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Ghana's main airport to fine airlines if they bring unvaccinated passengers 13 Dec 2021 - 04:08 pm
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South Africa's Ramaphosa has COVID-19 but symptoms mild, presidency says 13 Dec 2021 - 12:13 am
FILE PHOTO: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses a press conference after the G20 Compact with Africa conference at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany August 27, 2021. Tobias Schwarz/Pool via REUTERS//File Photo
Ghana to vaccinate returning travellers against COVID-19 on arrival 10 Dec 2021 - 03:53 pm
Director General of the Ghana Health Service Dr. Patrick Kuma-Aboagye receives the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine during the vaccination campaign at the Ridge Hospital in Accra, Ghana March 2, 2021. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko/File Photo
Coming to a clinic near you: Kenya's COVID-19 vaccine drive gets a boost 10 Dec 2021 - 03:14 pm
A healthcare professional administers a dose of AstraZeneca (COVID-19) vaccine at the Narok County Referral Hospital, in Narok, Kenya, December 1, 2021. REUTERS/Baz Ratner/File Photo
South Africa approves Pfizer vaccine booster amid COVID wave 09 Dec 2021 - 09:26 pm
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Severe illness in S.Africa's Omicron outbreak lower than in past waves-initial data 09 Dec 2021 - 09:06 pm
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Niger president says regional armies are outmatched by tech-savvy jihadists 06 Dec 2021 - 08:38 pm
Niger President Mohamed Bazoum is seen on a screen as he speaks during the Dakar International Forum on Peace and Security (ISSAT) in Diamniadio, Senegal December 6, 2021. REUTERS
South Africa's Biovac to start making Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in early 2022 - exec 06 Dec 2021 - 07:32 pm
FILE PHOTO: A South African flag flies beside a flag bearing the logo of the local vaccine manufacturing and storage company Biovac, outside the company's offices in Cape Town, South Africa, March 18, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings/File Photo
South Africa readies hospitals as Omicron variant drives new COVID-19 wave 06 Dec 2021 - 11:19 am
People stand in line to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, at the Narok County Referral Hospital, in Narok, Kenya, December 1, 2021. Picture taken December 1, 2021. REUTERS/Baz Ratner
Gambia’s President Barrow wins election with 53% of the vote 06 Dec 2021 - 10:14 am
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Senegal records first Omicron case in tourist who attended demonstration 05 Dec 2021 - 02:13 pm
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Nigeria plans booster shots after first cases of Omicron variant 04 Dec 2021 - 09:16 pm
A health worker takes a dose of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine from a vial during the roll out of mass vaccination for the disease in Abuja, Nigeria, November 19, 2021. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde
Zambia detects first cases of Omicron coronavirus variant 04 Dec 2021 - 03:47 pm
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South African official says number of children sick with Covid-19 is not cause for panic 04 Dec 2021 - 01:48 pm
International check-in counters stand empty amidst the spread of Omicron, at O.R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa, November 28, 2021. Reuters/ Sumaya Hisham/File Photo
Floods cut off communities in South Sudan's Unity state 03 Dec 2021 - 07:00 pm
South Sudanese men navigate a canoe through flood waters in Bentiu in Unity State, South Sudan as seen in this image taken by Doctors Without Borders (MSF) on November 20, 2021. Picture taken November 20, 2021. Njiiri Karago/Medecins Sans Frontieres/Handout via REUTERS
South Africa hit by fourth COVID wave driven by Omicron 03 Dec 2021 - 06:37 pm
A woman wearing a protective face mask against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and a plastic bag on her head to protect from the rain looks on, as the new Omicron coronavirus variant spreads, at Tsomo, a town in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa, December 2, 2021. Picture taken December 2, 2021. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko
Botswana says some diplomats found to have Omicron variant came from Europe 03 Dec 2021 - 03:23 pm
Buildings are seen in the Central Business District (CBD) in the capital Gaborone, Botswana, September 21, 2018. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko
Zimbabwe detects case of Omicron variant in country 02 Dec 2021 - 11:57 pm
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