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After describing the process as a sham, a coalition of opposition parties in the Central African Republic (CAR) has withdrawn from parliamentary elections. This withdrawal comes a day after the constitutional court rejected attempts to cancel the first round of voting over allegations of fraud. The situation in the CAR …

The Rwandan airline company ‘RwandAir’ has launched its new route to the Central African Republic’s capital, Bangui, amidst rebels closing in on the city. The airline says as part of efforts to “recover from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic”, it will be flying to Bangui twice a week. Rwanda …

Singapore become the first Asian country to approve Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine as it begins rolling out its immunisation programme to the wider population. The city-state expects to receive the first shipment of the Moderna shots around March, adding to its stock of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine approved in December. According to authorities, …

According to a government statement, the head of Liberia’s anti-corruption body, Ndubusi Nwabudike, has resigned. There were concerns on how he acquired his citizenship. Mr Nwabudike is in fact of Nigerian origin. Mr Nwabudike insists he is a Liberian and has denied any wrongdoing, but failed last year to prove …

The Zondo commission,a South African commission investigating corruption during the presidency of Jacob Zuma has faulted his decision not to obey summons to appear before it later this month. According to the Zondo commission, Mr Zuma’s decision is “completely unacceptable”. Mr Zuma is scheduled to appear before the commission from …

The United Kingdom has sent an emergency medical team to Eswatini to help the southern African country deal with a surge in coronavirus cases. The kingdom, formerly known as Swaziland, has a population of a million and seen around 500 people die from the virus. “Earlier last year the local …

Guinea should investigate how four opposition members died in pre-trial detention, Amnesty International says. They were arrested in connection with protests last year against a referendum on a new constitution that allowed President Alpha Condé to stand again in elections, which he went on to won. Those who died in …

Dorothy Gwajima, the Tanzanian Health Minister has said that the country has no plans to import Covid-19 vaccines at a time when there are fears that infections are rising. Her comment comes a week after President John Magufuli warned health officials against acquiring coronavirus vaccin saying that they could harm …

Nigeria is set to receive 57 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines over the next few months, the authorities say. They have asked for a four-fold increase on their previous request for 10 million doses from the African Union. “We have applied for 41 million doses of a combination of Pfizer, …

Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine was 91.6% effective in preventing people from developing COVID-19, according to peer-reviewed results from its late-stage clinical trial published in The Lancent international medical journal on Tuesday. “The development of the Sputnik V vaccine has been criticised for unseemly haste, corner cutting, and an absence of …