Thousands of Madagascar infants treated for malnutrition : charity
JOHANNESBURG, Madagascar (AFP) -- Over 4,000 children have been hospitalized for malnutrition in southern Madagascar this year due to severe…
4 years ago
Africa
Africa virus fight boosted as jabs reach Nigeria, Angola
by Louise DEWAST with AFP Africa bureaus ABUJA, Nigeria (AFP) -- Millions of coronavirus shots from the global Covax scheme…
4 years ago
Ghana president receives world’s first free Covax jab
ACCRA, Ghana (AFP) -- Ghana's president Nana Akufo-Addo on Monday became the world's first recipient of a coronavirus vaccine from…
4 years ago
Guinea launches Ebola vaccination campaign
by Carol Valade CONAKRY, Guinea (AFP) -- Guinea launched an Ebola vaccination campaign on Tuesday after a fresh outbreak of…
4 years ago
Italian envoy killed in DR Congo; attack blamed on Rwandan Hutu rebels
by Marthe BOSUANDOLE and Bienvenu-Marie BAKUMANYA GOMA, DR Congo (AFP) -- Italy's ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo was…
4 years ago
One in two S.Africans infected by Covid: study and estimates
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) -- Around half of South Africa's population may have already been infected by coronavirus, a…
4 years ago
Kenya’s locust hunters on tireless quest to halt ancient pest
by Fran BLANDY MERU, Kenya (AFP) -- As dawn breaks in central Kenya, a helicopter lifts off in a race…
4 years ago
Guinea Ebola death toll rises to five
by Carol VALADE, with Philippe SIUBERSKI in Dakar CONAKRY, Guinea (AFP) -- Five people have died of Ebola virus in…
4 years ago
Guinea health chief calls Ebola outbreak ‘epidemic’, 7 cases confirmed
CONAKRY, Guinea (AFP) -- The head of Guinea's health agency said Sunday that the country was in the midst…
4 years ago
Growing concern over first W.Africa Ebola outbreak for five years
by Mouctar Ba with Philippe Siuberski in Dakar CONAKRY, Guinea (AFP) -- West Africa faced its first known Ebola resurgence…
4 years ago
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