African News
Disgraced ex-president Jammeh looms over Gambia election
By: Reuters 1st December 2021 At a pre-election rally last month, supporters of Gambia's main opposition coalition cheered the opening of the star attraction - a speech by... →
Nigeria says found Omicron variant from October samples
By: Reuters 1st December 2021 Nigeria said on Wednesday it had confirmed its first cases of the Omicron Covid-19 variant, among them a sample from travellers who came to Nigeria... →
Tens of thousands march against military rule in Sudan, met with tear gas
By: Reuters 30th November 2021 Sudanese security forces deployed tear gas on tens of thousands of protesters gathering in central Khartoum on Tuesday to oppose military rule... →
Aspen strikes deal with J&J to launch own vaccine, called 'Aspenovax'
By: News24Wire 30th November 2021 Aspen will manufacture and sell its own branded Covid-19 vaccine in Africa, following an agreement with Johnson & Johnson. Johnson & Johnson is... →
Sudan politician freed a month after arrest during coup
By: Reuters 30th November 2021 One of the highest profile Sudanese politicians detained during an October 25 military coup has been freed a month after he was arrested, the man,... →
Stop acting like former colonisers, Ramaphosa tells African countries that imposed travel bans 
By: News24Wire 30th November 2021 President Cyril Ramaphosa says African countries should not act like former coloniser countries by imposing unscientific travel bans after the... →
China's Xi pledges another 1-billion Covid-19 vaccine doses for Africa
By: Reuters 29th November 2021 President Xi Jinping on Monday said China would offer another 1-billion doses of Covid-19 vaccines to African countries and would encourage Chinese... →
Rwanda is first Sub-Saharan African country to ban flights to southern Africa
By: News24Wire 29th November 2021 Rwanda has become the first country in Sub-Saharan Africa to impose a ban on inbound and outbound flights to southern African countries in the wake... →
