Covid cases in South Africa at highest level in months
South Africa is witnessing a "worrying" spike in coronavirus cases after a relative lull in new infections. Daily official updates ...
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Six African countries to get mRNA vaccine technology from WHO
The World Health Organization has said that six countries in Africa will be given technology to produce mRNA Covid-19 vaccines ...
Tanzania seeks EU funds to manufacture Covid vaccines
Tanzania has revealed plans to start manufacturing Covid-19 vaccines due to the high costs of importing them. President Samia Suluhu ...
Rwanda imposes curfew amid Covid surge
Rwanda has imposed a 10pm curfew and suspended the popular mass sports, car free day, in new Covid-19 restrictions as ...
South Africa to donate 2m COVID jabs to other African nations
South Africa’s government has said it will donate two million doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to other ...
South Africa approves Pfizer booster vaccine after surge in Omicron Covid cases
South Africa has approved the use of Pfizer’s coronavirus booster vaccine for people aged over 18 years, amid mounting concern ...
Ramaphosa keeps South Africa on Alert Level 1, slams travel restrictions
President Cyril Ramaphosa has dangled the prospect of no further restrictions to South Africans if enough people get vaccinated - ...
African Union rejects travel bans in the wake of new variant of Covid-19
The African Union has cautioned countries across the world against imposing quick travel bans on travellers from the continent, in ...
Pandemic-hit African economies ‘need vaccines and debt relief’
The Kiel Institute for the World Economy has said that African countries are in urgent need of Covid-19 vaccine supplies ...
£11m of unused PPE shipped to Africa from Scotland
A health charity in Scotland is set to distribute more than £11m worth of equipment to help protect against Covid ...