africa

‘It’s OK when we do it!’ America calling out China for protecting its national interests in Africa is the height of hypocrisy

The commander of US Africa Command, General Stephen Townsend, in an interview with the Associated Press, has expressed concerns about…

3 years ago

Vaccine producers could have funded jabs for all of Africa, instead shareholder payouts & sluggish ‘charity’ efforts are priority

Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, and AstraZeneca, the three top producers of Covid-19 vaccines, could fund the vaccination of the entire…

3 years ago

South Africa to share 1 million AstraZeneca Covid vaccine doses with continent as study says jab ineffective against local variant

Anban Pillay, the deputy director-general at the Department of Health, told Reuters on Tuesday that it is not true that…

3 years ago

South Africa considers selling or swapping its AstraZeneca vaccine stash over efficacy concerns

Speaking at a news conference on Wednesday, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize revealed the country was set to begin rolling out…

3 years ago

South Africa considers selling or swapping its AstraZeneca vaccine stash over efficacy concerns

Speaking at a news conference on Wednesday, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize revealed the country was set to begin rolling out…

3 years ago

South Africa SUSPENDS AstraZeneca vaccine rollout after study shows its ‘limited efficacy’ against local variant

“The AstraZeneca vaccine appeared effective against the original strain, but not against the [B.1.351 South African] variant,” Health Minister Zweli…

3 years ago

China building digital Silk Road stretching from Asia through Africa to Europe

The fiber cable will link to the Pakistan East Africa Connecting Europe (PEACE) submarine cable in the Arabian Sea, to…

3 years ago

‘Deepest concerns’: South Africa Covid-19 variant binds more easily to human cells, making it more infectious, govt adviser says

Salim Abdool Karim, co-chair of the South African Ministerial Advisory Committee on Covid-19, spoke during a video conference about the…

3 years ago

New coronavirus variant with similarities to UK & South Africa strains discovered in Japan

The mutant strain was found in four people who flew into Japan from Brazil. The passengers tested positive for Covid-19…

3 years ago

Facebook’s latest troll-hunt in Africa leads them to point to FRANCE – first NATO country to get the honor

On Tuesday, Facebook announced the ban on 84 Facebook accounts, 6 pages, 9 groups and 14 Instagram accounts, citing policy…

3 years ago