 pm

NAIROBI: A variant of COVID-19 first diagnosed in India has been detected in Kenya, the health ministry said on Wednesday, days after the...

Congo declares end of Ebola outbreak that killed six 03 May 2021 - 02:08 pm

KINSHASA - The Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday declared the end of an Ebola outbreak that infected 12 people in the eastern...

Pfizer to ship 4.5 million vaccine doses to South Africa by June 02 May 2021 - 08:47 pm

Pfizer Inc. will ship 4.5 million doses of its Covid-19 vaccines to South Africa by June helping the nation ramp up its inoculation...

Nigeria bans travellers from India, Brazil, Turkey over COVID-19 fears 02 May 2021 - 01:33 pm

ABUJA: Nigeria will ban travellers coming from India, Brazil and Turkey because of concerns about the rampant spread of coronavirus in those countries,...

Parents of Nigeria kidnap victims plead for government help 29 Apr 2021 - 12:02 pm

Kaduna: When Linda Peter last spoke to her daughter, the brief phone call left her relieved the teenager was alive but distraught because...

South Africa resumes giving J&J jabs to health care workers 28 Apr 2021 - 07:16 pm

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa has resumed giving the Johnson & Johnson vaccine to health care workers after a more than two-week pause in the...

Kenyan tour guides take COVID-19 vaccine in hopes of tourism revival 27 Apr 2021 - 04:33 pm

NAIROBI: Around 250 tour guides from Kenya's famed national parks lined up in downtown Nairobi on Tuesday to receive the COVID-19 vaccination, as...

Chad's new military rulers name prime minister, opposition cries foul 26 Apr 2021 - 03:07 pm

N'DJAMENA: Chad's new military rulers named Albert Pahimi Padacke as prime minister of a transitional government on Monday a week after President Idriss...

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...