A Critical Lack of Covid Tests in West Africa
During its 58th summit, held by videoconference this weekend, ECOWAS proposed measures to combat Covid-19. Starting with a harmonization of the price of PCR tests […]
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Covid 19: ECOWAS member states agree to harmonize the price of PCR test
Member countries of the Economic Community of West African States have just committed to harmonize the price of PCR tests for Covid-19 at $50. The […]
Two million doses of the Covishield vaccine arrive in Casablanca
Two million doses of the Covishield vaccine, developed by the British laboratory AstraZeneca and Oxford University and manufactured by the Serum Institute of India, the […]
Air transport: ICAO estimates losses of African airlines at $14 billion in 2020
If there is one sector of activity where the severity of the health crisis in Africa can best be appreciated, it is that of civil […]
Uganda: Still under blockade, Bobi Wine lodges complaint against the State
The singer’s lawyers are pleading before the High Court of Justice in Kampala on Thursday to demand his release. President Yoweri Museveni’s main rival is […]
Covid-19: African countries experience a second wave
The case-fatality rate of the coronavirus on the continent is 2.5%, compared to 2.2% worldwide. The second wave of the Covid-19 epidemic is proving more […]
Nigeria wants to produce vaccines locally against Covid-19
Africa’s most populous country is not among the countries hardest hit by the coronavirus, but it fears an acceleration of contamination. As in almost all […]
Ghana: Akufo-Addo sworn in for a second term without majority in Parliament
Nana Akufo-Addo has officially sworn in as president on Thursday 7 January at a ceremony attended by international and African dignitaries, including Guinean President Alpha […]
Rwanda : The country faces a violent second wave of the Covid-19
Faced with a second wave of contaminations and a significant increase in deaths, Rwanda extended the curfew at 8 p.m. on Tuesday 5 January for […]
Covid 19: South Africa wants to vaccinate nearly 40 million South Africans by the end of the year
Until now, the South African government has been very discreet about its strategy to obtain doses and vaccinate its population against the new coronavirus, even […]