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South Africa may swap or sell AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine
South Africa is considering swapping or selling the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine against coronavirus, the health minister says.
Plans to use it to vaccinate health workers have been put on hold after a small study suggested a…
20 peacekeepers injured in Mali attack –UN
Around 20 United Nations peacekeepers were injured in an attack on their base in central Mali on Wednesday, a UN spokesperson said, offering a provisional toll.
Militants attacked a temporary base near Kerena, a village in the…
Moscow police raid homes of Jehovah’s Witnesses
Russian security services raided the homes of several Jehovah’s Witnesses in Moscow on Wednesday, in an ongoing crackdown on the US-based religious movement.
Moscow outlawed the Jehovah’s Witnesses in 2017, labelling it an…
Ghana shuts parliament after 168 lawmakers, officials contract COVID-19
Ghana’s parliament on Tuesday shut down for at least three weeks over a surge in cases of Covid-19 among lawmakers and parliamentary staff.
The speaker of the house, Alban Bagbin, announced the legislature will be in recess until…
Trump impeachment: Senate paves way for speedy trial of ex-president
The second impeachment trial of Donald Trump begins on Tuesday as Senate leaders agreed a rapid timetable.
The former president is charged with "inciting insurrection" in a speech to supporters ahead of the deadly riot at the…
Sudan PM picks former rebel leaders in new cabinet
Sudan's Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has named a new cabinet which includes seven former rebel leaders who were part of a peace deal signed in October.
Mr Hamdok dissolved the previous cabinet on Sunday to form a more inclusive…
Myanmar coup leader defends action amid mass protests
The leader of the coup in Myanmar has made his first TV address, seeking to justify the action amid mass protests.
Min Aung Hlaing said November's election, won in a landslide by the party of detained elected leader Aung San…
Covid: South Africa halts AstraZeneca vaccine rollout over new variant
South Africa has put its rollout of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine on hold after a study showed "disappointing" results against its new Covid variant.
Scientists say the variant accounts for 90% of new Covid cases in South…
Biden expresses readiness to collaborate at stopping conflicts in Africa
United States President, Joe Biden has expressed the readiness of his administration to work in collaboration with African nations and the African Union to stop conflicts on the African continent.
Biden in a message to the…
Just in: US backs Okonjo-Iweala to lead WTO
President Joe Biden’s administration on Friday offered its “strong support” to Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to lead the World Trade Organisation, AFP reports.
The move marks another sharp split with former President Donald Trump…