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Rwanda began its Covid-19 vaccine campaign on Friday, becoming the first nation in Africa to use pharmaceutical company Pfizer’s doses that require ultra-cold storage. Authorities began transporting Pfizer and AstraZeneca shots round the…

Four people have died in clashes with the police during a protest calling for the release of opposition candidate Ousmane Sonko, said Senegal’s Interior Minister Antoine Félix Abdoulaye Diome. Sonko was arrested on Wednesday for rape…

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday said Nairobi will continue playing its leading role as an anchor for regional peace and security. He said there were positive developments in countries such as South Sudan and Sudan where peace…

The General Secretary of the Tanzania Episcopal Conference (TEC), Father Charles Kitima, has on Wednesday announced that more than 25 priests, 60 nuns and two elders of the laity died within two months of various causes including…

South Africa’s seasoned Journalist and broadcaster Karima Brown has on Thursday succumbed to coronavirus. The News of her untimely death was first reported by her employer, eNCA, where Brown anchored the weekly show ‘The Fix’. Brown’s…

United Nations Human Rights Chief Michelle Bachelet called on Ethiopia on Thursday to grant UN monitors access to the Tigray region to investigate reports of continuing killings and sexual violence that may amount to war crimes.…

Small-scale farmers opposed to duty free access of some products from the United Kingdom want the government stopped from entering a free trade deal with Britain. The shareholder growers, under the Kenya Small-Scale Farmer Forum, have…

Zanzibari President Hussein Ali Mwinyi has appointed Othman Masoud Othman as the new First Vice President of the semi-autonomous Tanzanian archipelago. Mr Othman replaces Seif Sharif Hamad who died on February 17, 2021. Veteran…

Zimbabwe's Vice President Kembo Mohadi has resigned after he became embroiled in a sex scandal involving married women. The 71-year-old announced his resignation on Monday after an online media outlet, Zimlive, published recordings of his…

Ivory Coast launched the world’s first Covid-19 inoculation drive on Monday with doses imported from the COVAX sharing facility, a milestone in the race to extend vaccine access to poorer countries. The Secretary-General at the…