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Mali received its first batch of vaccines against COVID-19 on Friday, the first Sahel-Saharan country to receive shots through the COVAX initiative. A plane carrying 396,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine landed in Bamako where President Bah N’Daw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane were among those waiting. The leaders were joined by members of the World Health Organization (WHO) and… Read More

Congo President Denis Sassou Nguesso will face seven challengers in a March 21 election, the interior ministry said Tuesday, though the main opposition has said it plans to boycott the vote. Sassou Nguesso, who has ruled for 36 years in total, will notably face Mathias Dzon, a 73-year-old former finance minister, and Guy-Brice Parfait Kolelas, 60. Kolelas, whose father Bernard… Read More

Final stretch and negotiations, in the race for the presidency of the Confederation of African Football. While the South African billionaire Patrice Motsepe takes advantage of the rallying support from FIFA, the Senegalese Augustin Senghor has thrown his weight in support of the South African businessman. Negotiations are still ongoing to decide whether to support a single candidate while others… Read More

Inside this insectary, at the Uganda Virus Research Institute, a scientist carefully prepares feed for the mosquitoes under their care. These caged mosquitoes are fed on sugary water and are being constantly monitored by scientists studying their behavior. Scientists here are investigating whether populations of the malaria-carrying insects can be reduced by genetic modification. They’re looking at the viability of… Read More

Africa’s most Covid hit country South Africa began its vaccination drive mostly targeting those in the health care sector. South Africa has the highest number of COVID-19 cases and deaths on the continent with 1,514,815 confirmed infections, 50,271 deaths, and 1,433,320 recoveries recorded. South Africa is still recovering from the second wave of the virus is now fighting a new… Read More

More than 20 people were killed in Somalia on Friday evening after a suicide car bomb exploded just outside a restaurant near the port in the capital Mogadishu, news agency EFE reported. It said 30 others were injured, The blast occurred at the Luul Yemeni restaurant near the port. “The explosion was very strong and caused significant destruction and caused… Read More

Clashes in Senegal’s capital Dakar erupted for a third day on Friday with hundreds of demonstrators calling for the release of Senegal opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, who has been ordered held in custody at a court hearing. His arrest two days ago sparked the country’s worst violence in years. In Dakar’s working-class district of Medina, hundreds of young people fought… Read More

Another weekend for the maiden CAF Champions League. The first third match of this campaign will begin on Friday featuring Algeria’s Chabab Belouizdad against Al-Hilal FC. The current group B leaders Mamelodi Sundowns will be up against a complex and aggressive TP Mazembe in the third match of their Caf Champions League campaign in Lubumbashi on Saturday. In group A,… Read More

Fitness instructor Solange Cutie Tashobya, a 31-year-old mother, lost her job the day Uganda went under lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic in March of last year. With very little savings, she and her daughter were forced to move in with her sister where she started doing odd jobs to make ends meet, including baking for friends and neighbours. She… Read More

The world’s first sailing dhow made out of recycled plastic sails the waters of Lake Victoria in Kenya with the hope of creating awareness against plastic pollution. The founders the project want to spur a movement of using recycled waste to build boats and other ships. In 2017, Kenyan authority introduced the world’s toughest law against plastic bags, with offenders… Read More