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Uganda’s Ministry of Health has said those who missed the second dose of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine will be allowed to take the Pfizer vaccine so as to be fully vaccinated. “These are the only brands that can be mixed.  You can get…

Democratic Republic of Congo’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday reversed its decision to place former Prime Minister Augustin Matata Ponyo under house arrest, his lawyer said. The former Prime Minister “is no longer under house arrest……

Forces in Ethiopia’s Tigray pushed deeper into land claimed by neighbouring Amhara region on Tuesday, prompting its leaders – allies of the central government - to urge local militia to arm themselves and mobilise. The Tigrayan advance…

Rwanda remains the world’s leading country with the most number of women in government positions, according to the latest report by the Inter-Parliamentary Union dubbed ‘Women in Parliament’ (IPU). Besides the 61% of the country’s…

Rioters looted shops and threw stones at police on Tuesday as violent protests triggered by the jailing of former president Jacob Zuma spread across South Africa. The military prepared to send in 2,500 troops as outnumbered police seemed…

Democratic Republic of Congo's former Prime Minister Matata Ponyo Mapon's parliamentary immunity was lifted on Monday, as the Senate leadership announced it had authorised a criminal investigation into allegations he misappropriated $140…

At least 18 people died on Monday afternoon between Masvingo and Zvishavane in southern Zimbabwe when a minibus collided head-on with a smaller vehicle, police spokesperson Paul Nyathi said. Four other people were injured in the accident…

The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Monday welcomed the launch of the voter registration by the High National Elections Commission for the upcoming elections. “The UN Support Mission in Libya congratulates the High…

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said the country will shut down at least 30 of its embassies in other countries, including one in Kenya, to manage costs, with most diplomats working as non-resident ambassadors. “Ethiopia shouldn’t…

Police in Uganda have arrested two nurses and declared wanting a man who had posed as a doctor to sell and administer fake coronavirus vaccines to hundreds of people amid a rising second wave of infections, authorities said on Thursday.…