-WHO aiming for 20% of Africa to get initial COVID jabs from access plan

The World Health Organization wants to secure an initial 230 million doses of any COVID-19 vaccine for Africa, officials said Thursday, while emphasising that any vaccine in development should also be ...

Africa faces wait for mass COVID-19 vaccination - disease control group

Mass vaccination against COVID-19 is unlikely to start in Africa until midway through next year and keeping vaccines cold could be a big challenge, the continent's disease control group said on ...

South Africa welcomes $115M US bridge plan to sustain its HIV programs for 6 months

South Africa has welcomed a U.S. bridging plan worth $115 million to continue funding HIV treatment and prevention programs ...
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Education levels in South Africa not improving across the race divide

Speaking at the 4th Annual B Lab Africa Summit in Johannesburg, Dr Pali Lehohla, former Statistician-General of South Africa, ...

Madagascar’s military power grab shows Africa’s coup problem isn’t restricted to the Sahel region

But the military takeover in Madagascar marks only the second coup in that period to take place outside of the Sahel region, stretching from the Atlantic to the Horn of Africa – a signal that Africa’s ...

South Africa reaches first World Cup since hosting in 2010. Ivory Coast and Senegal also advance

South Africa is back at the World Cup for the first time since hosting the tournament in 2010. Ivory Coast and Senegal will ...