Covid deaths in Africa jump 40% in one month: WHO
BRAZZAVILLE, Congo (AFP) -- Deaths from Covid-19 in Africa surged by 40 percent over the last month, the World…
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Africa
At least 24 dead in Morocco underground factory flood
RABAT, Morocco (AFP) -- At least 24 people died after heavy rain flooded an illegal underground textile workshop at…
4 years ago
South Africa suspends vaccinations as worries grow over AstraZeneca shot
by AFP Bureaus GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- South Africa suspended the start of its AstraZeneca inoculation programme over concerns the…
4 years ago
S.Africa passes second wave peak as first vaccines land
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) -- South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday said the country had "passed the peak" of…
4 years ago
At least five killed in Shabaab raid on Mogadishu hotel
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AFP) -- At least five people were killed in an hours-long Al-Shabaab attack on a Mogadishu hotel which…
4 years ago
African Union secures additional 400 million vaccine doses
NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) -- The African Union has secured an additional 400 million doses of coronavirus vaccines for its…
4 years ago
Cyclone Eloise leaves hundreds homeless in Mozambique
MAPUTO, Mozambique (AFP) -- A tropical cyclone that hit central Mozambique on the weekend has displaced thousands of people and…
4 years ago
African Union secures 270 million vaccine doses for continent
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) -- The African Union said on Wednesday it had secured 270 million doses of anti-Covid vaccine…
4 years ago
UN seeks $35 million in emergency aid for Madagascar amid pandemic, drought
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AFP) -- The UN's World Food Programme (WFP) appealed on Tuesday for emergency aid of $35 million…
4 years ago
Egypt approves Chinese Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine
CAIRO, Egypt (AFP) -- Egypt has approved the use of a Covid-19 vaccine developed by Chinese pharma giant Sinopharm with…
4 years ago
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