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Tunisian on Friday took delivery of more than a million doses of covid-19 vaccines from France. At the port of Rades, a southern suburb of Tunis, the French navy also delivered three tanks filled with liquefied oxygen. In this north African nation, medics are currently struggling to deal with rise in the number of infections. French Secretary of State, Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne said the doses will enable the inoculation of around 3,000 people in a day. “The pandemic is very active, the virus is on the rise, and this is why…

At least 800 people in Uganda received fake Covid-19 vaccines last month from unapproved people as the country is battling a surge in cases from the ongoing fourth wave. The counterfeit jabs were administered over May and June during a deadly surge of the coronavirus in the East African nation, when new infections soared to record highs of about 1,700 cases per day. The fraudsters targeted people looking to pay for immunisation, including corporate employees, at a time when vaccines were in short supply, said Dr Warren Naamara, the director…

Charity Doctors without Borders said Friday it was suspending operations in the Central African Republic (CAR) after its staff came under attack by armed groups. The organization accuses fighters of attacks on health workers and facilities. In June, a convoy transporting patients to MSF’s hospital in Batangafo was caught in an ambush by armed men, leaving a patient’s caretaker dead. “NGOs and also the Central African population are targeted by armed groups. This year we have documented 130 cases against NGOs with 3 cases of murder,” said Denise Brwon, the…

Last updated: 4 hours ago Protesters clashed with police in Paris on Saturday at a rally against a bill requiring everyone to have a special virus pass to enter restaurants and other venues and mandating COVID-19 vaccinations for all health care workers. Legislators in France’s Senate are debating the bill Saturday after the lower house of parliament approved it Friday. French virus infections are spiking and hospitalizations are rising anew. The government is trying to speed up vaccinations to protect vulnerable populations and hospitals and avoid new lockdowns. Most French…

Jemma Nunu Kumba, the incumbent secretary-general of the ruling party, will become the first woman to preside over the parliament of South Sudan, the world’s youngest country, which gained its independence ten years ago. She will be responsible for the implementation of the peace agreement. President Salva Kiir, who is also chairman of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM), announced Friday afternoon that Ms. Kumba had been appointed to head a newly “reconstituted” parliament. “Jemma (Nunu Kumba) will be the next Speaker of Parliament,” he said at a general assembly…

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