South Africa receives its first doses of Covid-19 vaccine
A plane carrying 1 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine landed in Johannesburg on Monday, February 1. The doses were delivered by an Indian laboratory licensed […]
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The launch of the common currency of the ECOWAS countries postponed to 2025
The common currency of the ECOWAS countries may not see the light of day until 2025 at best. This is what emerges from the debates […]
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 […]
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 […]
Unicef calls for the reopening of schools in DRC
Congolese students have been at home since December 18. This decision was taken to stop the spread of the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. […]
Covid-19: South African hospitals overwhelmed by the second wave
South Africa is currently experiencing a second wave, with a variant of the virus that appears to be more contagious. And health workers are struggling […]
Sudan: The United States Congress finally granted “sovereign immunity” to Khartoum
It was a move expected after Sudan was removed from the US list of countries supporting terrorism last week. The United States Congress finally granted […]
Tax evasion costs Africa $25 billion a year, a research reveals
Tax evasion costs Africa more than US$25 billion a year, according to a study conducted by a network of NGOs, including the Global Tax Justice […]
Kenya: The death of the renowned surgeon Dr Nira Patel and Anthony Were Omollo rose anger among health professionals
Anger is mounting in Kenya after the deaths this weekend of two prominent doctors. They succumbed to Covid-19 as the country faces a second wave […]
Zambia admits serious financial difficulties due to Covid 19 pandemic
Having failed to meet a $42.5 million payment due to its Western creditors in October, Zambia acknowledges that it has serious cash flow problems, but […]