The African Union and United Nations have jointly condemned travel bans imposed on southern African countries following the discovery of the Omicron variant. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned that the restrictions could lead to “travel apartheid”, describing them as “deeply unfair, punitive and ineffective” in stopping the spread of …
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The South African health minister Joe Phaahla has expressed his disappointment at the decision of some countries to suspend all flights from the country as a new variant of the coronavirus has been detected. Mr Phaahla on Friday says the introduction of travel restrictions by a number of countries against …
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The US Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC) has advised against all travel to Tanzania. The health agency has updated Tanzania’s alert to level four, meaning transmission of coronavirus is “high or rising rapidly”. Forty-one African countries have been listed in level four, the highest category of alert. “Travellers …
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Rwanda has expressed its displeasure with the United Kingdom after London banned travelers from the east African country, citing the need to stop the spread of mutant strains of Covid-19. The UK’s transport minister announced last Thursday, that his country had added Rwanda, Burundi, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) …
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Sierra Leone is to impose a nationwide curfew and restrict travel in and out of the capital, Freetown, the Reuters news agency quotes the government as saying. The restrictions are being imposed because of an exponential rise in Covid-19 cases after the holiday season. From Monday, people wanting to leave …
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Hope and relief for Muslims who were banned by former US president Donald Trump in January 2017. In keeping to his word, President Joe Biden reversed the ban on Wednesday after his inauguration. ‘’Make no mistake, where there are threats to our Nation, we will address them’’, according to a …
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