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Algeria is set to receive its first doses of Covid-19 vaccine on Friday and begin immunisation on Saturday, the communication minister has said. The country will receive the Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine and says other doses from China and India are expected later. The elderly and health care workers are …

Hundreds of Nigerian living in Saudi Arabia without work or residency permits have been deported. It comes after a number of migrants posted a video to social media about their squalid conditions, asking for help. A total of 384 people including 300 men, 83 women and one infant were flown …

The Congolese Prime Minister Sylvestre Ilunga Ilunkamaba is dismissed by the members of parliament this Wednesday, January 27, 2021. This decision comes a month and a half after the break between the presidential camp and Joseph Kabila. After breaking with Joseph Kabila, President Felix Tshisekedi takes a new step towards …

After a collision between an interurban transport bus and a truck loaded with fuel at the Cliff of Dschang Western Cameroon left 53 people dead and 29 seriously injured, the question of responsibility is now being raised Many people say that the presence of firefighters in the town of Dschang, …

The Africa Centre for Disease Control says the African Union (AU) has secured an additional 400 million doses of coronavirus vaccines for its members. This comes on top of another 270 million announced earlier. It is estimated that Africa will need 1.5 billion vaccine doses to vaccinate 60% of its …

Authorities in the Gambia say they are going to reveal the identities of 40 people who have violated Covid-19 regulations. Gambian journalist Omar Wally told BBC Newsday that the 40 people walked out of coronavirus treatment centres and the government says they were endangering the lives of people. “They tested …

Burundi’s President Evariste Ndayishimiye has asked the country’s media council to “immediately discuss with media who’ve been suspended or banned in the country” so that they may reopen. Among such media is the BBC World Service, which was banned from broadcasting in, and working from, Burundi since March 2019. The …

Many Tunisian local media are reporting that President Kais Saied‘s office received a suspect parcel, prompting the authorities to open an investigation. Nobody was harmed and the letter did not find its way to the president, the AFP news agency adds, quoting Tunisia’s presidency. Local reports suggest that the parcel …

Pfizer and BioNTech laboratories say their vaccine has been shown to be effective against coronavirus variants that emerged in Britain and South Africa. They said the virus mutations had only a small impact on the effectiveness of antibodies generated by the vaccine. Pfizer said it would continue to monitor its …

Mozambique police boss has reshuffled officers previously stationed at the Namaacha border, which neighbours eSwatini and South Africa, for allegedly taking bribes to allow illegal migration. Police chief Bernardino Rafael announced that all members of the border force were facing disciplinary proceedings. Mr Rafael acknowledged that the bribery allegations did …