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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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S.Africa's health body sees threefold higher risk of reinfection from Omicron 02 Dec 2021 - 11:41 pm
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Omicron present in five out of nine South African provinces - data 01 Dec 2021 - 08:04 pm
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Nigeria's Lagos State rejects findings of 'massacre' of protesters last year 01 Dec 2021 - 01:02 pm
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Omicron variant could outcompete Delta, South African disease expert says 30 Nov 2021 - 08:00 pm
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Omicron ‘pretty mild’ so far, South African health expert says 28 Nov 2021 - 07:46 pm
Small toy figures are seen in front of a displayed South Africa flag and words
Ghana to make COVID-19 vaccine mandatory for targeted groups from January 28 Nov 2021 - 07:23 pm
FILE PHOTO: A nurse prepares a dose of the of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine during the vaccination campaign at the Ridge Hospital in Accra, Ghana, March 2, 2021. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko/File Photo
Blinken calls for speedy negotiations over ethiopia military escalation 27 Nov 2021 - 07:26 pm
Villagers return from a market to Yechila town in south central Tigray walking past scores of burned vehicles, in Tigray, Ethiopia, July 10, 2021. REUTERS/Giulia Paravicini.
S. Africa scientists brace for wave propelled by omicron 27 Nov 2021 - 05:59 pm
Workers prepare ahead of South Africa's national airline, South African Airways (SAA), taking off after a year-long hiatus triggered by it running out of funds, at O.R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa, September 23, 2021. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko/
Mauritius to stop flights from South Africa from Nov 28 over new coronavirus variant 27 Nov 2021 - 05:53 pm
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Algerians hold local elections amid anger over rising prices 27 Nov 2021 - 03:57 pm
People point at the ballot box as a man walks to cast his vote during the local elections, in Algiers, Algeria November 27, 2021. REUTERS/Ramzi Boudina
EXPLAINER: What is this new COVID variant in South Africa? 27 Nov 2021 - 03:49 pm
FILE PHOTO: Passengers queue to get a PCR test against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) before traveling on international flights, at O.R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa, November 26, 2021. REUTERS/Sumaya Hisham
S.Africa says it is being punished for early COVID variant detection 27 Nov 2021 - 03:42 pm
Digital display boards show cancelled flights to London - Heathrow at O.R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa, November 26, 2021. REUTERS/ Sumaya Hisham/File Photo.
French convoy faces new protests after crossing into Niger from Burkina Faso 27 Nov 2021 - 03:33 pm
Civil organisations hold a protest calling for Burkina Faso's President Roch Kabore to resign and for the departure of French forces that patrol the country, in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, November 27, 2021. REUTERS/Anne Mimault
Morocco bans travellers from seven southern African over COVID concerns 26 Nov 2021 - 08:48 pm
A man wearing a protective face mask walks on an empty street, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Casablanca, Morocco March 24, 2020. REUTERS/Youssef Boudlal