Medical supply shortages fuel deaths in Tigray: UN
by Robbie COREY-BOULET ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AFP) -- Medical supply shortages are having fatal consequences in Ethiopia's war-hit Tigray region,…
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Africa
US pharmaceutical firm Moderna to build plant in Africa
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- US pharmaceutical giant Moderna announced Thursday it would build a plant in Africa, as…
3 years ago
UN reports ‘unprecedented’ malnutrition in Tigray
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AFP) -- The UN warned of "unprecedented" malnutrition among pregnant and lactating women in Ethiopia's war-hit Tigray…
3 years ago
2% or fewer have had Covid jabs in many African nations: WHO
BRAZZAVILLE, Congo (AFP) -- Just two percent of the population, or fewer, have been fully vaccinated against coronavirus in half…
3 years ago
Algeria begins Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine production
CONSTANTINE, Algeria (AFP) -- Algeria on Wednesday started producing the Covid-19 vaccine developed by Chinese firm Sinovac, with production expected…
3 years ago
WHO chief apologizes for sex abuse by staff in DR Congo
by Christophe VOGT Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The head of the World Health Organization apologized Tuesday…
3 years ago
South Sudanese refugees homeless again after Sudan floods
by Mujahed Sharaf al-Din AL-JABALAIN, Sudan (AFP) -- South Sudanese refugee Dawood Kour fled to Sudan to turn the page…
3 years ago
Cholera kills over 2,300 in Nigeria’s worst outbreak in years
by Joel Olatunde AGOI LAGOS, Nigeria (AFP) -- Cholera has killed more than 2,300 people and infected thousands more, mostly…
3 years ago
North Africa virus cases plummeting after summer spike
by AFP bureaus across the Maghreb Weeks after a spike in coronavirus cases overwhelmed intensive care units across North…
3 years ago
E.Guinea tightens Covid-19 restrictions as third wave hits
MALABO, Equatorial Guinea (AFP) -- Equatorial Guinea on Friday stiffened measures to tackle Covid-19, citing a third wave of the…
3 years ago
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