PRETORIA— South Africa launched the main phase of a global COVID-19 vaccine study on children and teenagers led by Chinese maker Sinovac Biotech, with the first two participants jabbed in Pretoria.The study is testing the efficacy of Sinovac’s two-dose…
Day: September 12, 2021
Armed Groups Killing, Recruiting More Children in Niger, Report Says
Increasing numbers of children are being killed or targeted for recruitment by armed groups in conflicts raging at Niger’s borders with Mali and Burkina Faso, Amnesty International said in a report published Monday. “In Niger’s Tillaberi region, an ent…
Libya, Malta sign agreement on medical cooperation
TRIPOLI— The Libyan Ministry of Health said that Minister Ali Zanati and his Maltese counterpart, Chris Fearne, have signed an agreement on medical cooperation between the two countries.The agreement includes training medical and paramedical personnel …
Zimbabwe magistrate rules Mugabe should be reburied at the national shrine
HARARE— A Zimbabwean court upheld a traditional court’s ruling that the body of former President Robert Mugabe should be exhumed and reburied at a national shrine in the capital.The Chinhoyi Magistrates Court rejected an appeal by Mugabe’s children tha…
Tunisian Islamist party rejects attempts to suspend constitution
TUNIS— Tunisia’s Islamist party Ennahdha (Renaissance) expressed its categorical refusal to suspend the constitution and change the country’s political system, according to a statement posted on its official Facebook page on Saturday.Ennahdha, the firs…
Elections in Libya crucial in maintaining stability – UN envoy
UNITED NATIONS— The top UN envoy for Libya said that the elections scheduled for Dec 24 are crucial in maintaining stability in the war-torn country.“I would like to stress that holding the elections in Libya — even in less than ideal situation, and wi…