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Leaders agree in Paris on helping African economies revive
More than 20 African heads of state and top officials from European governments, the European Union and the International Monetary Fund agreed Tuesday ... Africa -
Saudi Arabia’s PIF launches an initiative of 200 mln Euros to develop Africa's Sahel
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman announced during a summit held in France to help finance Africa’s post-pandemic recovery that the ... Economy -
African Union hails US for leadership on COVID-19 vaccine waiver
The Africa Union’s health watchdog on Thursday praised the United States’ support for a waiver on patent protections for COVID-19 vaccines as a ... Coronavirus -
Alarm grows in Africa as it watches India grappling with coronavirus crisis
Africa is “watching with total disbelief” as India struggles with a devastating resurgence in COVID-19 cases, the continent’s top public health ... Coronavirus -
Rare blue whale washes up on Namibia beach
The carcass of an endangered blue whale, the world’s largest animal, washed up on a Namibian beach on Tuesday with lesions suggesting it collided with ... World News -
US warns Africa against China’s growing role in region
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday cautioned Africa to beware of China’s growing role as he vowed a greater US commitment in talks with ... World News -
Zimbabwe air force helicopter crash kills child and three crew
A Zimbabwean military helicopter crashed into a house outside the capital Harare, killing a child and all three crew members, the air force said.For ... World News -
Chad holds funeral for slain late president amid rebel threat
Chad’s slain President Idriss Deby Itno is being buried Friday near his hometown after a state funeral in the capital, N’Djamena. The country faces an ... World News -
Africa’s top health official urges India to lift COVID vaccine export limits
Africa’s top health official said Thursday he wants to believe that India will lift export restrictions on COVID-19 vaccines as soon as possible, ... Coronavirus -
Nigeria limits first dose of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, citing supply concerns
Nigeria has directed its 36 states and federal capital territory to stop giving first doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines once they use half their ... Coronavirus -
Spain’s prime minister unveils plan to boost economic ties with Africa
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez unveiled Monday an ambitious plan to boost Spain’s economic and institutional ties with Africa.“We want to turn ... Economy -
Alarm in Africa after India delays vaccines to COVAX program for poor countries
News that India will delay deliveries of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine to the global program to inoculating poor countries triggered alarm on ... Coronavirus -
Uganda’s Bobi Wine arrested while leading protest in Kampala
Ugandan opposition figure Bobi Wine has been arrested while leading a protest in the capital, Kampala. The Daily Monitor newspaper published a photo ... World News -
South African billionaire Motsepe chosen as new African football president
South African billionaire mining magnate Patrice Motsepe was elected unopposed as the new Confederation of African Football president, at the ... Sports -
UN urges Somalian government to hold elections amid extremist threat
The UN Security Council urged Somalia’s government on Friday to organize elections “without delay” in a resolution that stressed the pressing threat ... World News -
African countries concerned by lack of data on Russian, Chinese vaccines
Russia and China are racing to plug the COVID-19 vaccine gap in Africa, hoping to cement their influence on a continent where many countries haveyet ... Coronavirus -
Ethiopia’s government faces mounting pressure to end Tigray war
Ethiopia’s government on Thursday faced mounting pressure to withdraw troops from the northern region of Tigray amid growing reports of war crimes in ... World News -
Nigeria security forces rescue ten foreign nationals kidnapped by pirates
Ten foreigners abducted by pirates last month were rescued in southern Nigeria, the army said.For the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel ... World News -
Ivory Coast begins COVID-19 vaccination campaign under COVAX initiative
Ivory Coast has begun giving shots to inoculate against COVID-19 with vaccines delivered last week by the global COVAX initiative, which was created ... Coronavirus -
First batch of vaccines arrive in Zimbabwe, courtesy of China’s Sinopharm
Zimbabwe has received its first COVID-19 vaccines with the arrival early Monday of an Air Zimbabwe jet carrying 200,000 Sinopharm doses from China.It ... Coronavirus -
Sudan cracks down on dissolved National Congress Party after violent protests
A committee tasked with dismantling the government of toppled former president Omar al-Bashir has issued a wide-ranging order to prosecute members of ... Middle East -
Coronavirus: World Bank commits $12 billion for vaccinations in Africa
The World Bank has committed $12 billion to African countries to support vaccination programs across a continent that hasn’t been able to keep pace ... Coronavirus -
Violence in Central African Republic displaces over 200,000: UN
More than 200,000 people have fled fighting in the Central African Republic since violence erupted over a December election result, the UN refugee ... World News -
African free trade bloc opens for business, but challenges remain
African countries began officially trading under a new continent-wide free trade area on Friday, after months of delays caused by the global ... Economy -
Drugmakers should reduce prices of COVID-19 vaccine for Africa: Africa CDC
Pharmaceutical companies should sell COVID-19 vaccines to African countries at discounted rates and allow them to be produced locally to potentially ... Coronavirus -
Militants kill at least 25 in northern Mozambique ambush
Militants in Mozambique killed two dozen soldiers in an ambush attack, military sources told AFP, a significant show of force against the military’s ... Africa -
Egypt's al-Sisi discusses Nile waters and regional security during South Sudan visit
In the first visit by an Egyptian president to South Sudan, President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi said he and President Salva Kiir discussed regional ... North Africa -
African football president Ahmad banned for five years by FIFA
The head of African football, Ahmad Ahmad, has been banned from football for five years by FIFA following an ethics investigation by world football's ... Sports -
Ethiopia PM: Tigray forces have 72-hour to surrender regional capital
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed gave Tigrayan regional forces 72 hours to surrender before the military begins an offensive on the regional ... Africa -
Coronavirus: African continent’s COVID-19 cases surpass 2 million
The African continent has surpassed 2 million confirmed cases as health officials warn of infections starting to creep up again into a second ... Coronavirus