South Africa Feels Punished for Alerting World to New Variant
JOHANNESBURG — As the United States and European countries close their borders over fears over the recently detected coronavirus variant,
F.W. De Klerk, Former South African President Who Dismantled Apartheid, Dies at 85
F.W. de Klerk, who dramatically dismantled the apartheid system in South Africa that he and his ancestors had helped put
Ethiopia: Future of Tigray and Horn of Africa ‘in grave uncertainty’
A year-long conflict in the Tigray region of Ethiopia has reached “disastrous proportions”, the UN political chief told the Security Council on Monday, warning of “grave uncertainty” surrounding the future of the country and stability of the whole Horn of Africa region.
Moderna won’t share its vaccine recipe. WHO has hired an African startup to crack it
Enlarge this image Members of a team at the Afrigen Biologics and Vaccines lab in Cape Town, South Africa. The World Health Organization has enlisted the company to replicate Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine. Tommy Trenchard for NPR Tommy Trenchard for NPR Fans of the television series The Great British Bake Off have long marveled at the skill contestants show…
Why nothing will stop Yemi Alade
A conversation with the singer about her music and activism.
UN Chief commends ‘remarkable achievements’ in Sudan
The UN Secretary-General on Thursday recognized the “remarkable achievements and resilience of the Sudanese people, and its transitional government” since the overthrow of Omar Al-Bashir in 2019, as they “chart a new future together.”
Most African Nations Fall Short of W.H.O. Target for Covid Vaccination
JOHANNESBURG — Only nine African countries have met a target of vaccinating 10 percent of their populations against Covid-19 by
Wole Soyinka Is Not Going Anywhere
The Nobel laureate, whose new novel, “Chronicles From the Land of the Happiest People on Earth,” is his first in
South Sudan ‘determined to never go back to war’
South Sudan is “ready to turn a new page” towards greater peace, development and prosperity, Vice-President Rebecca Nyandeng de Mabior said in her speech in the UN General Assembly on Friday.
Fighting a Pandemic, While Launching Africa’s Health Revolution
Public health in Africa has been a story of neglect and dependency, says John Nkengasong, the first director of the