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The African Union (AU) has reiterated its willingness to provide any support needed by Sudan during its transition period even as it calls for continued peace, following the Sudan-Ethiopia border tension. “The African Union has been…

Ghana will begin to vaccinate some 20 million persons against Covid-19 from the first week of March. Ghana’s programme manager for the Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI), Kwame Amponsa-Akyianu said the vision of the country is to…

570 police officers have died of Covid-19 in South Africa while over 27,000 are infected, said Police Minister Bheki Cele on Friday in Pretoria. Cele stated that Covid-19 “continues to affect the healthcare system, economy and…

Six children were killed and five others injured in northwest Uganda after an old explosive they found in the bushes detonated as they played with it, police said on Thursday. Three children died instantly while the three others died en…

The Chinese government is set to donate 100,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines to Namibia, Chinese ambassador to the country Zhang Yiming said on Thursday. Namibia has been listed among the priority countries for purchasing Chinese vaccines,…

The sudden increase in severe Covid-19 cases has raised grave concern in Intensive Care Unit management in Ethiopia, Ministry of Health disclosed. According to the ministry, severe Covid-19 cases and deaths have suddenly increased in the…

The Somali government has banned public gatherings in the country following a spike in Covid-19 cases. “In the last 24 hours, we have confirmed 127 cases of Covid-19”, bringing the total positive cases recorded in the country to 5,500,…

The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) on Thursday confirmed the death of three South Africa ArcelorMittal employees, who went missing after Wednesday’s explosion at the Vanderbijlpark plant, Africa’s biggest steel…

Zanzibar’s first Vice President Maalim Seif Sharif Hamad died on Wednesday at the age of 77 after contracting Covid-19. “At around 5am this morning, Maalim Seif passed away. Maalim died while undergoing treatment at Muhimbili hospital…

Guinea is tracking down people who potentially had contact with Ebola patients and will rush vaccines to the affected area as soon as possible following at least three deaths from the disease, Health Minister Remy Lamah said on Monday.…