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And So the Coronavirus Vaccinations Begin Vaccinations against COVID-19 with a Russian produced vaccine on an experimental basis began on Wednesday at a centre in Conakry, Guinea. Government officials were the first to receive the Sputnik V vaccine at a vaccination centre in Conakry. Moscow announced the registration of Sputnik V back in August after it had completed just the… Read More

The United Nations-African Union mission in Darfur is set to end 13 years of peacekeeping in the vast Sudanese region on Thursday, even as recent violent clashes leave residents fearful of new conflict. Fighting erupted in Darfur in 2003, when ethnic minority rebels rose up against the Arab-dominated government in Khartoum, which responded by recruiting and arming notorious Arab-dominated militia… Read More

Niger’s ruling party appears on course to retain the presidency as partial results released Thursday showed candidate Mohamed Bazoum holding a big lead over his competitors. With 156 out of 266 electoral districts counted, Bazoum had crossed the one million vote mark while his closest rival – Mahamane Ousmane was in second place with 425,000 votes, the Independent National Electoral… Read More

Africa is seeing a marked increase in Covid-19 cases as a second wave of infections sweeps across the continent. Despite initial success in containing the pandemic, infections have been growing rapidly in December in a number of countries. Authorities in 47 African countries have registered an average of 73,000 new COVID-19 infections per week since the end of November compared… Read More

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday gave his final agreement on the country’s 2021 budget on New Year’s Eve. It sets a record of 13.5 billion Naira, or over 28 billion euros, which is about 20% higher than last year and comes as Africa’s most populous country faces a recession in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Nigeria’s economy is… Read More

The Central African Republic’s incumbent President Touadera is on track to win the elections, his party said on Thursday despite the initial results of Sunday’s elections only just coming in. The announcement comes a day after the opposition called for the votes to be annulled. A group of opposition politicians said the presidential and legislative elections were hampered by armed… Read More

Peace in Libya on the Horizon? The Libyan and Russian Foreign Ministers held talks on Wednesday in Moscow as they encouraged the two rival governments in Libya — who signed a permanent cease-fire in October, to end the country’s years-long conflict. Sergey Lavrov, the Russian Foreign Minister, expressed his position. “Now we should strongly encourage the two sides to enter… Read More

Even before the Brexit trade deal between the United Kingdom and the European Union was agreed on December 24, Britain made it clear it wanted to be Africa’s investment partner of choice. But with so many other keen investors, will Africa want to become a big trader with the UK? And can African governments leverage the changes to their advantages?… Read More

Portugal will on Friday take over the rotating presidency of the European Council ITS the fourth time since it joined the European family in 1986. The EU’s 27 MEMBERS ARE aiming for a greener and more digital economy but the bloc is also facing challenges such fighting for its place on the world stage. Prime Minister António Costa will delegate… Read More

Who will replace Riyad Mahrez? A list of the first selection of finalists for the “best Maghrebian player of the year” award, has been unveiled this Tuesday by France Football website. Ismaël Bennacer (Algérie/Milan) Ismael Bennacer, Serie A leader, is considered to have an excellent 2019, as he was already voted best player of the African Cup of Nations. Currently… Read More