In the Democratic Republic of Congo, prevalence of HIV is low compared to other countries on the continent but the pandemic has had an effect in the provision of care. One HIV patient speaks about his experience. ” Before, we used to have food rations, that doesn’t exist anymore, that’s all in the past. The…
The president of Kenya spoke to Parliament on Tuesday praising the country’s response to the pandemic. In his State of the Nation speech, president Uhuru Kenyatta downplayed the impact of Covid-19 on the economy. “Today I am happy to go on record in this august house as having succeeded in the choices that our administration…
BEIJING, Nov 29 (Reuters) – President Xi Jinping on Monday said China would offer another 1 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines to African countries and would encourage Chinese companies to invest no less than $10 billion in Africa over the next three years. The pledge of additional vaccine doses – on top of the nearly…
There are early signs the Omicron variant does not cause more severe illness than the Delta variant. However, experts have cautioned that the variant has only recently been discovered – and data will tell whether this is the case. NICD officials and GPs in Gauteng have noticed that vaccinated patients tend to fare better than…
Sharity Save the Children said that during 2020 some 337 million children were living near armed groups and government forces that recruit children. That number is likely to be only a fraction of actual cases, the charity’s report said. The report laid out recommendations for stopping “this war on children” including holding perpetrators of grave…
Thirty endangered white rhinos from South Africa have arrived in Rwanda where it’s hoped they will thrive. The animals were transported in a Boeing 747 in what is the largest single transfer of the species ever undertaken. After arriving in Rwanda, the animals were placed in two grassy enclosures in preparation for a later release.…
In Chad, the military-led government issued an amnesty to almost three hundred rebels and political dissidents. The amnesty meets a key demand of opposition groups invited to join a round table with President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno who took power after his father was killed fighting insurgents last April. “This reassures the rebels, the politico-military…
YAOUNDE, Cameroon At least 22 civilians were killed Sunday in a rebel attack in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Cooperative for the Development of the Congo (CODECO) carried out the attack on the Ivo displaced people’s camp in Ituri state, local media reported. Members of the armed group opened fire on…
The world is on high alert due to the new omicron Covid strain — but delta is still responsible for most of the current infections globally, the World Health Organization pointed out on Monday. Last week, the global health agency recognized the omicron variant, first referred to as lineage B.1.1.529, as a variant of concern.…
After dark, in a residential neighbourhood in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, dozens of civilian volunteers were busy patrolling their streets one night last week, stopping and searching cars and checking documents. “Our neighbourhood committee includes about 180 people. We’ve apprehended many people. And we’ve found a lot of suspicious materials, including guns and explosive devices,”…