Tunisia holds vaccine ‘open day’ against Delta-driven spike
TUNIS, Tunisia (AFP) -- Tunisia on Sunday launched a Covid-19 vaccination drive for the over-40s, after receiving more than six…
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Africa
Nigeria bombs gunmen camp, kills 78: military
ABUJA, Nigeria (AFP) -- Nigerian forces have killed 78 gunmen, known locally as bandits, during military operations including air strikes…
3 years ago
Libya gets 2 million Sinopharm doses with more expected
TRIPOLI, Libya (AFP) -- Libya called Monday on people to come forward to be vaccinated after it received two million…
3 years ago
33 killed as bus hits fuel truck in DR Congo
KIKWIT, DR Congo (AFP) -- Thirty-three people died in a horrific collision between a fuel truck and a crowded bus…
3 years ago
Tunisia president sacks defence minister amid political turmoil
Tunisian President Kais Saied sacked the defence minister Monday, a day after ousting the prime minister and suspending parliament, plunging…
3 years ago
Hundreds of Ugandans given fake Covid jabs: health officials
KAMPALA, Uganda (AFP) -- At least 800 people in Uganda were given fake coronavirus vaccines -- some injected with water…
3 years ago
Pfizer/BioNTech to produce Covid-19 vaccine in S.Africa
by Michelle FITZPATRICK FRANKFURT, Germany (AFP) -- Covid-19 vaccine makers BioNTech and Pfizer on Wednesday said they had found a…
3 years ago
Mali interim leader ‘safe’ after assassination attempt
by Malick KONATE BAMAKO, Mali ( AFP) -- Mali's interim president Colonel Assimi Goita was "safe and sound", his office…
3 years ago
Death toll in South Africa unrest climbs to 72 as violence spreads
by Susan NJANJI Agence France Presse JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) -- Stores and warehouses in South Africa were hit…
3 years ago
Covid surging in Africa with more than 6 million cases: AFP tally
PARIS, France (AFP) -- Coronavirus is surging in Africa with a record average number of new cases according to an…
3 years ago
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