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More than three billion doses of Covid vaccine have been administered worldwide, according to an AFP count made Tuesday from official sources. While the first billion was reached 20 weeks after the start of the first mass vaccination campaigns in December and the second billion in 6 weeks, it took less than 4 weeks to reach the third billion. Some… Read More

Ethiopia declared a “unilateral ceasefire” in Tigray on Monday, as rebels claimed retaking the regional capital of Mekelle. In a statement, Addis Ababa said it was pausing hostilities to prevent disruptions to the farming season and to allow the distribution of humanitarian aid. The United Nations has called for an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council to discuss… Read More

People in South Africa rushed to hospitals and other medical facilities to test for coronavirus, as a third wave of infections continued to gain momentum in the country. At the Fourways Life Hospital in Johannesburg, people queued to get their samples taken for examination. Inside, health workers performed nose swabs. President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday announced a tightening of restrictions,… Read More

Russian instructors sent to the Central African Republic have carried out “indiscriminate killings,” lootings, and occupied schools, according to an annual UN report, though Moscow says they are unarmed and not involved in fighting. The testimonies detail excessive force which amounts to violations of international humanitarian law, the report by UN experts submitted to the Security Council recently and seen… Read More

Two-month-old male and female elephant twins born to 39-year-old mother Paru at the 392 square kilometres Amboseli National Park situated 240 kilometres South-East of Nairobi, Kenya — along the border of Tanzania, are staying close to their herd of 40 elephants. Kenneth Ole Nashu, Senior Warden of Amboseli National Park. “There are two twins and then there is another younger… Read More

African American Frances Tiafoe Jr pulled off the first major upset at Wimbledon 2021 on Monday as he defeated world-ranked fourth male player Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 to advance to the second round. The athlete born to parents from Sierra Leone did not miss returning serves to the top player — who was favoured to win the match after… Read More

South Africa’s top court said it would rule on Tuesday whether ex-president Jacob Zuma— who snubbed an order by the Constitutional Court in January to testify before investigators, is guilty of contempt of court for refusing to appear before a graft panel. The commission went to court seeking to have the 79-year-old jailed for two years for defying the order.… Read More

In an unprecedented partnership between the French Institute of Algeria and the French Embassy, the Algerian-French Design Biennial – DZign 2020+1 sees the capital Algiers — for one month from May 27 to June 27, and then again in November, as the Mediterranean capital of design and architecture. The event — initially planned for the spring of 2020 and postponed… Read More

Soumaya Iraoui, a 25 year-old Moroccan judoka has high hopes of winning a medal at the upcoming Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. Already successful in the women’s 57 kilogramme category, Iraoui made the difficult decision to come down a weight and it worked out perfectly – she became African champion for the first time in May of this year when… Read More

ASKO de kara are the new champions of the Togo’s championship. On Sunday ASKO De Kara beat its rival from the same city, the Association Sportive de la Kozah (ASCK). It took penalties to decide the encounter after a one one draw. ASCK had opened the scoring in the 35th minute through Tchatakora Sémiou before a late equalizer from ASKO… Read More