Africa
Guinea Bissau president survives W. Africa’s latest coup attempt
By Edward McAllister OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - Cheering crowds welcomed Guinea Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo's election victory in 2020, but his opponents alleged fraud. When he was sworn in before…
Exclusive-U.S. to lift travel curbs on eight African countries – White House
By David Shepardson (Reuters) -The Biden administration will lift travel restrictions on eight southern African countries imposed last month over concerns about the fast-spreading COVID-19 Omicron variant, the White House…
Pfizer set to oust AstraZeneca as top supplier of COVID-19 shots to poor nations
By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Pfizer and BioNtech are set to displace AstraZeneca as the main suppliers of COVID-19 vaccines to the global COVAX programme at the start of…
China Comes Calling in Africa
The Forum on China Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) had its 6th ministerial meeting on 29-30 November in Dakar, Senegal. The meeting was coordinated between Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi and Senegal's…
By Gurjit Singh
‘Extreme’ vaccine discrimination risks leaving Africa behind – report
By Tommy Wilkes LONDON (Reuters) - Africa has little chance of overcoming the COVID-19 pandemic unless 70% of its population is vaccinated by end-2022, yet "extreme vaccine discrimination" is leaving…
India offers support for Africa to fight the Omicron variant
MEA Statement: We have noted the emergence of a new variant of Covid-19, Omicron. We express our solidarity with the countries, particularly in Africa, who have so far been affected…
African Nations Mend and Make Do as China Reduces Funding for BRI
Deep in Kenya's Great Rift Valley, members of the National Youth Service tirelessly swing machetes to clear dense shrubs obscuring railway tracks more than a century old. It's a distinctly…
By PTI and Chanakya Forum
U.S. President Biden to hold meeting with leaders from Africa in 2022 -White House
(Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will hold a meeting with leaders from Africa in 2022 which would focus on building global partnerships and alliances, the White House said in…
Only 5 African countries may fully vaccinate 40% of population by year-end – WHO Africa
By George Obulutsa NAIROBI (Reuters) - Only five African countries will meet the target of fully vaccinating 40% of their populations against COVID-19 unless the pace of inoculations accelerates across…
Developing nations’ plea to world’s wealthy at U.N.: stop vaccine hoarding
By Daphne Psaledakis UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Leaders from developing nations warned the U.N. General Assembly this week that COVID-19 vaccine hoarding by wealthy countries left the door open for…
WHO’s Tedros seen running unopposed for top job despite Ethiopia snub – sources
By Emma Farge, Francesco Guarascio and Giulia Paravicini GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization's chief looks set to run unopposed for a second term at the helm as tries…
China illegally trafficking wildlife from Africa
Beijing [China], August 18 (ANI): China, known for trafficking wild fauna and flora for medicinal use as well as for food consumption, is once again in the spotlight for illegally…
