Stop harmful travel curbs – President Ramaphosa
Nov 30, 2021 South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday that the world needed to resist unjustified and unscientific COVID-19 travel restrictions that mostly hurt developing nations. Global authorities…
COVID-19 pandemic could lead to HIV surge in West, Central Africa – UNAIDS chief
Nov 3, 2021 West and Central Africa could see a rise in HIV infections and AIDS-related deaths in a few years due to disruptions in health services because of the…
ECOWAS resorts to sanctions over Guinea, Mali coups
Sept. 17, 2021 West Africa’s main regional bloc on Thursday imposed sanctions against the junta in Guinea and those slowing Mali’s post-coup transition – its toughest response yet to a…
BioNTech eyes Rwanda, Senegal for malaria, tuberculosis vaccine production
Aug. 27, 2021 COVID-19 vaccine maker BioNTech said on Friday it was looking into building malaria and tuberculosis vaccine production sites in Rwanda and Senegal, narrowing its search for African…
Senegal orders all schools closed, bans religious festivals over Covid-19
Senegal’s President Macky Sall on Saturday ordered all schools and universities closed for the next three weeks and religious festivals cancelled in response to a Covid-19 (coronavirus) outbreak that has…
Lasting peace can only be attained in the long run by investing in our young people across Africa- Elumelu says at Dakar Forum
L-R: Pierre Buyoya, former President of Burundi and representative of the African Union; H.E. Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, President of Mauritania; H.E. Macky Sall, President of Senegal, Florence Parly, Minister of…
We must fund young entrepreneurs, provide opportunities for capacity building – Osinbajo
Africa’s young men and women entrepreneurs will positively change the narratives of the continent, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. Prof. Osinbajo stated this in Abuja on Saturday at…