Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Tunisia will be the first countries on the African continent to receive the technology needed to produce game-changing mRNA vaccines, which have proved crucial to the fight against COVID-19, the head of the UN health agency said on Friday.
Prosecutors ended their case against Jeffrey Moyo without calling key witnesses on Monday, prompting a move to dismiss a case
The UN Secretary-General on Saturday said that Africa was “a source of hope” for the world, highlighting the examples of the African Continental Free Trade Area and the Decade of Financial and Economic Inclusion for African Women.
Many countries competing in the Africa Cup of Nations are enduring security, economic and political crises, but the tournament offers
US President Joe Biden issues a letter to mark the second International Day of Human Fraternity, and says now is the time to build a better world and uphold human rights. Read all
The COVID-19 vaccination rate in Africa needs to increase six-fold for the continent to meet the 70 per cent target set for the middle of this year, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.
Following the coup deposing Burkina Faso’s President Roch Kaboré, local Bishops say the new military junta should serve the people, as the nation faces important challenges, including an Islamist insurgency. Read all
Burkina Faso this week joined a list of countries that have recently experienced military takeovers — most plagued by insecurity,
After 15 months of conflict in Ethiopia, almost 40 per cent of Tigrayans are suffering an extreme lack of food, according to data released by the World Food Programme (WFP) on Friday.
For the first time in Africa since the peak of the Omicron wave, weekly COVID-19 cases dropped significantly and deaths dipped, the World Health Organization (WHO) informed on Thursday.