The US company that produces the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine says it’s ready to test a booster shot to target the South African variant of the virus. Early studies showed that its origina... Read more
Kenya has denied its athletes clearance to compete at the Kilimanjaro Marathon in Tanzania over concerns about the Covid-19 pandemic. The IAAF-recognised race will be held early Sunday morni... Read more
The body of the Italian Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo who was killed in a botched kidnapping attempt on Monday, has been flown back to Rome. Luca Attanasio, his Italian body... Read more
Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame has faulted the “hypocrisy and double standards” in the global distribution of Covid-19 vaccines. President Kagame made the comments in a twe... Read more
A Hutu rebel group, known as the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), has denied any role in Monday’s killing of Italy’s ambassador to the Democratic Repub... Read more
Oman has suspended arrivals from 10 countries for 15 days to limit the spread of Covid-19. Out of the 10, eight are Africa countries. They include Sudan, South Africa, Nigeria, Tanzania, Gha... Read more
Findings of a survey in Nigeria suggest that rates of infection from Covid-19 in the country are much higher than previously reported. The results indicate that one in five of those tested i... Read more
A special plane carrying a consignment of Ebola vaccine landed in Guinea on Monday night. A dust storm in the Sahara forced the aircraft off course on Sunday when it was diverted to Senegal.... Read more
A team from the Democratic Republic of Congo presidency will be deployed to Goma to support investigations into the assassination of Italian ambassador. The team will leave on Tuesday and re... Read more
A Rwandan opposition politician living in exile in South Africa has been shot dead. Reports say Seif Bamporiki was killed while delivering furniture to a client on Sunday afternoon in Cape T... Read more
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with the families of seven soldiers who died in a plane crash in the capital, Abuja. The authorities have launched an investigation into the... Read more
The regional leaders of Somalia’s semi-autonomous regions of Puntland and Jubbaland skipped a meeting convened by President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo to unlock a stalemate on how to pr... Read more
Heavy gunfire has broken out in Somalia’s capital as opposition leaders defied a ban on public gatherings to protest about delayed elections. The president’s term expired last we... Read more
A Zambian sculptor is staging a one-day hunger strike after his sculpture, aimed at raising awareness against poaching and environmental degradation, was razed to the ground to pave way for... Read more
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