World / Africa

First malaria vaccine advances after decades of work 06 Oct 2021 - 07:33 pm

The first vaccine for malaria, the mosquito-borne disease that kills about 400,000 people each year, is set to be deployed more widely after...

Senegal records fewest daily COVID-19 cases since outbreak began 04 Oct 2021 - 03:56 pm

DAKAR: Senegal on Monday logged only two new daily COVID-19 infections, the lowest number since the pandemic reached the country and two months...

S.African president Ramaphosa eases COVID-19 restrictions to lowest level 30 Sep 2021 - 11:14 pm

CAPE TOWN - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has eased restrictions aimed at combating the coronavirus pandemic to the country's lowest alert level,...

Africa lags on COVID-19 vaccination, healthcare workers at risk - WHO, nurses say 30 Sep 2021 - 09:20 pm

GENEVA/NAIROBI - Only 15 of Africa's 54 nations have fully vaccinated 10% of their populations against COVID-19 and many frontline health workers remain...

Ghana receives 1.5M doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine from Germany 26 Sep 2021 - 07:36 pm

ACCRA, Ghana – Ghana on Sunday received 1.5 million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine from Germany. Deputy Health Minister Mahama Asei Seini...

Protesters in eastern Sudan shut oil import pipeline: ministry 25 Sep 2021 - 02:23 pm

KHARTOUM: Protesters in eastern Sudan shut a pipeline that carries imported crude oil to the capital Khartoum, but there are enough reserves for...

Suicide car bomb targeting convoy in Somali capital kills at least 8 25 Sep 2021 - 02:16 pm

MOGADISHU: A suicide car bomb killed at least eight people in the Somali capital on Saturday at a street junction near the president's...

Singing and dancing as South Africa's national airline returns to the skies 23 Sep 2021 - 11:49 pm

JOHANNESBURG - Jubilant South African Airways (SAA) staff at the country's biggest airport broke into song and dance on Thursday as the airline...

Namibia detects a new strain of foot-and-mouth disease 23 Sep 2021 - 09:01 pm

WINDHOEK - Namibia has detected a new strain of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in the country that has infected thousands of cattle, the agriculture...

Uganda to give 1.6 million Pfizer vaccine doses from next week 21 Sep 2021 - 07:25 pm

Uganda plans to start offering the Pfizer Inc. coronavirus vaccine starting next week after receiving 1.67 million doses from the U.S. The shots...

Guinea declares end of Marburg virus outbreak 16 Sep 2021 - 08:36 pm

CONAKRY - An outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus in Guinea is officially over, health authorities said on Thursday, less than six weeks...

Rwandan conservationist helps to save hundreds of cranes 15 Sep 2021 - 02:27 pm

Nairobi: A tall grey crowned crane with an injured leg struts through a bird sanctuary in the Rwandan capital Kigali. The Umusambi Village...

West African leaders to hold summit on Guinea coup on Thursday 15 Sep 2021 - 01:16 pm

Dakar: West African leaders will meet on Thursday to decide how to respond to the coup in Guinea and how to pressure the...

African Union slams vaccine manufacturers for restricting access 14 Sep 2021 - 07:23 pm

GENEVA - The African Union on Tuesday accused manufacturers of COVID-19 vaccines of denying African countries a fair chance to buy them, and...

Gunmen attack Nigerian prison, free 240 inmates 13 Sep 2021 - 01:38 pm

Abuja: Heavily armed gunmen raided a jail in south-central Nigeria late on Sunday and freed 240 inmates - almost everyone in the prison,...

South Africa loosens COVID curbs as third wave eases 12 Sep 2021 - 11:28 pm

JOHANNESBURG - South Africa will ease COVID-19 restrictions and shorten its nationwide curfew from Monday after a decline in infections, President Cyril Ramaphosa...

S.Africa's regulator approves Pfizer Covid-19 shot for children 12 and up 11 Sep 2021 - 01:31 pm

Johhannesburg: South Africa's health regulator has approved Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for use by children aged 12 and older, paving the way for the...

South Africa jabs 2,000 children in test of Chinese vaccine 10 Sep 2021 - 07:51 pm

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa on Friday started vaccinating some children and adolescents as part of the global Phase 3 clinical trials of China’s Sinovac...