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Nigeria’s Lagos state started its coronavirus vaccination campaign on Friday after receiving over 500,000 doses of the AstraZeneca jab, despite concerns in some countries over the safety of the vaccine. Lagos state health commissioner Akin Abayomi told reporters that authorities had spent a long time looking over the data and concluded that there was “no reason for us to slow… Read More

Tanzanian President John Magufuli is in the country and working hard in his office, his prime minister said on Friday, squashing rumours that he has contracted coronavirus. Magufuli, 61, has not been seen in public since February 27 and has not spoken since the emergence of rumors on social networks announcing him to be seriously affected by Covid-19. “I want… Read More

Nigerian police camp at the site where a fresh suspected mass kidnapping took place Thursday night. Officials said 30 students are missing following yet another kidnapping incident at a college in Afaka, in Nigeria’s northwestern state of Kaduna. The suspected gang reportedly stormed the Federal College of Forestry Mechanization in Mando, Kaduna state, around 9:30pm local time, begun shooting indiscriminately… Read More

The Central African Republic is bracing itself for a second round of parliamentary elections on Sunday, which comes after a rise in rebel violence following December’s presidential vote. Rebels calling themselves the Coalition of Patriots for Change (CPC) launched attacks, first to disrupt the Dec. 27 elections and then to destabilise the newly-elected government of President Faustin Archange Touadera. The… Read More

Algerian anti-government demonstrators march behind a large national flag during a protest in the capital Algiers, on March 12, 2021.   –   Copyright © africanews RYAD KRAMDI/AFP or licensors Sourced from Africanews Read More

Morocco is a step closer to legalising the medical use of cannabis after the government ratified a draft law. But the government on Thursday upheld a ban on its recreational use and the draft law for medical use still needs parliament approval. The move would “reconvert illicit” cannabis plantations into “legal and durable activities that generate jobs”, according to the… Read More

A human rights activist was arrested Thursday in Brazzaville ten days before the presidential election in the Republic of Congo, official sources said Friday. Dr Alexandre Ibacka Dzabana, 77, coordinator of the Congolese Platform of Human Rights NGOs is accused of “wanting to destabilize the electoral process”. He was arrested Thursday by plainclothes security agents. according to his group (OCDH).… Read More

In Dakar, Senegal, desperate youth are determined to change their destiny. For four days, millions of young people invaded the streets of Senegal to demand change. While they represent 55% of the 17 million population, these young people feel neglected by authorities. “The state should review public policies, especially public policies for young people. And young people need three main… Read More

A group of men in Burundi is going against tradition to support and empower women by raising men’s awareness of gender-based violence. The community is called the Abatangamuco, meaning “those who shed light” in Kirundi and it even has a theatre group. But are their methods working? We find out in this third episode of Cry Like A Boy. This… Read More

A Chinese-flagged fishing vessel that ran aground on reefs off the coast of Mauritius on Sunday has been safely towed to port. Fisheries Minister Sudheer Maudhoo said 300 of floating containment lines had been deployed to prevent any oil leaks from the Lu Rong Yuan, which is carrying 130 tonnes of fuel. The authorities said efforts to remove fuel oil… Read More