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Moderna to sell Africa with up to 110 million COVID doses

NAIROBI, Kenya — Moderna says it will make up to 110 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine available to African countries. Tuesday’s announcement says Moderna is prepared to deliver the first 15 million doses by the end of this year, with 35

October 26, 2021

Nigeria

Nigeria launches digital currency ‘to drive economic growth’

LAGOS, Nigeria — Nigeria has launched a digital currency which the Central Bank of Nigeria says is a “major step forward in the evolution of money” in Africa’s most populous country. President Muhammadu Buhari said at the launch Monday that the digital

October 25, 2021

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe’s Tsitsi Dangarembga receives German peace prize

Accepting a prestigious German prize Sunday in honor of her work, Zimbabwean writer and filmmaker Tsitsi Dangarembga called for a “new Enlightenment,” saying a fundamental shift is needed to overcome the structures of racial hierarchy that have led to violence in her

October 24, 2021

Breaking News·United States

Bill clinton back home after hospitalization from infection

ORANGE, Calif. (AP) — Bill Clinton arrived Sunday at his home in New York to continue recovering from an infection that left him in treatment for six days at a Southern California hospital, officials said. The former president left the University of

October 18, 2021

Zimbabwe

‘It’s not Satanism’: Zimbabwe church leaders preach vaccines

SEKE, Zimbabwe — Yvonne Binda stands in front of a church congregation, all in pristine white robes, and tells them not to believe what they’ve heard about COVID-19 vaccines. “The vaccine is not linked to Satanism,” she says. The congregants, members of

October 13, 2021

Africa

International court sides with Somalia in sea dispute with Kenya

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The International Court of Justice has sided with Somalia in its dispute with neighboring Kenya over a maritime boundary in a case affecting a territory potentially rich in oil and gas. The ruling on Tuesday by the United

October 12, 2021

Africa

South Africa’s Archbishop Desmond Tutu turns 90 amid fresh racist slur

As South Africa’s anti-apartheid icon Archbishop Desmond Tutu turns 90, recent racist graffiti on a portrait of the Nobel winner highlights the continuing relevance of his work for equality. Often hailed as the conscience of South Africa, Tutu was a key campaigner

October 6, 2021

Breaking News

North Korea warns UN to ‘think of the consequences’ of criticising missiles test

North Korea has warned the UN Security Council against criticising its missiles programme. During an emergency closed-door meeting of the top UN body on Friday, France circulated a proposed statement that expressed concern over North Korea’s missile launches and called on it

October 3, 2021

South Africa

South Africa launches drive to vaccinate 500,000 in 2 days

'It is when we have more people vaccinated that we will be able to say, now we can open up the country'

October 2, 2021

Manny Pacquiao retires, sets sights on presidency

Sports

Manny Pacquiao: Eight-division world champion retires from boxing eyes presidency

The eight-division world champion and Philippines senator on Wednesday announced his retirement from the ring, “As I hang up my boxing gloves, I would like to thank the whole world, especially the Filipino people for supporting Manny Pacquiao. Goodbye boxing,” the 42-year old said in

September 29, 2021

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