Tanzania has launched a yellow fever vaccination campaign after the discovery the disease in neighbouring Kenya, the country’s health ministry announced. Authorities launched the vaccination campaign after about 15 people contracted the disease and three people died from it. Health Minister Ummy Mwalimu has directed provincial referral hospital officials to …
Read More »Health: Pfizer to supply Covid pills to Africa
Pharmaceutical company Pfizer is set to supply Africa’s top health body with its coronavirus pill. The drug, Paxlovid, is intended for use soon after symptoms develop in people at high risk of severe disease. Africa CDC director John Nkengasong, said paperwork for the deal between the Africa Centres for Disease …
Read More »Security: Ukraine withdraws peacekeepers from DR Congo
Ukraine is to withdraw all of its forces from UN peacekeeping missions in Africa and Europe so they can be redeployed to fight invading Russian troops at home. Its biggest mission was in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where about 250 Ukrainian troops had been serving. They will soon leave …
Read More »Nigeria: Murder suspect wins prison beauty contest
Chidinma Ojukwu, a Nigerian woman who is facing trial for the suspected murder of a businessman has been crowned Miss Cell 2022, at Kirikiri prison in Lagos, local media reported. Chidinma Ojukwu, whose story has been widely reported, pleaded not guilty to eight counts including murder. Super TV boss Usifo …
Read More »Uganda: government proposes one year in prison for public spitting
The Ugandan government is proposing a law that makes it criminal for individuals found spitting in public, a habit that is deemed to be dangerous to public health. The proposed Public Health (Amendment) Bill, if passed by Parliament, would impose a 12-month jail term or 150 currency points (Shs3m) penalty …
Read More »Nigeria: Deputy Governor escapes death in Kebbi State
Gunmen shot dead several members of the security forces in Kebbi State, northwest Nigeria, a day after dozens of local vigilante volunteers were killed in the same area, media reported local. The deputy governor of Kebbi State, Samaila Yombe Dabai, was in Kanya village at the time of the latest …
Read More »Nigeria: at least 60 tested positive among Ukrainian returnees
At least 60 people have tested positive for coronavirus among Nigerians evacuated from Ukraine, the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (CDC) has said. More than 700 Nigerians have returned home from Ukraine as the government hopes to evacuate approximately 5,000 citizens. “60 people among them have tested positive for the …
Read More »Ethiopia: opposition figure Dawud Ibsa under house arrest
An inquiry committee set up by the National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (Nebe) has confirmed the house arrest of the chairman of the opposition Oromo Liberation Front (OLF), Dawud Ibsa since May 2021. Security agents have surrounded Mr. Dawud’s residence and are preventing visits to the president, according to reports. …
Read More »Mauritania accuses Malian army of killing its citizens
Mauritania’s foreign ministry has accused Mali’s army of crimes against its nationals after dozens of protesters said their fellow countrymen had been killed “in cold blood”. Mali’s ambassador Mohamed Dibassy was called in to hear a “strong protest against the recent, recurring criminal acts”, committed by the army following the …
Read More »DR Congo: militiamen kill 18 civilians inside a church
Militiamen have killed 18 civilians who had sought refuge in a church compound in eastern Congo, a witness and a local human rights groups said on Wednesday. The attack took place early on Tuesday in Banyali Kilo, a district in the conflict-riven Ituri province, as the victims slept in church …
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