Equatorial Guinea has begun three days of national mourning after the deaths of at least 105 people following explosions at a munitions depot on Sunday. Flags in Equatorial Guinea will fly at half-mast for the next three days. 105 are dead and more than 600 people are still in hospital …
Read More »One killed in South Africa student protest
South African police have fired rubber bullets and stun grenades to disperse students at the University of Witwatersrand, who are demanding changes to registration and financial aid policies. One person was killed, but it’s unclear if it was a student or passer-by. The students, in Johannesburg, have been protesting since …
Read More »Vaccination campaign against covid-19 to start in Uganda
Ugandan Health Minister Jane Ruth Aceng receives a COVID-19 vaccine injection as the first person in the country’s inoculation campaign. Healthcare workers have received the AstraZeneca jabs as part of a phased rollout. Uganda launched its mass COVID-19 vaccination program on Wednesday, joining a host of countries in Africa to …
Read More »Tunisia receives first major vaccine delivery
Tunisia received its first major delivery of coronavirus vaccine doses Tuesday, almost a month later than expected, paving the way for the start of its inoculation campaign this week. Health Minister Faouzi Mehdi was on hand for the delivery of 30,000 Sputnik V doses in Tunis, AFP journalists said. The …
Read More »“Museveni has betrayed the blood of our people”, said Bobi Wine
On Tuesday, Bobi Wine the Ugandan opposition leader called for peaceful demonstrations to oppose the poll results just days after he withdrew from the Supreme Court his election petition seeking to overturn President Museveni’s victory. “Museveni has betrayed the blood of our people and done worse than the regimes he …
Read More »“Ivory Coast is the worst model of dictatorship”, said ex-PM Soro Guillaume
Ivorian opponent Soro Guillaume blames French President Emmanuel Macron for socio-political unrest in some countries in the West African sub-region. According to his analysis, this situation arises because “the French head of state endorses dictatorships in Africa by dubbing certain leaders, such as Alassane Ouattara who heads the worst dictatorship”, …
Read More »Ali Bongo the Gabonese president again weakened?
Ali Bongo, Gabon’s president is said to be “very weak”. After a stay of more than five months shared between Saudi Arabia where he spent 34 days and the rest of the time in Morocco, the Gabonese president would be once again interned for health problems. Information circulating on the …
Read More »Number of victims of Equatorial Guinea’s blasts increases
The death toll from explosions at a military base in Equatorial Guinea has risen to 105, the health ministry says. Some 133 people are still in hospital, the ministry said in a tweet. A total of 615 people were injured in the blasts. The death toll rose after seven more …
Read More »Talks begin on SA and India bid for Covid patent ban
Member states of the World Trade Organisation will on Wednesday begin talks on a joint proposal by India and South Africa to suspend patents on coronavirus vaccines to increase production. It’s supported by more than 100 developing countries, many of whom have not yet made a meaningful start to their …
Read More »Maize import banned for six months in Burundi
In a statement, Burundian Ministry of Commerce has banned maize grain and flour imports for the next six months starting 8 March. The statement said recently imported maize was found to be “not good” and could affect people’s health but didn’t specify which countries the imports were from. “While this …
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