Countries Morocco refuses entry to passengers on Covid-hit liner Rabat – Morocco has refused entry to passengers on a German cruise liner after some tested positive for Covid-19,... Read more 11 Jun, 2022
Countries ‘Covid is still here’ – Tito Mboweni expresses concern over South Africans flouting Covid-19 regulations Cape Town – South Africa’s former finance minister Tito Mboweni has expressed concern over people who attend large gatherings,... Read more 24 May, 2022
Countries Jewish pilgrims back in Tunisia after Covid absence Djerba – Hundreds of Jewish worshippers flocked to Africa’s oldest synagogue in Tunisia on Wednesday, reviving an annual pilgrimage after... Read more 19 May, 2022
Coronavirus Togo reopens its borders after two years Lome – The West African state of Togo said it would reopen its land borders on Tuesday after closing... Read more 17 May, 2022
Countries Rwanda scraps mask requirement in public Kigali – Rwanda has scrapped a requirement for face masks in public, easing its strict coronavirus restrictions. Rwanda’s vaccine... Read more 14 May, 2022
Coronavirus Global agencies must buy African-made Covid jabs, says Cyril Ramaphosa Johannesburg – South Africa’s president Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday urged international organisations backing vaccination against coronavirus to start buying jabs... Read more 13 May, 2022
Business Senegal launches aid programme as global economic crisis hits Dakar – President Macky Sall on Tuesday announced “emergency” cash transfers to more than half a million Senegalese households... Read more 11 May, 2022
Coronavirus WHO says China’s zero-Covid strategy unsustainable Geneva – China’s flagship zero-Covid strategy to defeat the pandemic is unsustainable, the World Health Organization said Tuesday, adding... Read more 11 May, 2022
Coronavirus Ghana pushes community vaccine drive as pandemic fears wane Accra – Wearing a yellow vest bearing the inscription “Vaccinator,” Doretta Konney moves house-to-house with her team in the... Read more 28 Apr, 2022
Countries South Africa Covid cases at highest level in months Johannesburg – South Africa is witnessing a “worrying” spike in coronavirus cases after a relative lull in new infections,... Read more 23 Apr, 2022