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Drug firm pauses Covid-19 vaccine trial after ‘strange illness’ in volunteer

Drug giant AstraZeneca said Tuesday it had paused global trials of its coronavirus vaccine because of an unexplained illness in one of the volunteers. It's...

US sanctions ICC prosecutor over Afghan war crimes probe

The United States of America has announced sanctions against the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) for her continued probe into alleged...

Planting 50 billion trees across Africa for wealth creation

A Canadian-based organisation, working with a team of African citizens, has embarked on a mission to plant 50 billion trees across Africa and beyond. Tfortrees,...

Zambia’s ‘discriminatory’ nomination fee for 2021 general election

A number of politicians vying for public office in Zambia's 2021 General election, may end up dropping out of the race, before voting begins,...

Over 40,000 people missing in Africa due to conflict and migration

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has said that more than 40,000 people across Africa have gone missing. The group said those registered...

Chinese phones sold in Africa have built-in malware

Anti-fraud firm Upstream said it has found Malware which signs users up to subscription services without their permission on thousands of Chinese mobile phones...

Mali’s coup leaders want to stay in power for three years

The military junta that seized power in Mali does not want to leave power anytime soon as they demand a military-led transitional body to...

Ecowas says Mali’s ousted president must be reinstated

West African leaders have demanded that their ousted colleague, the president of Mali, Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, be reinstated immediately. They held a video summit, chaired...

Ghana: Young social activist helping to fight Covid-19 with a phone

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, a major challenge remains in parts of Africa, reaching many with the message of the virus and the need to...

Russia becomes first country to approve COVID-19 vaccine

Russia has become the first country in the world to approve COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine was developed by Moscow’s Gamaleya Institute, after less than two...

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