Five out of 54 African countries are on course to reach a 40% target for vaccinations, according to new report on Covid-19 in Africa. There have been warnings that warning that an un-vaccinated Africa could become ”a perfect incubator for variants”. Weak systems raised the possibility that vaccination rates were even lower than official statistics showed.…
Ten of Fred Ssegawa’s children may never go back to school again. Locked out of formal education since March 2020 by Uganda’s strict coronavirus containment measures, they have been caught up in one of the world’s longest school shutdowns. The two youngest of his 12 children were too little to have started in the first…
In Angola the main opposition party, UNITA, re-elected Adalberto Costa Júnior as leader of the opposition. In October, the Constitutional Court annulled his 2019 election as party leader. The decision of the court was announced on the same day that UNITA formed a coalition with two other groups to increase its chances of defeating the…
The current health crisis has exposed the fragile nature of health systems in Africa according to a new report from the Mo Ibrahim Foundation. One of the main challenges facing health systems is the lack of data in some countries. The report further indicated that more than 50% of children in Africa do not have…
President Adama Barrow from The Gambia won a second term in power after election results were announced late on Sunday. Barrow garnered more than 53% of the vote according to the electoral commission. Turnout out on Saturday’s election stood at 87%. Speaking to his supporters, Adama Barrow promised a brighter future for the country. “I…