African Union to buy up to 110 million Moderna COVID-19 vaccines – Officials
Oct 26, 2021 The African Union (AU) intends to buy up to 110 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine from Moderna Inc in an arrangement brokered in part by the White…
Aiteo and global media blackmail, by Jackson Afagha
September 26, 2021 There seems a scurrilous pattern among Western media to willy-nilly tar home-grown African entrepreneurs who dare to swim above the waters with their foreign counterparts in ugly…
COVID-19: J&J vaccine partly manufactured on the continent, Africa CDC justifies choice
Aug. 13, 2021 The Africa Center for Disease Control (Africa CDC) has explained that the Johnson and Johnson (J&J) vaccine was chosen for the continent because ‘it is a single…
Africa demands local production of COVID vaccines
July 22, 2021 Global pharmaceutical firms should license production of COVID-19 vaccines in Africa rather than just do piecemeal contract deals, an African Union special envoy said on Thursday. AU…
Africa to start receiving 400mn J&J COVID-19 vaccine doses next week
July 22, 2021 Africa, battling a severe third wave of COVID-19 infections, will start to receive the first batch of 400 million doses of vaccines from Johnson & Johnson next…
Africa to get U.S. COVID shots next week as cases surge
July 1, 2021 The United States will begin shipping the first batch of COVID-19 vaccines it has donated to Africa from this weekend, a special envoy of the African Union…
$1m awarded to 10 African entrepreneurs by Jack Ma Foundation Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative
Jack Ma Foundation has hosted its first annual Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative (ANPI) grand finale awarding $1 million in prize money to 10 entrepreneurs from across Africa. The…