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Vaccination against the deadly Ebola disease began in the Democratic Republic of Congo's eastern city of Beni, the WHO said, five days after reports of a new case. The fresh case was reported in North Kivu, the same province where the…

Sub-Saharan Africa’s economy is expected to expand by 3.3% in 2021 after a contraction of 2% in 2020, the World Bank said on Wednesday. According to analysis in the Pulse, the World Bank’s twice-yearly economic update for the region, the…

The Sudanese government has warned of a looming shortage of essential medicine and strategic goods including food, after protesters blocked main transport routes for imports. The past few weeks have seen protesters in eastern Sudan block…

Southern African leaders went into talks on Tuesday to discuss the possibility of prolonging their military mission aimed at smoking out jihadists rampaging across northern Mozambique, the South African presidency said. The Southern…

Namibia has recorded 27 veld fires in the last 14 days, causing massive destruction to properties, an environment official said. Veld fires, which have burned 59 farms covering 143,000 hectares of land and killed 135 head of livestock…

Gabon’s Minister of Investment Promotion Carmen Ndaot, announced on Friday in the country’s capital Libreville that the government plans to build five new special economic zones in the country. According to the minister, these special…

South Sudan on Friday lauded the decision by the Ugandan government to scrap visa requirements for travellers from the country. The country’s foreign affairs ministry said in a statement issued in Juba that its nationals will now be free…

The United States has condemned Ethiopia’s expulsion of seven United Nations officials, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on Thursday, warning that Washington will not hesitate to use sanctions against those who obstruct…

Algeria has started the manufacturing of Sinovac Covid-19 vaccines at a joint venture with China, which is located in the eastern province of Constantine. The production line was inaugurated at a ceremony, attended by Algerian Prime…

Zimbabwe is seeking Rwanda’s help to rejoin the Commonwealth, which it had  left in 2003, Foreign Minister Frederick Shava was quoted as saying by state broadcaster, the ZBC, on Tuesday. The minister was speaking in an interview ahead of…