COVID-19 – Page 6 – Medafrica Times

Guinea: Ex-Prime Minister Kassory Fofana prosecuted for “embezzlement” of Covid funds

July 18, 2022 Steven Addamah 0

Ibrahima Kassory Fofana, Prime Minister of Guinea until the military coup of 2021 and in detention since April, is prosecuted for “embezzlement” of more than […]

Strike shuts down Congo’s oil facilities

July 1, 2022 Geraldine Boechat 0

Workers of oil companies operating in Congo have begun an unlimited strike over wage demands, paralyzing the sector which accounts for more than 80% of […]

It’s time for the G7 to deliver on Africa

June 27, 2022 Steven Addamah 0

This year’s G7 leaders’ summit, which began yesterday in Schloss Elmau in the Bavarian Alps and is set to conclude on Tuesday 28 July is […]

Africa’s first messenger RNA vaccine plant inaugurated in Kigali

June 24, 2022 Steven Addamah 0

Africa’s first messenger RNA vaccine factory was inaugurated in Rwanda on Thursday, with the aim of producing treatments for Covid-19 and other diseases for millions […]

Kenya’s Vice-president promises to expel some Chinese if elected President

June 23, 2022 Steven Addamah 0

Kenya’s Vice-president and presidential candidate William Ruto has said he will deport Chinese nationals from jobs that could be done by Kenyans if he is […]

Lifting of patents for Covid-19 vaccines

June 20, 2022 Geraldine Boechat 0

After intense negotiations between its 164 members, the World Trade Organization (WTO) reached an agreement that includes a five-year waiver of patents on vaccines against […]

AFCON qualifiers: CAF reinstates Sao Tome after appeal

June 2, 2022 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced on June 1, 2022 that its appeal panel has finally ruled in favor of the Federation of Sao […]

Togo reopens its land borders after two years of closure

May 18, 2022 Geraldine Boechat 0

Togo reopened Tuesday its land borders with Ghana, Benin and Burkina Faso, closed for more than two years because of the coronavirus epidemic, the government […]