December 18, 2023
Africa: Baerbock Visits Rwanda As Africa's First mRNA Factory Opens
Germany's foreign minister says Berlin will do its utmost to support vaccine production in Africa as German pharmaceutical company BioNTech opens a vaccine factory in Rwanda. Read more »
March 11, 2023
Africa: Call for Vaccine Equity So Covid 'Mistakes' Are Not Repeated
More than 130 leaders are urging western countries in particular to do more to ensure vaccines can be distributed globally. Both now, with an end to COVID "within our grasp," and… Read more »
October 25, 2022
Africa: German Africa Prize 2022 Awarded to African Scientists
Sikhulile Moyo und Tulio de Oliveira discovered the Omicron coronavirus variant, an achievement for which they were recognized, but also insulted and threatened. Read more »
Africa: German Africa Prize Won By Scientists Who Identified Omicron
Researchers in Botswana and South Africa, who separately identified the COVID-19 omicron variant, are the winners of the 2022 German Africa Award. Read more »
July 06, 2022
West Africa: Thousands of West Africans Fail to Reach Saudi Arabia in Time for the Hajj
Every able-bodied Muslim is expected to complete the Hajj pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia at least once in their lifetime. Read more »
June 23, 2022
Rwanda: BioNTech Breaks Ground On First mRNA Vaccine Plant in Africa
The German pharmaceutical company BioNTech has broken ground for the production site of its COVID-19 vaccine in Rwanda's capital, Kigali. Read more »
May 13, 2022
Africa: Africa Roundtable Unites With European Allies
Decision makers from politics, business and civil society have gathered in Berlin to discuss new ways for Europe and Africa to cooperate on issues from the COVID pandemic to the… Read more »
May 11, 2022
South Africa: Covid-19 Vaccine Production Line in Jeopardy
A year ago, South Africa celebrated the opening of the continent's first COVID-19 vaccine production line. Now it's at risk of being shut down due to low demand. Read more »