South Africa suspends the start of its vaccination campaign against Covid 19
As the first doses of AstraZeneca vaccine arrived in the country last week, a local study involving 2,000 volunteers – but not yet published in […]
Month: February 2021
Benin: War of statements in the political class after Ganiou Soglo was attacked
Ganiou Soglo, an opponent who filed his application for the presidential election next April, was attacked, shot and wounded Friday in Zinvié on the outskirts […]
Ethiopia: Finally an agreement between the government and the World Food Programme
The text promises to speed up the delivery of humanitarian aid in the province of Tigray, which has been plagued by fighting for the past […]
Felix Tshisekedi takes the AU lead
The 34th summit of the African Union ended Sunday, February 7 after two days of videoconferencing. A summit that on the whole and in view […]
Morocco calls for harmonization between AU and RECs to achieve continental integration
The African Union (AU) and the Regional Economic Communities (RECs) need to work in coherence and synergy to achieve the successful integration of the Continent, […]
US Secretary of State expresses “great concern” over humanitarian crisis in Tigray
US Secretary of state Antony Blinken on Thursday told Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of his “great concern about the humanitarian crisis” in Tigray, a […]
Global vaccine solidarity, insufficient to supply Africa (WHO)
The current level of global solidarity for the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines is not enough to accommodate Africa’s needs as planned, WHO Regional Director for […]
Ethiopia: Twenty-four imprisoned opponents have gone on hunger strike
Umpteenth postponement of the trial of 24 opponents of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed imprisoned since last July. Among them, the very charismatic Jawar Mohammed, former […]
Central African Republic: RwandAir lands for the first time in Bangui
The inaugural flight landed this Wednesday. It inaugurates two rotations per week, Bangui-Douala-Kigali, which will open up the Central African Republic a little more. But […]
George Weah’s son arrested in Paris for insult, rebellion
George Weah Junior, son of the current president of Liberia, was arrested Tuesday, February 2 in France by police forces for making a noise at […]