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Mozambican authorities received the first batch of 200,000 Covid-19 vaccine doses from the Chinese government. The vaccines by Sinopharm were received on Wednesday by Prime Minister Carlos Agostinho do Rosario at the Maputo International Airport. The prime minister said the government was working on getting more Covid-19 vaccines. The vaccination …

South African president Cyril Ramaphosa has broken his silence about allegations that some judges were bribed to seal the CR17 documents related to his 2017 ANC presidential campaign made by his predecessor, Jacob Zuma, last week. Jacob Zuma made an array of allegations against the Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo, …

The American company that produces the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine says it’s ready to test a booster shot to target a variant of the virus first discovered in South Africa . The company says it’s ready to do human trials with several different strategies to see what gives more protection an …

Power cuts can be painful, right? But, for many South Africans, it’s now part of everyday life: something you would expect rather than something that would surprise you. “It’s got such a negative impact, especially in businesses”, says Tsholofelo Moeketsane, who has just started a new food business in Soweto, …

Stateless persons or persons “at risk of statelessness” are those who do not have a nationality or do not have legal documents to prove it. Ivory coast is setting up two commissions to give these vulnerable people a status.According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), there are …

Toamasina student dies from gunshot wound during student protest. The Rohy movement blames the regime and its way of “instrumentalizing the security forces”. In a statement, the government explains that the death of the young man is attributable to “a warning shot”. Read also: At Louis Vuitton, « unsold products are …

The information may well surprise. But it’s more than a reality. According to several sources, the famous French brand Louis-Vuitton is not used to sales. The luxury leather goods and ready-to-wear house systematically burns all products that could not be sold. Accessories from the famous brand of French businessman Bernard …

Congolese President Denis Sassou-N’Guesso, on Sunday February 21, laid the foundation stone for the new Congo refinery in Fouta, a locality located about 20 km east of Pointe-Noire. Chinese investors are behind this oil project scheduled to be operational in 2023. In 2023, Congo will have a new crude refinery …

The prime minister of the Central African Republic says security forces have recaptured Bossangoa, the stronghold of the former president, François Bozizé, who is accused of leading an uprising that has seized more than half the country. Mr Bozize, who denies controlling the rebels, fled CAR in 2013 after being …

John Simbachawene, the Tanzanian ambassador to Kenya has warned Kenyan media against “misleading reporting” about how his country was dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. He also accused Kenyan media, which broadcast in the neighbouring country, of causing panic in Tanzania, saying they should be factual. The envoy’s comments come after …