Africa
J&J To Deliver Up To 400 Million COVID-19 Vaccines To Africa
Johnson & Johnson vaccine vials against the COVID-19 coronavirus are seen at the Klerksdorp Hospital as South Africa proceeds with its inoculation campaign on February 18, 2021.Phill Magakoe / AFP
Ex-Madagascar President Didier Ratsiraka Dies At 84
This file photo taken on February 28, 2002 in Antananarivo shows then Madagascar president Didier Ratsiraka talking to journalists. Ratsiraka died aged 84 on March 28, 2021.Pedro UGARTE / AFP
Egypt Buries Train Crash Dead As Toll Is Revised To 19
Egypt’s Minister for Endowments and Religious Affairs Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa, Mufti Shawki Allam, and Cairo Governor Khaled Abdel Aal attend a funerary service at the Sayyida Nafissa mosque in the
Militants Seize Northern Mozambique Town, Kill Foreign Worker
Islamist militants seized control of a town in northern Mozambique, killing several people including at least one foreign worker, near a huge gas project involving France’s Total and other
Tugs And Dredgers Try To Free Ship Blocking Suez Canal
Egypt’s Suez Canal Authority said it was “temporarily suspending navigation” until refloating of the MV Ever Given ship was completed on one of the busiest maritime trade routes. AFP /
Algeria Supreme Court Orders Retrial For Prominent Journalist
A file photo of a court gavel. Prominent journalist Khaled Drareni, a symbol of the struggle for a free press in Algeria, is to face a retrial after the
Senegal Media Speak Out Over Death Threats, Intimidation
Senegal, officially the Republic of Senegal, is a country in West Africa Journalists in Senegal say they have rarely experienced as much intimidation as they have since opposition leader
Eritrean Forces In Tigray Region, Says Ethiopian PM
In this file photo taken on November 30, 2020 Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed speaks at the House of Peoples Representatives in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to respond to the Parliament
Congo’s Nguesso Re-elected With 88.57% Of Vote, To Continue 36-Year Reign
Denis Sassou-Nguesso and candidate for the presidential election delivers a speech during his last campaign rally, in Brazzaville, on March 19, 2021. ALEXIS HUGUET / AFP The Republic of Congo’s
Dozens Die In Migrant Ship Fire Off Libya Says Charity
A man greets fellow migrants onboard a Spanish coast-guard boat, arriving at the harbour of Algeciras after being rescued in the open sea on July 30, 2018. Spain has overtaken
