Africa’s Covid jab rate must ‘increase six times’: WHO
BRAZZAVILLE, Congo (AFP) -- Africa must boost the vaccination rate against Covid-19 "six times" to reach the target of 70…
4 years ago
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70 dead from Tropical Storm Ana in southern Africa
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AFP) -- The death toll from a storm that struck three southern African countries rose to 70 on…
4 years ago
S.Africa’s Covid cases top 3 million amid Omicron driven surge
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) -- South Africa's Covid-19 infections surged to a record three million on Friday as a…
5 years ago
WTO’s big conference postponed due to new Covid variant
by Agnès PEDRERO Next week's World Trade Organization ministerial conference, the global trade body's biggest gathering in four years, was…
5 years ago
WHO says just 1 in 4 African health workers Covid jabbed
BRAZZAVILLE, Congo (AFP) -- Only a quarter of health workers in Africa are fully vaccinated against Covid-19, the World Health…
5 years ago
Biden promises more vaccines, ties for Africa as Kenya leader visits
by Aurelia End and Shaun Tandon WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President Joe Biden on Thursday announced a major…
5 years ago
Biden to welcome Kenyatta as first African leader to visit
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Joe Biden will welcome Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday, in the first visit by…
5 years ago
2% or fewer have had Covid jabs in many African nations: WHO
BRAZZAVILLE, Congo (AFP) -- Just two percent of the population, or fewer, have been fully vaccinated against coronavirus in half…
5 years ago
Africa Covid death toll tops 200,000
by Sofia CHRISTENSEN JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) -- More than 200,000 people have died from Covid-19 in Africa since the…
5 years ago
Factfile: The Marburg virus, Ebola’s deadly cousin
CONAKRY, Guinea (AFP) -- Guinea has recorded the first known case of Marburg virus, a lethal cousin to Ebola,…
5 years ago
First West African case of deadly Marburg virus detected: WHO
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- Guinea confirmed a case of Marburg disease, the World Health Organization said on Monday, the first…
5 years ago
Covid surging in Africa with more than 6 million cases: AFP tally
PARIS, France (AFP) -- Coronavirus is surging in Africa with a record average number of new cases according to an…
5 years ago
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