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The United States Medicines Agency on Wednesday authorized Novavax’s Covid-19 vaccine for adults 18 and older, providing an additional option for getting vaccinated in the United States, in hopes of helping to convince the reluctant. The vaccine produced by this American company is already available in dozens of other countries. …

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appointed Maxim Sobh as the country’s special representative for the Middle East and Africa. The information was published on Tuesday on the Ukrainian Presidency website. “Appointment of Maxim Sobh as special representative of Ukraine for the Middle East and Africa,” the document reads. A great state …

A Gambian court sentenced Yankuba Badjie, the country’s former intelligence chief, to death for the murder of a political activist in 2016 under former President Yahya Jammeh. Four other security agents face the same penalties. The activist, Ebrima Solo Sandeng – a leading figure in the opposition United Democratic Party …

Elephants have killed five people in a surprise attack on farmers who were harvesting their crop in a village in Macomia district in northern Cabo Delgado province. The victims include two children and a woman. Others who managed to escape the elephant attacks returned later to find the crushed bodies …

Mozambican authorities decided to pay tribute to former Angolan President José Eduardo dos Santos, declaring five days of national mourning, a week after his death. The decision was taken on Wednesday night by the Council of Ministers which met in an extraordinary session. The mourning period started at midnight on …

Police in Ethiopia arrested the head of the Disaster Risk Management Commission, Mitiku Kassa, on suspicion of corruption, state-run television reported. The arrest follows a major investigation on a corruption case involving Mitiku and a non-governmental organization called Elshadai. Mr Kassa is accused of conspiring with the non-governmental organization, which …

Three people have been arrested after mysterious death of 21 young people at the end of June in an informal bar in East London, south-eastern South Africa, police said on Wednesday. The owner of the bar, aged 52, and two of his employees, aged 33 and 34, were detained for …

Sri Lanka, in the grip of a serious economic and political crisis, declared a state of emergency on Wednesday, hours after president Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country, the PM’s office announced. “As the president left the country, an emergency has been declared to deal with the situation in the country,” …

Authorities in Tanzania are investigating a mysterious illness in the south of the country that has killed three people, the BBC reported. In total 13 cases have been reported in Lindi region, with patients having symptoms similar to Ebola or Marburg. They have been experiencing fever, severe headaches, fatigue and …

“The Christian God is too slow. My gods are direct. These are the words of Kwaku Bonsam, a famous Ghanaian witch doctor, known for his comical statements. It is the AfriMag site that reports the information. Kwaku Bonsam again made a resounding statement on local radio. In an interview, the …