Moderna to set up its first vaccine plant in Africa in Kenya
U.S. vaccine maker Moderna announced Monday that it will build its first African vaccine plant in Kenya, after signing a preliminary agreement with that country […]
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Tanzanian opposition figure Freeman Mbowe released
Tanzania has released the leader of the main opposition party, Freeman Mbowe, after prosecutors dropped terrorism charges against him last year, his party said. Mbowe, […]
Cameroon government says seven killed in separatist ambush
Five people, including a sub-prefect and a mayor, were killed Wednesday after their vehicle was blown up by an explosive device in Cameroon’s English-speaking southwest, […]
The coronation of the next Zulu king will take place
A South African judge has cleared the way for Prince Misuzulu to be crowned the next Zulu king, but has suspended the execution of his […]
Tanzania: Nearly a thousand Ukrainian tourists stranded in Zanzibar
Nearly 1,000 Ukrainian tourists have been stranded in the Zanzibar archipelago since Ukraine closed its airspace due to the Russian invasion, the semi-autonomous Tanzanian archipelago’s […]
Comoros: Plane crash with 14 people on board
A small plane flying between two islands of the Comoros archipelago in the Indian Ocean, with twelve passengers and two pilots on board, crashed into […]
Terrorists kill 27 people in northeast Nigeria
Twenty-seven people have been killed since Friday in four separate attacks attributed to jihadists in northeastern Nigeria, security sources and residents said Sunday. The Islamic […]
Drug trafficking in Bissau: The seized cocaine has vanished
Seven suspects appeared in court in Bissau on Thursday in a 980 kg drug seizure case, almost all of which has disappeared since the major […]
Nigerian police destroy 255 hectares of cannabis farms
More than 250 hectares of cannabis fields were destroyed this week and 13 people arrested in Ondo State in southwestern Nigeria, the Nigerian Drug Law […]
Ten dead in attempted robbery of cash couriers in South Africa
South African police said Monday they killed 10 suspects and wounded five of their men in an attempted robbery of a cash courier in Johannesburg, […]