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South Africa’s health products regulator, Sahpra, has withheld approval for Russia’s Sputnik V Covid vaccine over concerns that it could increase the risk of HIV infection among men. The decision was based on two earlier studies that tested the safety of a modified form of adenovirus contained in the Russian …

The Democratic Republic of Congo says its forces clashed with their Rwandan counterparts near the eastern border on Monday. According to an army spokesperson in North Kivu province, Rwandan forces crossed into Congo and tensions culminated into a clash. “A military company of Rwandan forces reached five kilometres into Congo…You …

Uganda’s commander of land forces, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has tweeted photos of what he says is the country’s first locally made infantry fighting vehicle. He said it was “fully designed and manufactured in Uganda”, but did not offer details of its features and cost. The vehicle, christened chui – Swahili …

South African and US law enforcement agencies have arrested at least six members of the Nigerian Black Axe mafia syndicate in Cape Town, TimesLive news website reports. Six members of the mafia group, believed to be behind hundreds of thousands of “romance scams”, were reportedly arrested in a raid in …

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has offered his condolences with the families of victims killed in an attack on a village market in the north-western state of Sokoto and called on citizens not to despair. At leat 43 people died in the Sunday evening attack after gunmen raided the open-air market …

The Liberian President George Weah has honoured Emmanuel Tolue, a young taxi rider who found and returned $50,000 to a businesswoman who had lost the cash in the north-eastern Nimba region. President Weah met Emmanuel Tolue at a ceremony in the capital, Monrovia, on Monday and offered him cash and …

Gunmen on motorbikes have attacked a local weekly open-air market in Goronyo, in the north-western Nigerian state of Sokoto, killing dozens of civilians and burning down shops and other buildings, local media report. More than 40 people had been shot dead during the attack, eyewitnesses said. Authorities In Sokoto State …

Government in Ethiopia has blamed the rebel group, Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), for killing at least 30 civilians during recent attacks. In its latest statement, the government says the TPLF targeted areas in Amhara and Afar regional states, which both border Tigray, in “unwarranted attacks against innocent civilians”. Whereas …

Former US Secretary of State under George W. Bush, Colin Powell, died at the age of 84 from “complications from Covid-19,” his family announced on Monday. The former secretary of state died at Walter Reed Hospital, located in the suburbs of Washington, where US presidents are often treated. Note that …

Corporal David Ssali who shot dead motorcyclist Ronald Ssebulime arrested for allegedly following then Minister of State for ICT Idah Nantaba, was sentenced to 20 years in prison. Corporal David Ssali was convicted of murder on his own plea of guilt after noticing overwhelming evidence against him from prosecution, police …