“Africa can no longer outsource its healthcare security to the benevolence of others” – Akinwumi Adesina
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast: The African Development Bank’s (www.AfDB.org) Board of Directors has approved the...
The African Vaccine Acquisition Trust has delivered around 7% and the rest are from other sources
BRAZZAVILLE, Congo: Africa has made progress in COVID-19 vaccination. The continent has to date...
The facility is expected to significantly reduce Africa’s dependence on imported vaccines and support equal access to vaccines
DAKAR, Senegal: Large-scale financing for the new vaccine manufacturing facility of the Institut...
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss pledges £105 million in UK aid to help vulnerable countries fight new variants
LONDON, United Kingdom: British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has pledged up to £105...
Rwanda is set to reach the third target of 70% inoculation by mid-2022
BRAZZAVILLE, Congo (Republic of the): Of its 13 million habitants, Rwanda has fully vaccinated 40% against COVID-19...
The Minister also recalled the inauguration of the African Migration Observatory in Rabat in December 2020
RABAT, Morocco: Morocco has distinguished itself by turning the challenges of the Covid-19 crisis...
WHO applauds Zambia’s Ministry of Health and all the health workers for their resilience and achievements in delivering HIV testing and treatment services in face of many challenges
Dr...
The pandemic has exacerbated the food and nutrition insecurity of more than 491 000 farming households
MASERU, Lesotho: Marethabile Mokitimi feeds about 20 members of her extended family, although most...
The world rapidly identified the virus that causes COVID-19 and developed diagnostic tests and other response tools thanks to genomic sequencing
BRAZZAVILLE, Congo (Republic of the): COVID-19 has had a...
While Africa’s third wave continues to ease, 108 000 new cases were recorded, and more than 3000 lives lost in the week to 19 September