Tiger Woods auto crash not life-threatening; locals recount moments
Tiger Woods sustained serious but non-life threatening injuries in a one-car crash early Tuesday in the Los Angeles area, authorities said. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said in a…
AfDB to launch 2021 African Economic Outlook Friday
The African Development Bank will launch its 2021 African Economic Outlook on Friday, 12 March 2021. The theme of this year’s report is From Debt Resolution to Growth: The Road…
Italy confirms death of Ambassador to Congo, 2 others in ambush on UN convoy
The Italian Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo has been killed in an attack on a World Food Programme (WFP) convoy, a local governor said on Monday. “It is…
Guinea’s ebola vaccination postponed due to problems with delivery – WHO
Ebola vaccination in Guinea is being delayed as the plane carrying a batch of vaccine doses was unable to land, the Guinea branch of the World Health Organisation (WHO) said…
Biden to announce Friday U.S. release of $4bn for vaccines to poor countries
U.S. President Joe Biden will announce at the G7 gathering on Friday that the United States will release $4billion for an international initiative to supply Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines to poor…
20 African countries to get COVID-19 vaccines from next week – Africa CDC
The distribution of the coronavirus vaccine across the African continent is to begin next week, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Thursday. Africa CDC chief,…
AstraZeneca vaccine faces resistance in Europe after health workers suffer side-effect
Health authorities in some European countries are facing resistance to AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine after side-effects led hospital staff and other front-line workers to call in sick, putting extra strain on…
COVID-19: WHO Approves AstraZeneca Shot For Emergency Use
The World Health Organization gave emergency use approval to AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccines on Monday, meaning distribution can start to poorer countries starved of doses to fight the pandemic. The AstraZeneca-Oxford…
Again, Zuma snubs South African anti-graft panel, refuses to appear before it
South Africa’s embattled former president Jacob Zuma failed to appear on Monday before a judicial panel probing corruption during his nine-year tenure, again defying a court order for him to…
We were in a forest, Sailors kidnapped off Nigeria return to Turkey, narrate ordeal
Fifteen Turkish sailors kidnapped by pirates last month in the Gulf of Guinea arrived back in Turkey on Sunday and the ship’s captain described how they faced death threats and…