September 25, 2021

Mozambicans Return to Uncertain Future After Islamists Pushed Back

Rwandan forces will help secure and rebuild areas of northern Mozambique destroyed by an Islamist insurgency, Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame said Friday, as Mozambican officials began encouraging civilians to return to the gas-rich region.The United Na…

Scores of Officials Quit Tunisia’s Main Islamist Party in Protest

More than 100 officials of Tunisia’s Islamist party Ennahda announced their resignations Saturday to protest the choices of the movement’s leadership in confronting the North African country’s political crisis.The split within the ranks of Ennahda come…

Kenya first African nation to back Tedros second term as WHO chief

Kenya became the first African nation to back Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus’ bid for a second term as head of the World Health Organization (WHO). The 56-year-old Ethiopian was nominated by Germany on Wednesday in a move that surprised many observers, …

Covid-19: WHO says coronavirus third wave

The World Health Organization’s Africa regional body says the current wave of COVID-19 on the continent is easing off but warned that the “fight is far from over”.WHO Africa’s director for communicable disease response Dr. Benido Impouma said that a fo…

UK covid vaccine rules cause hesitancy – Africa health boss

The head of Africa’s health agency has warned that the UK’s policy of not accepting Covid-19 vaccine certificates from the continent could increase vaccine hesitancy.Dr John Nkegasong said the UK’s stance was confusing and had far-reaching implications…

Johns Hopkins: COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Given Globally Top 6 Billion

More than 6 billion COVID-19 shots have been administered worldwide since the coronavirus pandemic began, according to Johns Hopkins University’s Coronavirus Resource Center.Some 6.6 billion people had received at least one dose of a vaccine as of earl…

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