Morocco to produce Sinopharm Covid vaccine
Morocco has announced plans to produce locally the Chinese Covid-19 vaccine Sinopharm, the official MAP news agency says, adding... Read more
6 Jul, 2021
Tunisia hospitals struggle with Covid ‘tsunami’
Tunisian hospitals are battling to keep operating as the number of people dying of Covid-19 spikes and bodies are... Read more
6 Jul, 2021
Interpol seeks arrest of son of Mali ex-president Karim Keita
Interpol has issued an international arrest warrant for Karim Keita, a son of Mali’s former president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita,... Read more
6 Jul, 2021
Ethiopia begins second stage of filling mega-dam, angering Egypt
Ethiopia says it has started the next phase of filling a controversial mega-dam on the Nile River, Egyptian authorities... Read more
6 Jul, 2021
At least 200 Algeria bathers sick after sea polluted
Nearly 200 people were hospitalised briefly after swimming on Saturday in seawater suspected to have been polluted at Teens... Read more
6 Jul, 2021
Over 60 migrants feared drowned off Tunisia in three days
More than 60 migrants of sub-Saharan origin have been lost at sea off Tunisia since Saturday, after two Europe-bound... Read more
6 Jul, 2021
The Jacob Zuma saga in detail
In a case that has left South Africa agog, investigators have slammed former president Jacob Zuma’s move to halt... Read more
6 Jul, 2021
South African journalists say held, ‘tortured’ in eSwatini
Two South African journalists were detained and “tortured” by security forces while on assignment in eSwatini, which has been... Read more
6 Jul, 2021
Ethiopia’s Abiy Ahmed boasts of military might despite rebel gains
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed says his government can easily recruit one million new fighters but wants to foster... Read more
5 Jul, 2021
Interpol issues ‘red notice’ against Jacob Zuma allies, the Guptas
South African prosecutors have announced a key step in their bid to extradite Indian-born brothers who are at the... Read more
5 Jul, 2021
