Africa

SAfrica counts more than one million virus cases

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) -- South Africa has become the first African nation to record one million coronavirus cases, according…

S.Africa rejects claim its Covid variant more dangerous than UK strain

  JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) -- South Africa's health minister has rejected his British counterpart's claim that a new coronavirus…

Morocco orders 65 million vaccine doses

  RABAT, Morocco (AFP) -- Morocco said Thursday it had ordered 65 million doses of novel coronavirus vaccine, as the…

Burundi ex-president Buyoya dies from Covid-19

  NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) -- Burundi's former president Pierre Buyoya has died in Paris of Covid-19 at the age of…

Africa confronts a second wave of Covid-19

by Claire Doyen with AFP bureaus in Africa JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) -- After being relatively spared by coronavirus, Africa…

Africa lacks preparedness for virus vaccine roll-out : WHO

  JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) -- The World Health Organization on Thursday urged African countries to improve their capacity to…

Africa lacks preparedness for virus vaccine roll-out : WHO

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) -- The World Health Organization on Thursday urged African countries to improve their capacity to vaccinate…

DR Congo announces end of latest Ebola epidemic

https://youtu.be/CXd9THIMrM0   KINSHASA, DR Congo (AFP) -- The Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday declared the end of the country's…

Death toll in Ghana church collapse rises to 21

ACCRA, Ghana (AFP) -- The death toll in the collapse of a three-storey church building in eastern Ghana rose to…

South Africa passes 700,000 coronavirus cases

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) -- The number of people in South Africa who have tested positive for coronavirus has topped…

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