Cape Town – From China’s leader pledging to offer one billion Covid vaccine doses to Africa; to at least 11 people being killed after gunmen attacked a prison in Nigeria… Read these and other stories making the headlines from around the African continent.
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South Africa could top 10 000 daily Covid cases this week, says epidemiologist
The newly-discovered Omicron variant is likely to fuel a surge in South Africa’s coronavirus cases that could see daily infections treble this week, a top epidemiologist warned Monday. Read more…
Nigeria prison attack leaves 11 dead, 250 inmates escape
At least 11 people were killed and more than 250 inmates escaped after gunmen attacked a prison in central Nigeria over the weekend, penitentiary authorities said on Monday. Read more…
China leader promises Africa 1 billion Covid vaccine doses
China’s president Xi Jinping on Monday pledged to offer one billion Covid vaccine doses to Africa, in a speech made via videolink to a China-Africa summit near Senegal’s capital Dakar. Read more…
Botswana loses court bid to revoke gay rights
Botswana’s government on Monday lost a legal attempt to overturn a landmark ruling that decriminalised homosexuality. Read more…
Libyan presidential hopefuls petition against PM’s candidacy, reports say
Candidates for Libya’s presidential election have petitioned against the interim prime minister’s bid and a Tripoli court is to examine their request, media reports said on Sunday. Read more…
Influential Mali imam delivers rare rebuke to army strongman
An influential Malian imam, who spearheaded mass anti-government protests last year, warned on Sunday that “things are not going well” in the Sahel state, delivering a rare rebuke to strongman Colonel Assimi Goita. Read more…
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