World / Africa

Ethiopia declares state of emergency as Tigrayan forces gain ground 02 Nov 2021 - 07:38 pm

ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopia declared a state of emergency on Tuesday after forces from the northern region of Tigray said they were gaining territory...

Six dead, scores missing in Nigeria after collapse of high-rise 02 Nov 2021 - 04:22 pm

ABUJA: At least six people have died in Nigeria's commercial capital of Lagos after the collapse of a luxurious high-rise building that was...

Several workers trapped under collapsed highrise in Nigeria -witnesses 01 Nov 2021 - 08:51 pm

LAGOS`- A luxury residential highrise under construction in Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos collapsed on Monday, trapping several workers under a pile of concrete...

S.Africa's Transnet shuts down fuel pipeline after fire, three dead 31 Oct 2021 - 03:35 pm

Johannesburg: South Africa's state-owned logistics firm Transnet said on Sunday its petroleum pipeline in Durban has been shut down after a fire that...

Oramed to start oral Covid-19 vaccine trial in South Africa 29 Oct 2021 - 09:46 pm

Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc. won approval to run an initial clinical trial for its orally delivered Covid-19 vaccine candidate in South Africa. The U.S.-listed...

BioNTech to start building vaccine plant in Africa next year 26 Oct 2021 - 07:22 pm

BioNTech SE said it plans to start construction on its first start-to-finish vaccine plant in Africa in the middle of next year, aiming...

S.Africa's Aspen aims to sharply increase COVID-19 vaccine capacity 25 Oct 2021 - 08:34 pm

GQEBERHA, South Africa - South Africa's Aspen Pharmacare is aiming to ramp up its COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing capacity to 1.3 billion doses a...

Senegal logs zero new COVID-19 cases for first time since pandemic began 20 Oct 2021 - 03:16 pm

DAKAR: Senegal recorded zero new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday for the first time since the pandemic began, the health ministry said. The West...

Kenya lifts COVID-19 curfew as infection rates ease, president says 20 Oct 2021 - 02:41 pm

NAIROBI: Kenya lifted a nationwide curfew on Wednesday that has been in place since March 2020 to curb the spread of the coronavirus,...

WHO-led programme aims to buy antiviral COVID-19 pills for $10: Document 19 Oct 2021 - 09:17 am

Brussels: A World Health Organization-led programme to ensure poorer countries get fair access to COVID-19 vaccines, tests and treatments aims to secure antiviral...

Burundi launches COVID-19 vaccination drive 18 Oct 2021 - 07:48 pm

BUJUMBURA - Burundi on Monday rolled out its first COVID-19 vaccines, months after most African countries, the latest step in the East African...

South Africa regulator not authorising Russian COVID-19 vaccine for now 18 Oct 2021 - 03:33 pm

Johannesburg: South Africa's drugs regulator said on Monday that it was not approving an emergency use application for Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 shot...

Cape Town fights alien trees threatening its water supply, biodiversity 18 Oct 2021 - 12:31 pm

CAPE TOWN: In South Africa's Franschhoek mountains a helicopter drops off abseilers to cut down invasive pine trees that are choking off water...

Three new Ebola cases confirmed in eastern Congo 18 Oct 2021 - 12:01 pm

BENI, Democratic Republic of Congo: Three new Ebola cases have been confirmed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, bringing the total to five...

Laurent Gbagbo launches new political party in Ivory Coast 16 Oct 2021 - 07:35 pm

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast: Former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo launched a new political party Saturday, formally breaking ties with those who ran his former...