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Russia has made available 300 million doses of its Sputnik V vaccine to African countries, the Africa Centre for Disease Control (CDC) said on Friday. Russia has proposed a…

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has cautioned against the use of Ivermectin as a treatment or preventions for the coronavirus disease. Ivermectin is a drug used to treat river blindness, scabies…

South Africa plans to share the 1-million doses of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine it procured from the Serum Institute of India (SII) with the AU, a senior health official said on…

The Biden administration on Tuesday said everything possible must be done to stop Ebola outbreaks in the African nations of Guinea and Democratic Republic of Congo before they become large epidemics. “We cannot afford to…

Government has identified three equity partners for South African Airways (SAA) and will make a decision on which one to pick in the next month or so, says…

South Africa’s elite police on Friday arrested over a dozen members of the governing party, including a provincial minister, over the theft of funds earmarked for Nelson Mandela’s funeral eight years ago. Fifteen…

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has described South Africa’s decision to temporarily pause planned rollout of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, as “concerning…

South Africa will start its immunization campaign with Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine after data showed AstraZeneca’s shot offered minimal protection against mild-to-moderate illness from the dominant…

Zimbabwe will receive 200 000 free doses of China’s Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine, President Emmerson Mnangagwa said on Thursday, after China and Russia offered shots against the coronavirus to the impoverished southern African…

At least 18 people were killed when two buses collided on an expressway in northern Ghana, the Police said on Wednesday. Some 45 others were injured in the accident near Sawaba town in Central…

Pursuant to Article 89(2) of the Constitution of Ghana, the President of the Republic, Nana Akufo-Addo, has released a list of appointees for the Council of State. A statement from the Communications Directorate of…

A Chinese woman, Xiaomei Havard has become the latest member of South Africa’s parliament, replacing Jackson Mthembu who succumbed to the COVID-19…

Kenya’s public debt rose by 1.3 trillion shillings ($11.8 billion) in 2020, as the east African nation stepped up borrowing in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and implemented various…

Political and religious forces in Uganda are calling for reconciliation after what some analysts describe as the country’s most violent elections since President Yoweri Museveni took…

South Africa is expected to receive the first batch of 1 million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine on Monday, produced by the Serum Institute of India, said the country’s…

The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (Sahpra) on Wednesday said it will allow controlled use of the anti-parasitic drug Ivermectin to treat Coronavirus (COVID-19). “We will facilitate a controlled,…

Moderna said on Monday it plans to start clinical trials of an altered booster version of its COVID-19 vaccine aimed at the South African variant after tests showed its authorised vaccine may produce a diminished antibody…

An Ugandan court has ordered security forces to cease surrounding the home of opposition leader, Bobi Wine, who has been under house arrest since the presidential election early January, his lawyer said on Monday. Troops…

The Nelson Mandela Foundation has commenced an investigation on its own senior managers over allegations of graft. The foundation had received an anonymous complaint from staff…

Former President John Dramani Mahama has filed a motion again at the Supreme Court demanding original pink sheets from the Electoral Commission (EC). He is demanding among other things, “Originals of the Constituency…

Uganda on Monday switched on the internet after it had shut it down on Jan. 13, fearing that it would be used to spread messages of hate and violence amid the country’s general elections held on Jan. 14. Ofwono…

Longtime Ugandan leader Yoweri Museveni, who on Saturday won a sixth term as president with 60 percent of the vote, is being propped in office with billions of dollar…

Ugandan President, Yoweri Museveni has won a 6th term as president, extending his 35 years in office. He won 58.6.% of the vote while his nearest rival Robert…

Uganda’s Yoweri Museveni looked headed for a sixth term as president with election results on Saturday placing him firmly ahead of his main rival, who has cried fraud and whose home has been put under heavy guard.…