CAPE TOWN, Feb 3 (Reuters) – South Africa’s Afrigen Biologics has used the publicly available sequence of Moderna Inc’s (MRNA.O) mRNA COVID-19 vaccine to make its own version of the shot, which could be tested in humans before the end of this year, Afrigen’s top executive said on Thursday. The vaccine candidate would be the first to…
Moroccan rescuers raced against the clock on Friday to save a young boy trapped in a deep well for almost three days, in an operation that has gripped the kingdom with hundreds of thousands anxiously glued to live broadcasts. Relief operations intensified for five-year-old Rayan, who fell down a 32-metre (100-foot) deep well on Tuesday,…
The final will see Egypt’s star player Mohamed Salah come up against his Liverpool teammate Sadio Mane, with the Pharaohs chasing a record-extending eighth African crown while Senegal continue their search for their first title. Goalkeeper Mohamed Abou Gabal pulled off two spectacular saves as Egypt edged hosts Cameroon 3-1 in the penalty shoot-out to…
Ahmed Ismat has a tear gas canister wound across his cheek. Aya no longer sleeps at her home to avoid arrest. A coup in Sudan on Oct. 25 has propelled these young people and other members of the “resistance committees” onto the front line of the struggle against military rule. But as their stand-off with security forces continues,…
Burkina Faso’s junta lifted Wednesday a nationwide curfew they imposed after seizing power in a coup last month, the military announced. The restrictions were imposed on January 24 after mutinous soldiers arrested President Roch Marc Christian Kabore following a revolt at several army barracks in the capital over the handling of jihadist attacks in the Sahel nation.…
West African leaders hold a key summit on Thursday as a series of coups buffet a region struggling with poverty and a long history of turbulence. Emergency talks in the Ghanaian capital Accra were triggered after Burkina Faso on January 24 became the third member of the 15-nation Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to be overtaken by the…
Sadio Mane sets up one goal and scores the last one himself as Senegal beat Burkina Faso 3-1 to reach the final. Senegal struck three times in the last 20 minutes to book their place in Sunday’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) final as they overcame Burkina Faso 3-1. At Wednesday’s first semi-final, played at Ahmadou…
Thousands of homes were left without power in Mauritius on Wednesday as powerful cyclone winds battered the Indian Ocean island nation. Tropical cyclone Batsirai passed within about 130 kilometres (80 miles) of the holiday paradise, bringing heavy downpours and winds of around 120 kilometres per hour, with a peak of 151 kilometres per hour recorded…
Jean-Yves Le Drian defends French mission in West African country. PARIS France will not give up the fight against terrorism in the Sahel region due to the “irresponsible” actions of the military junta in Mali, the country’s foreign minister said Tuesday. Jean-Yves Le Drian defended France’s military engagement in Mali before lawmakers, who rebuked the…
Liberia’s central bank has burned old and mutilated banknotes totalling 600m Liberian dollars ($4m; £3m) – to make way for freshly printed notes. The disposal follows concerns that old currency notes remain in circulation despite the government printing new ones in recent years. It also comes after the apparent disappearance of state funds in 2018…