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COVID-19: Tanzanian President calls for three-day prayers to overcome virus
President John Magufuli has said that no lockdown will take place and has asked Tanzanians to pray for three days,…
Nigeria’s economy exits recession
In the fourth quarter of 2020, the Nigerian economy exited recession, recording its first growth in three quarters as the…
Ivorian Government Want Locals to Follow COVID-19 Measures
Despite a continuing state of emergency in Cote d'Ivoire in the light of the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic,…
Senegal kicks off COVID Vaccination Campaign with China’s Sinopharm
According to the country's Finance Ministry, Senegal received 200,000 doses of China's COVID-19 Sinopharm vaccine on Wednesday, bought at about…
Pfizer says South African variant could significantly reduce vaccine protection
Pfizer Inc/BioNTech SE said said on Wednesday that a laboratory study suggests that the South African variant of the coronavirus…
S. Africa commences coronavirus vaccine campaign
After the rollout was postponed over fears that the Oxford-AstraZeneca combination would not protect against a widespread variant, South Africa…
Egyptian Plan to Supply Europe’s LNG Gets Boost as Plant Reopens
After an eight-year hiatus, Egypt is close to restarting its second liquefied natural gas project, as the North African nation…
Sudan recalls ambassador to Ethiopia “amid rising” tensions
Sudan recalled its ambassador to Ethiopia on Wednesday, the foreign ministry said, as tensions between the two countries are running…
Nigeria’s president dispatches security chiefs to rescue kidnapped students
President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has sent security chiefs to organize rescue operations for students kidnapped by unidentified gunmen on…
France rules out immediate troop cuts in Sahel, Chad deploys reinforcements
French President Emmanuel Macron ruled out an immediate reduction of French troops battling militants in the Sahel region of West…
MAIROBOT: Nigerian students build coronavirus, Ebola care robot
In Nigeria, a group of students have built a machine they hope can one day help hospitals remotely treat COVID-19…
AfDB blacklists Kenyan firm “over tender” fraud
On Tuesday, the African Development Bank (AfDB) barred Global Interjapan (Kenya) Limited, a civil engineering company based in Kenya, from…