Senegal Facility Set To Begin COVID-19 Vaccine Production
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed stark vaccine inequities among high- and low-income nations and has underscored Africa's dependence on outside countries for shots. A new initiative in Senegal, however, hopes to reduce that inequity and make the continent more vaccine ... Read More
Mali, France Say Attack Kills At Least 20 Militants
French soldiers of the Barkane operation seek protection in a shelter during explosions at the Gao army base in Mali, Dec. 5, 2021.
Mali's army has confirmed it took part in a joint attack last week with French and European forces ... Read More
Libyan Lawmakers Set To Choose New Prime Minister
Libya's parliament is set to vote on a new prime minister on Thursday, but incumbent Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah has rejected the balloting, saying Libyans should not have another period with an interim government.
"I will not allow new transitional periods. We will ... Read More
Ukraine Crisis: Macron Says Putin Pledges No New Ukraine Esc...
The French president (right) held talks with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky after his visit to Moscow
French President Emmanuel Macron has told reporters that President Vladimir Putin assured him that Russian forces would not ramp up the crisis near Ukraine's borders.
"I ... Read More
Spanish Firm Fined $6 Million For Ghana Truck Blast That Kil...
Residents stand in the foreground of buildings and houses that were destroyed when a vehicle carrying mining explosives detonated along a road in Apiate, Ghana, Jan. 21, 2022.
The Spanish company in charge of a truck that exploded and killed 13 ... Read More
Mali’s Prime Minister Accuses France, Europe Of Seeking To...
Mali's interim prime minister has accused France of using its military mission there against Islamist militants to divide the African country.
Speaking to diplomats late Monday, Interim Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maiga said Mali would always be grateful to French soldiers ... Read More
South Africa Jails Twins For Terrorism Over US Embassy Plot
A policeman walks outside the U.S. Embassy in Pretoria, South Africa, Sept. 22, 2009.
A South African court convicted and jailed twin brothers for terrorism on Monday over plans to attack the U.S. Embassy in Pretoria and join the Islamic State ... Read More
US Donates 565,110 More Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Doses To Gha...
More than half a million doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine arrived at Accra’s Kotoka International Airport on February 6. The United States has donated 7.6 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to Ghana since September 2021. These vaccines are being used ... Read More
US Confers Lifetime Achievement Award on Rev. Korankye Ankra...
Rev. Dr Jason Renville (left) a UN Human Rights Ambassador, presenting the Lifetime Achievement Award to Rev. Sam Korankye Ankrah (2nd right), Apostle General of the Royal House Chapel International, at the ceremony in Accra. With them is Rev. Mrs ... Read More
Pandemic And Security Top 35th African Union Summit
African heads of state gather for a group photograph at the 35th Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Assembly in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Feb. 5, 2022.
The African Union has begun a summit in Addis Ababa, and the theme this ... Read More