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They are two of the best-known African leaders on the planet. The 2019 Nobel Peace Prize winner Abiy Ahmed, Ethiopia’s prime minister, and his compatriot Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who as head of the World Health Organization became the…

The number of newly reported cases of COVID-19 has dropped dramatically, the head of the World Health Organization has said, urging nations to keep up their efforts against the disease that has killed more than six million people. “We have…

Borno State Ministry of Health has confirmed that there is an outbreak of monkey pox in the state. The state Director of Public Health, Doctor Lawi Mshelia said on Monday that there are four suspected cases that were reported with three…

World Health Organization (WHO) vaccine safety panel said on Wednesday that it considers that the benefits of the AstraZeneca (NASDAQ:AZN) COVID-19 vaccine outweigh its risks and recommends that vaccinations continue. The WHO listed…

As countries across the globe continue to battle with the ravaging effect of COVID-19, the African Development Bank (AfDB) says adequate food supply is key to the pandemic recovery on the continent.  According to the AfDB, strengthening…

South Africa said Tuesday it would offer its doses of Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid vaccine to the African Union (AU) after scrapping their use due to efficacy concerns. The country suspended its vaccine rollout — meant to begin with the…

Guinea declared a new Ebola outbreak on Sunday, as tests came back positive for the virus after at least three people died and four fell ill in the southeast - the first resurgence of the disease there since the world’s worst outbreak in…

Facebook on Monday said it is ramping up efforts to stem the spread of misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines, spread facts, and figure out who might be wary of getting the jab. The move includes banning groups that repeatedly spread…

South Africa suspended the start of its AstraZeneca inoculation programme over concerns the shot does not work on a new variant, with WHO experts due to meet Monday to discuss the vaccine already facing questions about its efficacy for…

DR Congo on Sunday announced a “resurgence” of Ebola in its troubled east after a woman died of the disease, just three months after authorities declared the end of the country’s previous outbreak. “We have another episode of the Ebola…