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WHO Africa encourages use of AstraZeneca vaccine despite variants
By CNN,
912, February 12, 2021 (EAT)
The World Health Organization (WHO) African region has backed the use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine against Covid-19 even in countries reporting v...
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African grey parrots, body parts being sold at ‘fetish’ voodoo markets in Togo
By Citizen Reporter,
847, February 11, 2021 (EAT)
World Animal Protection has revealed that endangered African grey parrots and their body parts are being sold at ‘fetish’ voodoo markets in Togo, ...
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China promised Africa coronavirus vaccines were a priority. But where are they?
By CNN,
1036, January 10, 2021 (EAT)
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi concludes his tour of Africa this weekend without making a single concrete vaccine commitment to a continent hoping a...
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COVID-19 may reverse gains on malaria control: WHO
By VOA,
1025, November 30, 2020 (EAT)
On World Malaria Day, the World Health Organization is calling on countries to step up the fight against malaria, saying the coronavirus pandemic thre...
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President-elect Joe Biden names his chief of staff
By CNN,
1150, November 12, 2020 (EAT)
President-elect Joe Biden has tapped Ron Klain to be his incoming chief of staff, the Biden transition office said in a news release Wednesday, elevat...
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UK’s Prince William tested positive for coronavirus earlier this year, reports say
By Reuters,
939, November 2, 2020 (EAT)
Prince William, second-in-line to the British throne, tested positive for coronavirus earlier this year, according to the BBC, citing palace sources. ...
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Kenya joins global trial of Oxford University’s COVID-19 vaccine
By Citizen Reporter,
949, October 31, 2020 (EAT)
Kenya has joined the global efforts in search of an effective vaccine for COVID-19 with the start of a trial evaluating a leading COVID-19 vaccine can...
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COVID-19 could push 49 million Africans into extreme poverty
By CNN,
1148, October 29, 2020 (EAT)
It is now widely recognized that in Africa, the Covid-19 pandemic is on a different trajectory than much of the rest of the world, including the West....
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OPINION: Why we’re uniting in support of African girl leaders to beat AIDS, shift power
By Guest Writer,
1308, October 11, 2020 (EAT)
The International Day of the Girl Child on October 11 is a call for us to reflect on our responsibilities. 25 years ago, governments adopted the hi...
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In tackling COVID-19, Africa gives world lesson
By VOA,
1904, October 8, 2020 (EAT)
Africa's response to COVID-19 has gained global recognition for its fast and targeted action. The Africa Centres for Disease Control has helped dir...
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40 Kenyans volunteer to take part in human trials for COVID-19 vaccine
By Raquel Muigai,
1106, September 25, 2020 (EAT)
Kenya is in the next few weeks expected to begin its first COVID-19 vaccine trials following approvals by responsible authorities. The trial is spe...
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Michelle Obama and Melinda Gates: We can’t ignore adolescent girls in Covid-19 response
By CNN,
1109, August 8, 2020 (EAT)
Today should have been a school day for 15-year-old Fortunate Ayomirwoth. But for the past five months, her school has been closed. Fortunate now s...
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Large U.S. COVID-19 vaccine trials will exclude pregnant women for now
By Reuters,
1459, July 31, 2020 (EAT)
The first two COVID-19 vaccine trials in the U.S. will not be tested in pregnant women this year, raising questions about how this vulnerable populati...
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Counting the burials: African nations scramble to track COVID-19
By Reuters,
1547, July 13, 2020 (EAT)
Long after the funding for his project was frozen, Bilal Endris has kept a lonely watch over cemeteries in Ethiopia’s capital by slipping cash to gr...
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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf to head WHO COVID-19 review amid anti-globalism barbs
By Reuters,
2120, July 10, 2020 (EAT)
Avowed multilateralists Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Helen Clark will lead a World Health Organization (WHO) panel scrutinising the global response to th...
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WHO urges African countries resuming air travel to take safety measures
By VOA,
1619, July 3, 2020 (EAT)
The World Health Organization called on African countries Thursday to take comprehensive safety measures to “mitigate a surge” in COVID-19 cases, ...
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OPINION: Africa’s twin battles – COVID-19 and fake news
By Guest Writer,
2053, June 27, 2020 (EAT)
By Yemisi Adegoke Just under four months after Africa recorded its first coronavirus case, the number of confirmed cases has reached more than 250,...
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Coronavirus poses test for African leaders
By VOA,
1146, June 13, 2020 (EAT)
As Burundi enters a period of mourning for President Pierre Nkurunziza, who died Monday, his leadership during the coronavirus pandemic is being scrut...
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COVID-19 pandemic is accelerating in Africa, WHO says
By VOA,
1931, June 11, 2020 (EAT)
The World Health Organization reports the COVID-19 pandemic is accelerating in Africa and moving from the continent’s large capital cities into the ...
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Five dead in new Ebola outbreak
By CNN,
825, June 2, 2020 (EAT)
Five people, including a 15-year-old girl, have died of Ebola in a fresh outbreak of the virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the United Nations...
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