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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi pledged support for Ethiopia during a state visit Wednesday, Fana TV reported, as the Addis Ababa government continues to battle fighters from the northern Tigray region. Speaking at a joint news conference after meeting Ethiopian Deputy Prime Minister Demeke Mekonnen, Wang stressed the growing “comradeship” between the two countries and China’s “desire to further strengthen… Read More

South African President meets with his Ivorian counterpart in Abidjan as he continues his tour of West African states .As he did in Nigeria on wednesday, ramaphosa slams pandemic ‘health apartheid’ which he described a slap in the face of African excellence and expertise. “As South Africa we stand firmly against any health apartheid in the fight against this pandemic.… Read More

Gambians are voting on Saturday but with their attention away from the politics. The West African country had traditionally depended on tourism as its major source of foreign exchange until the pandemic hit, costing the sector hundreds of millions of dollars. Its currency, the Dalasi has been falling against major international currencies. The IMF has warned that the country of… Read More

Despite numerous calls for South Africans to get vaccinated, many still remain unfazed by the emergence of the new omicron coronavirus variant. In informal settlements in Johannesburg, people can be seen going about their day without face masks. For Issac Moyana, who runs a small barber shop on the side of the road, people should take the virus seriously and… Read More

Last updated: 1 hour ago “Mr Robot”, a locally made educational robot, interacts with students to teach them electrical circuits and help them memorise their lessons at the Al-Basma public school in Gaza City. Local engineers say the robot is “the first of its kind” in the Palestinian enclave, where electrical tools and components are “scarce”, and is a valuable… Read More

Freetown has just appointed a staff member dedicated to combating the extreme heat that increasingly plagues the capital of Sierra Leone. Eugenia Kargbo, one of the first to hold such a position in Africa, intends to involve official partners, but also the disadvantaged communities most at risk. “…… Currently we are witnessing a dramatic change in weather patterns, we are… Read More

Ghana announced on Wednesday that its scientists have detected cases of the omicron variant in passengers who arrived in the country ten days ago. Speaking at a launch event for “COVID-19 vaccination month,” Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, the Director-General for Ghana’s Health Service, said the cases had come mainly from Nigeria and South Africa. They were picked up through testing of passengers… Read More

In Cameroon, the prevalence of HIV AIDS is decreasing according to statistics. The CAMPHIA survey focused on providing estimates of HIV risk and burden by measuring annual HIV incidence, HIV prevalence, show that 3.7 percent of adults are living with HIV in Cameroon, representing approximately 500,000 individuals. The annual rate of new HIV infection among adults was 0.24, or 31,000… Read More

The fear of being infected with the newly discovered coronavirus variant omicron, pushed a lot of Kenyans to go for their covid 19 vaccine on Tuesday as cases of the potentially more contagious variant keeps increasing. First identified in South Africa, it has prompted concern among scientists and public health officials “…….. I overheard fears about the omicron variant which… Read More

Local state authorities in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital, have rejected a judicial inquiry’s report that concluded a massacre occurred during a crackdown on protesters in the city last year. The #EndSARS protests in October 2020 began over police brutality but spread into the largest anti-government rallies in Nigeria’s modern history. Protests ended with a crackdown by security forces at Lagos… Read More