Kenya’s drugs authority has denied that a Kenyan has died from taking the AstraZeneca vaccine. The Pharmacy and Poisons Board’s deputy director Dr Peter Ikamati said the death of... Read more

Ugandans have reacted to the announcement that government has allocated land for Senegalese-American singer Akon to build a city that will operate on his Akoin cryptocurrency. Akon said he h... Read more

The United Nations General Assembly has adopted resolution A/RES/58/234 designating 7 April as the International Day of Reflection on the Genocide in Rwanda and encourages “all Member... Read more

Ethiopian Airlines says it’s co-operating with an investigation by Zambian authorities after one of its cargo planes mistakenly landed at an airport still under construction near the c... Read more

A report by the World Bank has estimated that Africa needs about $12bn (£8.6bn) to buy and distribute enough coronavirus vaccines to interrupt transmission of the virus. A paper written with... Read more

Niger has had its first democratic transfer of power after Mohamed Bazoum was sworn in as president. It comes just days after the government says it thwarted an attempted coup by parts of th... Read more

The United Nations mission in Mali says four of its peacekeepers have been killed by suspected jihadists in the north of the country. It said several others were wounded when the insurgents... Read more

Liberia’s President George Weah has imposed a night curfew on the coastal county of Maryland after several days of violent demonstrations involving tens of thousands of mostly female p... Read more

Madagascar has changed tact and decided to join the global Covid-19 vaccine initiative Covax. “There are still many steps to be taken before access to the vaccines, but the registratio... Read more

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday night delayed his speech to allow people to watch the final bulletin of a veteran journalist. Xhosa newsreader Noxolo Grootboom had... Read more