It comes as the first lab tests of the new variant in South Africa suggest it can partially evade the Pfizer jab.Researchers say there was a "very large drop" in how well the vaccine's antibodies neutralised the new strain.But the...
A senior US official urged American citizens to leave Ethiopia immediately, saying that Washington had no plans to organise a mass evacuation, as it did in Afghanistan.The US and the African Union have been pressuring the Ethiopian government and...
De Klerk, who was also a key figure in the transition to democracy, had been diagnosed with cancer this year.He was head of state between September 1989 and May 1994.In 1990, he ordered Nelson Mandela's release from prison, leading to historic...
Super bantamweight Zimunya, 24, died on Monday, having collapsed during a professional non-title bout on Saturday.It is the first time a boxer has died in Zimbabwe from injuries sustained in the ring.Lawrence Zimbudzana, the general secretary of the...
He added that the deposed Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok was being kept at the general's house "for his own safety" and would be allowed home soon.Protests are continuing for a second day in the capital, Khartoum, with roads, bridges and...
The Swedish Academy praised Gurnah for for his "uncompromising and compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism".The prize is awarded by the Swedish Academy and is worth 10 million Swedish crowns ($1.14m / £840,000).Gurnah, 73,...
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The Pandora Papers - 12 million files - is the biggest such leak in history.Mr Kenyatta and six members of his family have been linked to 13 offshore companies.They have not yet responded to requests for comment.The Kenyattas' offshore...
The former French legionnaire, 41, becomes Africa's second-youngest leader, after Mali's Assimi Goïta, 38, who also staged a military takeover.Col Doumbouya is barred from contesting future elections under plans to restore civilian rule...
NFTs are unique digital tokens which are often attributed to art that has no physical representation.Chloe Clem, now 10, became famous in 2013 when her mother shared her unimpressed reaction to a surprise Disneyland trip online.The image has become a...
Révocat Karemangingo had been a lieutenant in the Rwandan army that was overthrown in 1994 by forces led by President Paul Kagame.In Mozambique he became a businessman and was not involved in politics, the leader of the refugee community said.The...
They appeared on national TV claiming to have dissolved the government.However, the defence ministry said the attempted takeover had been thwarted by the presidential guard.This follows hours of heavy gunfire near the presidential palace in the...
"People are still trying to make last-minute movements of funds, which are unauthorised, which are not theirs," President Hakainde Hichilema said.He defeated his rival Edgar Lungu in presidential elections last month.Mr Hichilema did not...
“South Africa is already home to a substantial number of refugees and is seized with addressing their needs,” the Department of International Relations said in a statement.It said it had been requested to accommodate refugees who were in...
WHO head Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called on China to be more co-operative about the early stages of the outbreak, including with audits of laboratories.Zeng Yixin, deputy health minister, said it showed "disrespect for common sense and...
WHO head Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called on China to be more co-operative about the early stages of the outbreak, including with audits of laboratories. Zeng Yixin, deputy health minister, said it showed "disrespect for common sense and...
Pro-Zuma protesters first took to the streets after the 79-year-old handed himself to authorities on Wednesday to begin a 15-month sentence. But police now say criminals are taking advantage of the chaos, which spread from his home province of...
"Who are they to dictate good and evil, if they themselves are evil?" Mr Trump said in a statement. He urged other countries to ban Twitter and Facebook for not allowing "free and open speech". Mr Trump was banned from both platforms after the US...
"After a great deal of thought and a lot of work on our relationship, we have made the decision to end our marriage," the pair tweeted. They first met in the 1980s when Melinda joined Bill's Microsoft firm. The billionaire couple have three...
He died on Wednesday from heart complications at a hospital in Dar es Salaam, Samia Suluhu Hassan said in an announcement on state television. Mr Magufuli has not been seen in public for more than two weeks, and rumours have been circulating...
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