South Africa: Researchers Produce First Look at How Vaccine Deals With Omicron Variant

Vaccines against the virus that causes Covid-19 may provide less immunity to the Omicron variant than to other major versions of Covid-19, according to laboratory experiments in… Read more »

Africa: Democracy Spotlighted at Biden Summit – Who's There and Who's Not from Africa?

Leaders from 17 African nations will this week join a 'Summit for Democracy' organized by an American administration clearly aware that the United States is itself under scrutiny… Read more »

Africa: Over 156 Million Covid-19 Vaccinations Administered in Africa

As of December 7, 2021, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached  8,749,742 while over 156,583,736 vaccinations have been administered across the… Read more »

South Africa: Ramaphosa Criticises Greedy Western Countries for Handling of Omicron Variant

President Cyril Ramaphosa has criticised travel bans imposed on parts of Africa by western countries because of the outbreak of Omicron,  a variant of Covid-19. Read more »

Africa: Covid-19 Brings 10 Challenges That Hinders Africa's Path to Recovery

Africa faces 10 key governance challenges it must resolve in order for it to fully recover from the Covid-19 outbreak, according to this report by the Mo Ibrahim… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: "Today, We Are At the Door of Economic Liberation" - Vera Songwe, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)

The DRC-Africa Business Forum 2021, which was held on November 24 and 25 in Kinshasa, has come to a close. The process of manufacturing a regional electric battery industry from… Read more »

Africa: Continent's New Covid-19 Cases Surge as Omicron Spreads

As of December 5, 2021, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached   8,724,887 while over 152,134,852 vaccinations have been administered across… Read more »

Africa: Nearly 150 Million Covid-19 Vaccinations Administered Across Continent as Omicron Threat Looms

As of December 2, 2021, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 8,666,255 while over 149,172,177 vaccinations have been administered… Read more »

Africa: Moves Afoot to Take DR Congo From Exporting Cobalt, To Manufacturing Batteries

Translated from French by Michael Tantoh from original interview by allAfrica's Bacary Dabo Read more »

Africa: Covid-19 Cases Climb

As of December 1, 2021, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached  8,652,830 while over 148,643,411 vaccinations have been administered across the… Read more »

Africa: A Travel Ban on African Countries Won't Stop the Omicron Spread

South African scientists are some of the best in the world at the genetic sequencing of viruses. They demonstrated this expertise last week when they alerted the global community… Read more »

Africa: Telling Africa's Stories As Seen Through African Eyes

The African film industry has grown rapidly over the past few years as an influx of great stories are being created, filmed, directed, starred,… Read more »

Africa: Southern Africa Should Be Thanked, Not Punished for Detecting New Variant - WHO, UN

The World Health Organization says that South Africa and Botswana should be thanked for detecting, sequencing, and reporting the new Covid-19 variant, known as Omicron and not… Read more »

Africa: Protecting Antibiotic Effectiveness is an Urgent Public Health Priority

Every year, more than 700,000 people die from antibiotic-resistant infections - number expected to grow to 10 million annually by 2050 if we continue on the current path. Read more »

Africa: Covid-19 Africa Travel Ban Slammed by AU Expert, Renews Call for #VaccineEquity

Dr. Ayoade Olatunbosun-Alakija, an African Union vaccine expert, has slammed a decision by Western governments to ban African travelers following the emergence of the Omicron… Read more »

Africa: Over 8.6 Million Covid-19 Cases Confirmed Across Continent

As of November 29, 2021, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 8,638,733 while over 145,314,195 vaccinations have been administered across the… Read more »

Africa: Sixteen Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence Launched in Nigeria

Violence against women and girls is among the most widespread, and devastating human rights violations in the world, but much it is often unreported due to impunity, shame and… Read more »

Sudan: Thousands March Despite PM Hamdok's Promises

Thousands of citizens are marching across the country, despite assurances from Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok that he will step down if the Sudanese people see that… Read more »

Africa: Covid-19 Deaths Exceed 222,000 Across Continent

As of November 26, 2021, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached  8,621,143 while over  142,812,626 vaccinations have been administered across the… Read more »

Africa: Historic World Heath Assembly Session Offers New Chance to Prepare for Future Pandemics

Five million lives worldwide have already been lost to Covid, and the WHO/ACT-A grimly predict another 5 million more lives will be lost in months to come. Alarmingly also,… Read more »

South Africa: New Covid-19 Variant Detected, Institute Confirms

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) has confirmed the presence of a new variant of Covid-19 in the country. A total of 22 positive cases infected with the new… Read more »

Africa: The DRC Faces a Skills Shortage in its Quest to Manufacture Electric Vehicle Batteries in the Congo

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will develop a lithium battery industry and drive a regional value chain. Firm commitments have been signed, but the country will have to… Read more »

Africa: Commitments Signed to Build an Electric Battery Industry in the DRC

The DRC-Africa Business Forum 2021 kicked off with a bang on Wednesday, November 24 in the Congolese capital. A series of firm commitments have been signed for the development of a… Read more »

Somalia: State of Emergency Declared as Drought Worsens #AfricaClimateCrisis

Somalia's government has declared a state of emergency in the country following a report submitted by a committee set up to evaluate the drought situation in the country. In a… Read more »

Africa: WHO's Special Envoys Call for Support for Pandemic Preparedness Treaty

Almost two years into the Covid-19 pandemic, several countries are witnessing a fifth wave of high transmission. Low- and middle-income countries are seeing substantial numbers of… Read more »