From Rwandan President Paul Kagame visiting Mozambique’s insurgent-hit north, to Biotech billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong saying he will begin transferring technology to make Covid-19 and cancer vaccines in SA.… Read these and other stories making the headlines from around the African continent.
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US biotech billionaire to make Covid, cancer vaccines in South Africa
Biotech billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong on Thursday said he will begin transferring technology to make Covid-19 and cancer vaccines in South Africa. Read more…
Kenya bans ‘blasphemous’ film about gay lovers
Kenyan authorities on Thursday banned a documentary about two gay lovers, calling it “unacceptable and an affront to (the) culture and identity” of a deeply Christian country which has long criminalised homosexuality. Read more…
‘God Has a Dream’: Top seller for Tutu’s 90th-birthday auction
A book authored by South African Nobel Peace Prize laureate and retired archbishop Desmond Tutu was a top seller at an auction to celebrate his 90th birthday, his representatives announced on Thursday. Read more…
Nigeria arrests three over Baptist school abduction
Nigerian police have arrested three suspects in connection with the abduction of more than 100 students at a Baptist school two months ago, police said. Read more…
South Sudan’s political elite plundering public coffers – UN
Massive plundering of South Sudan’s public coffers is undermining human rights in the world’s youngest nation and threatening its already fragile peace process, a UN report said on Thursday. Read more…
Kenya first African nation to back Tedros second term as WHO chief
Kenya on Friday became the first African nation to back Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus’ bid for a second term as head of the World Health Organisation (WHO). Read more…
Ex-top aide to ousted Mali president held in graft probe
Mahamadou Camara, the ex-chief of staff of Mali’s deposed president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, was detained Thursday in connection with the allegedly fraudulent purchase of a presidential plane in 2014, officials said. Read more…
PICS | Rwanda president visits troops fighting Mozambique insurgency
Rwanda’s president Paul Kagame on Friday began a two-day visit to Mozambique’s insurgent-hit north, where he has sent 1 000 troops to help local soldiers fight jihadist militants. Read more…
Mandela to ‘House of Pain’: Five epic Springboks v All Blacks matches
The Springboks and All Blacks face off for the 100th time in Townsville, Australia on Saturday, extending an intense rivalry dating back a century.
Here are five classic clashes between New Zealand and South Africa: Read more…
‘My dream is to work with Beyoncé,’ says Makhadzi as she opens up about her tough musical journey
South African musician Ndivhudzannyi Ralivhona, popularly known as Makhadzi has opened up about her tough journey to becoming one of the successful young musicians of today. Read more…
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