Africa

FILE PHOTO: A funeral worker walks carrying a casket lowering device after a burial at the Westpark Cemetery, amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, in Johannesburg, South Africa, December 24, 2020. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko
Coronavirus chronicle

Only 2 pct of world's Covid-19 vaccines administered in Africa: WHO

The WHO, the African Union and COVAX have been calling on vaccine manufacturers to prioritize the COVAX program and urging countries to fulfill their dose-sharing pledges and facilitate the sharing...

Vials of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccines of Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna are seen in the town of Ricany near Prague, Czech Republic, February 25, 2021. REUTERS/David W Cerny/File Photo
Coronavirus chronicle

WHO-backed vaccine hub for Africa to copy Moderna Covid-19 shot

A man carries an object near a warehouse after violence erupted following the jailing of former South African President Jacob Zuma, in Durban, South Africa, July 14, 2021. REUTERS/Rogan Ward
Coronavirus chronicle

Ebola, other outbreaks, atop Covid-19, risk straining West Africa health systems - WHO

FILE PHOTO: Members of the military patrol through the streets of Alexandra township as the country deploys the army to quell unrest linked to the jailing of former President Jacob Zuma, in Johannesburg, South Africa, July 15, 2021. REUTERS/Sumaya Hisham/File PhotoREUTERS
World+Biz

Death Toll in South Africa Riots Rises to 276, Minister Says

A woman receives a dose of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, as South Africa rolls out the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination to the elderly at the Munsieville Care for the Aged Centre outside Johannesburg, South Africa May 17, 2021. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo/File Photo
Coronavirus chronicle

Africa CDC says continent not winning against 'brutal' Covid-19 pandemic

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World+Biz

African nations to send troops to tackle Mozambique insurgency

The World Trade Organization headquarters (WTO) in Geneva, Switzerland, March 4, 2021. File Photo: REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
Coronavirus chronicle

WTO head says South Africa, Senegal, Rwanda and Nigeria considered as vaccine production hubs

Harsh V Pant and Abhishek Mishra
Thoughts

Is India the new China in Africa?

A woman receives a dose of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, as South Africa rolls out the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination to the elderly at the Munsieville Care for the Aged Centre outside Johannesburg, South Africa May 17, 2021. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo/File Photo
Coronavirus chronicle

Africa Covid trajectory is 'very concerning', WHO official says

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World+Biz

US Supreme Court blocks child slavery lawsuit against chocolate firms

In this March 5, 2021, file photo, a hospital security guard receives one of Kenya's first AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccinations provided through the global COVAX initiative, at Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi. Photo: AP/UNB
Coronavirus chronicle

Africa to be a priority for G7's donated Covid-19 vaccine doses - WHO

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, European Council President Charles Michel, U.S. President Joe Biden, Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Italy's Prime Minister Mario Draghi, French President Emmanuel Macron, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and German Chancellor Angela Merkel pose for a group photo at the G7 summit, in Carbis Bay, Britain, June 11, 2021. Patrick Semansky/Pool via REUTERS
Global Economy

Top G7 development banks pledge $80 billion for African firms

A woman holds a small bottle labelled with a "Coronavirus Covid-19 Vaccine" sticker and a medical syringe in this illustration taken October 30, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo
Coronavirus chronicle

WHO says 9 in 10 African countries to miss Covid-19 vaccination goal