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Suicide Car Bomb Kills Over Eight People In Somalia
A suicide car bomber has killed more than eight people at a security checkpoint close to the presidential palace in the Somali capital, in an attack that has now been claimed by the al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabab group. The attack targeting a convoy going into the presidential palace exploded at a checkpoint close to the airport in…
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Covid-19: Africa’s Death Toll Surpasses 200,000
Newly updated records show that over 200,000 people have died from Covid-19 in Africa since the start of the pandemic. Africa, home to more than 1.3 billion people in 54 countries has recorded a total of 200,254 deaths from December 2019 to September 2021. While worldwide toll totals at more than 4.57 million deaths. After…
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Nigeria To Launch COVID Vaccination In Churches
The Nigerian government has announced its new plan to take the Covid-19 vaccination campaign to churches, amid widespread vaccine hesitation. Faisal Shuaib, the Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, disclosed this on Tuesday while addressing Christian leaders on the second phase of COVID-19 vaccinations. “I am glad to inform you that…
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OPEC+ To Revive Oil Production As Prices Bounce Back
The OPEC coalition led by Saudi Arabia and Russia is expected to press on with the planned revival of oil production, as prices bounce back from their August downturn. The coalition is gradually restoring the vast amount of crude production halted during the pandemic, and will probably ratify the next monthly instalment when it gathers on…
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Burundi Launches Free Covid-19 Testing For Students
The government of Burundi has begun a compulsory Covid-19 testing campaign for all pupils in boarding schools. This initiative will last until 14 September. One of these screening centres is in the Ntahangwa community, north of Bujumbura. Parents, teachers and pupils responded massively to the campaign as reports show that queues began to form in…
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Authorities Extend Telecoms Blackout In Zamfara State
New reports claim that the Nigerian security forces in Zamfara and neighbouring states have launched one of their largest operations against the armed gangs, known locally as bandits, hence an extension of the shutdown on all telecommunication services in the states. Last week, shocking reports hit the media space detailing a violent takeover of bandits…
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Sinovac Begins Pediatric Vaccine Trials In South Africa
Chinese vaccine makers Sinovac Biotech has launched the main phase of a global Covid vaccine study on children and teenagers in South Africa, with the first two participants jabbed in Pretoria. The study is testing the efficacy of Sinovac’s two-dose CoronaVac on 14,000 children aged between six months and 17 years in Chile, Kenya, Malaysia,…
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South Africa To Launch COVID Vaccine Passports
The South African government has announced the introduction of a “vaccine passport” idea, amid widespread mistrust of the Covid-19 vaccine in the country. President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Sunday in a televised address that the passport would serve as proof of vaccination for various purposes and events. While he promised that more information about the…
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High Profile Boko Haram Member Yawi Modu Arrested In Borno
The Nigerian army on Thursday announced that its troops had arrested a high-profile member of the Boko Haram extremist group in northern Borno State. Army spokesman Onyema Nwachukwu said Yawi Modu was arrested along the Damboa-Wajiroko road, a notorious route where both the extremists and Nigerian troops have recorded casualties over the years. Nwachukwu added…
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UN Calls For Integrated Approach For Lasting Solutions To Natural Disasters
The United Nations has asked that the international community change its response to natural disasters to provide a lasting solution to the global problem. Given the ever-increasing frequency of severe weather events, human-made catastrophes and epidemics, piecemeal and fragmented responses will fail to address root causes and may in fact compound the challenges, a new…