S.Africa suspends J&J vaccine rollout over blood clot concerns
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) -- South Africa on Tuesday suspended the rollout of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine over…
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Egypt gets hundreds of thousands of vaccines via Covax
CAIRO, Egypt (AFP) -- Egypt has received over 854,000 coronavirus vaccines through the Covax facility for lower and middle…
4 years ago
Egypt shuts Suez Canal amid struggle to refloat grounded megaship
by Farid Farid with AFP bureaus CAIRO, Egypt (AFP) -- The owners of a giant container vessel blocking the Suez…
4 years ago
Africa’s Covid 2nd wave was worse but saw fewer measures
PARIS, France (AFP) -- Africa experienced a 30-percent rise in infections in its second wave of coronavirus last year but…
4 years ago
Niger receives 400,000 Sinopharm jabs from China
NIAMEY, Niger (AFP) -- Niger's health ministry said Sunday that China has sent it 400,000 doses of the Sinopharm vaccine…
4 years ago
Shallow 6.0-magnitude earthquake strikes off Algerian coast: USGS
ALGIERS, Algeria (AFP) -- A shallow 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck off the Algerian coast on Thursday, the US Geological Survey…
4 years ago
Nicaragua volcano blankets communities in ash
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AFP) -- The San Cristobal volcano, the highest in Nicaragua and one of its most active, spewed a…
4 years ago
E. Guinea military camp blasts toll rises to 105
by Samuel Obiang MALABO, Equatorial Guinea (AFP) -- The death toll from four explosions that rocked a military camp in…
4 years ago
Death toll from E. Guinea military camp blasts rises to 98
by Samuel Obiang MALABO, Equatorial Guinea (AFP) -- The death toll from accidental explosions that rocked a military camp in…
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At least 15 dead, 500 injured in E.Guinea blasts: president
MALABO, Equatorial Guinea (AFP) -- At least 15 people have been killed and 500 injured after a series of powerful…
4 years ago
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