Togolese rush to get vaccine as Covid-19 pass launches
Lome – Togo moto-taxi driver Kossigan Fandji was twice barred from entering his local town hall to try to... Read more
16 Sep, 2021
Togo extends health emergency as Covid-19 cases rise
Lome – Togo on Tuesday extended a health state of emergency for 12 months to “take appropriate decisions” after a... Read more
15 Sep, 2021
DRC health budget disappears without trace, NGO says
Brazzaville – Democratic Republic of Congo’s health authorities have failed to explain where millions of dollars meant for building hospitals... Read more
14 Sep, 2021
Meningitis epidemic kills 129 in DRC
Kinshasa – An epidemic of meningitis has been declared in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where 129 people have... Read more
9 Sep, 2021
First Covid-19 Delta cases emerge in poverty-stricken Niger
Niamey – The first cases of Delta variant of Covid-19 have been recorded in the impoverished Sahel state of Niger,... Read more
4 Sep, 2021
African nations set to miss ‘crucial’ Covid vaccine goal, says WHO
Brazzaville – Most African countries are set to miss the “crucial” goal of vaccinating the most vulnerable 10% of their... Read more
3 Sep, 2021
‘Do something Mr President!’ Ghana traders protest border closures as Covid measures bite
Accra – Traders on Ghana’s border with Ivory Coast protested on Thursday for President Nana Akufo-Addo to lift land border... Read more
3 Sep, 2021
‘No evidence’ Guinean woman in Ivory Coast had Ebola, says WHO
Abidjan – There is “no evidence” that a Guinean woman who tested positive for Ebola after arriving in neighbouring Ivory... Read more
1 Sep, 2021
SA scientists monitoring new coronavirus variant with unusually high mutation rate
Johannesburg – Scientists in South Africa are monitoring a new coronavirus variant with an unusually high mutation rate, and whose... Read more
31 Aug, 2021
DRC former health minister held over Covid funds fraud
Kinshasa – Former Democratic Republic of Congo health minister Eteni Longondo was detained on Friday over the alleged misappropriation of... Read more
28 Aug, 2021
