Lifting of patents for Covid-19 vaccines
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 […]
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AFCON qualifiers: CAF reinstates Sao Tome after appeal
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
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 […]
Covid: Aspenovax, the made in South Africa vaccine rejected by Africa
The serum manufactured in South Africa is piling up in its production plant because there are no takers. Yet the African continent that it is […]
Economy: Kenyan businesses worried about elections and war in Ukraine
Kenya’s Ministry of Finance presented a $28 billion budget this week. The aim is to revive an economy hit by the loss of hundreds of […]
South Africa: End of restrictions linked to the Covid pandemic
President Cyril Ramaphosa announced earlier this week that all legal restrictions related to the Covid-19 pandemic would end at midnight, stressing that it was time […]
Ghana reopens land borders after two years of closure
It is now possible to enter Ghana freely, without restrictions. The country reopened its land and sea borders on Monday, March 28, which had been […]
Nearly 840,000 Covid-19 vaccines have expired in Kenya
Nearly 840,000 vaccines against Covid-19, received by Kenya via donations, have expired, the Ministry of Health announced Wednesday, deploring a persistent distrust in vaccination as […]
South African economic growth rebounds in 2021
South Africa’s economy, buffeted by the Covid-19 epidemic and by riots, has recorded growth of 4.9% in 2021, the highest since 2007, according to official […]
Younes Zerdouk appointed new Comoros coach
A few days after the departure of Amir Abdou, the Comoros have their new coach. The Comoros Football Federation announced in a statement that it […]