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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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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
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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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