When her regular clinic ran out of her government-funded HIV medications amid South Africa’s COVID-19 lockdown, Sibongile Zulu panicked. A…
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In Africa, Stigma Surrounding Coronavirus Hinders Response
After 23 days in quarantine in Uganda — far longer than required — Jimmy Spire Ssentongo walked free in part…
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Pregnant Women At Risk Of Death In Kenya’s COVID-19 Curfew
Veronica Atieno remembers feeling her way through the dark alleys between the shacks that make up Kenya’s Nairobi slums, picking…
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Buhari, Akufo-Addo, 3 others in Mali to resolve political crisis
Five African leaders are set to make a fresh bid to end Mali’s political crisis on Thursday, following weeks of…
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Seven Sudan ministers leave cabinet amid calls for reform
Six Sudan’s cabinet ministers have quit and another was sacked, the government said on Thursday, days after tens of thousands…
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‘We have failed’: DR Congo looks back on 60 years of independence
As DR Congo marks 60 years of independence from brutal colonial ruler Belgium, some are lamenting how little progress has…
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Sierra Leone doctors urged to boycott coronavirus patients
A doctors’ organisation in Sierra Leone on Thursday called on medics to launch an indefinite strike in coronavirus patient care…
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Tanzanian Miner Becomes Millionaire After Finding Biggest Tanzanite Stones
A Tanzanian small-scale miner has become a multi-millionaire after uncovering two of the biggest of the country’s precious tanzanite stones…
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Kenya’s Government Says Children Under Two Years May Not Wear Face Mask
The Kenyan Government on Tuesday declared wearing of facemasks by children under two years old is not necessary. Dr Pacifica…
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African Leaders, Bill Gates Conspiracy Theories, And The Fast Spread Across The Continent
While Gates’s vaccine programmes on the African continent have long provided ample fodder for speculation, the bogus claims have gained…
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