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Africa CDC talking to Pfizer about importing its COVID-19 treatment pill
Africa’s top public health body is in talks with Pfizer about bringing in supplies of its antiviral Paxlovid treatment pills for COVID-19 to the ... Coronavirus -
China plans peace envoy for conflict-riven Horn of Africa
US Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Jeffrey Feltman was in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa on Thursday. World News -
David Satterfield to take over for Feltman as US Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa
Going forward, Blinken said that Feltman would continue to serve the State Department in an advisory capacity, “working closely with me and Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Molly Phee.” World News -
China FM in Kenya on tour of Africa to check Beijing-funded infra projects
China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi will tour Beijing-funded infrastructure projects in Kenya and discuss future economic opportunities with President ... World News -
US to lift travel curbs on eight southern African countries
The US will lift travel restrictions to eight southern African countries on New Year’s Eve, the White House announced Friday.The restrictions, imposed ... Coronavirus -
India to ‘expeditiously’ supply more COVID-19 shots to Omicron-hit Africa
India stands ready to “expeditiously” send more COVID-19 vaccine to Africa to help fight the Omicron variant, New Delhi said late on Monday after ... Coronavirus -
China’s President Xi promises Africa one bln COVID-19 vaccine doses
China’s President Xi Jinping on Monday pledged to offer one billion COVID-19 vaccine doses to Africa, in a speech made via videolink to a China-Africa ... Coronavirus -
Oman suspends entry from seven countries including South Africa over COVID-19
Oman has suspended entry to travelers from South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Lesotho and Eswatini starting from Nov. 28 due to ... Coronavirus -
Thailand bans entry of people traveling from eight African countries
Thailand on Saturday said it would ban entry of people traveling from eight African countries it designated as high-risk for the new B 1.1.529 ... Coronavirus -
UAE bans travelers from southern African states over COVID-19 concerns
The United Arab Emirates has banned entry to travelers from seven south African countries due to concerns related to the spread of a new COVID-19 ... Coronavirus -
West Africa has highest numbers of child soldiers: UNICEF
Trapped in conflicts, the children of West and Central Africa are the most recruited by armed groups in the world and also have the highest number of ... World News -
Blinken says US investing in Africa without imposing unsustainable debt
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Saturday his country was investing in Africa without imposing unsustainable levels of debt, as he ... World News -
US, African envoys back in Ethiopia in push to end conflict
Top diplomats from the African Union and United States returned to Ethiopia Thursday as part of a ramped-up push to broker a ceasefire in the ... World News -
Explosions rock Uganda’s capital, Kampala, injuring two
Two loud explosions rocked Uganda’s capital, Kampala, early Tuesday, sparking chaos and confusion as people fled what is widely believed to be ... World News -
US top diplomat Blinken to Africa this week to boost US response to regional crises
The Biden administration’s competition with China for influence didn’t get off to a great start in Africa.In August, the top US diplomat planned a ... World News -
Blinken to visit Kenya, Nigeria and Senegal to discuss climate change, pandemic
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken travels to Kenya, Nigeria and Senegal next week, where he will discuss ending the COVID-19 pandemic and battling ... World News -
Deadly blast in Ugandan capital a ‘terrorist act’: President
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni said Sunday that an explosion in the capital Kampala that killed one and injured five was “a terrorist act” and ... World News -
WHO says COVID-19 pandemic could ‘easily drag on deep into 2022’
Failing to provide COVID-19 vaccines to poor countries could cause the pandemic to drag into 2022, a senior World Health Organization official ... Coronavirus -
Dubai’s DP World, UK’s CDC Group to jointly invest $1.6 bln in Africa
Dubai ports giant DP World and Britain's development finance agency CDC Group on Tuesday said they planned to jointly invest up to $1.72 billion in ... Economy -
Moderna plans to build mRNA COVID-19 vaccine factory in Africa
Moderna plans to invest about $500 million to build a factory in Africa to make up to 500 million doses of mRNA vaccines each year, including its ... Coronavirus -
In major breakthrough, WHO backs malaria vaccine rollout for Africa’s children
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday the only approved vaccine against malaria should be widely given to African children, ... World News -
Libya’s migrant roundup reaches 4,000 amid major crackdown
A major crackdown in western Libya resulted in the detention of 4,000 migrants, including hundreds of women and children, officials said Saturday.For ... North Africa -
‘Vaccine apartheid’: Africans tells UN they need COVID-19 vaccines
“These disparities allow for third doses to be given, in some cases, while, in other cases, as in Africa, the vast majority of the population has not even received the first dose,” Angola's president said. Coronavirus -
Saudi Arabia uncovers evidence of migrations from Africa to Arabia 400,000 years ago
Archeologists in Saudi Arabia recently found evidence of early human migrations from Africa to Arabia beginning about 400,000 years ago after finding ... Variety -
African nations set to miss ‘crucial’ COVID-19 vaccine goal, warns WHO
Most African countries are set to miss the “crucial” goal of vaccinating the most vulnerable ten percent of their populations against COVID-19 by the ... Coronavirus -
Gunmen kidnap Swiss national in southern Nigeria
Nigerian gunmen have kidnapped a Swiss national after opening fire on his police escort in the southwest of the country, police said on Sunday.For the ... World News -
Over 15 people missing after ship sinks in Liberia
Between 15 and 17 people are missing after a vessel sank off the coast of southeastern Liberia, the West African state’s government and coastguard ... World News -
Nigeria’s Lagos state faces ‘potential third wave’ of COVID-19 infections: Governor
Nigeria’s Lagos state faces a “potential third wave” of coronavirus infections, its governor said in a statement. He warned of fines or ... Coronavirus -
Belgium begins long road to returning stolen Congolese art works
Belgium’s Africa Museum, once a celebration of the country’s colonial rule, will begin a multi-year process of returning stolen art to Democratic ... Art and culture -
HIV generic drug for babies distributed in six African countries: UNITAID
Aid agencies have distributed a strawberry-flavored tablet for children living with HIV in six African countries, the first generic pediatric version ... Healthy Living