The east-central African nation of Rwanda began its COVID-19 vaccination program Friday, using the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, making it the first African nation to administer the drug. The nation received 102,960 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech and 240,000 dose…
Medical/Health Care
Effort to Curb Ebola in Guinea, DR Congo Gathering Steam
The World Health Organization says it is using every measure it has to curb the spread of parallel Ebola outbreaks in Guinea and the Democratic Republic of Congo. One of the biggest lessons learned from the 2014-2016 Ebola epidemic in West Africa — the…
Zimbabwe Optimistic on Food Security This Year
Zimbabwe says it has started preparing for a bumper harvest, the country’s first in two decades. But aid agencies say they still need to ensure about four million people have enough food, especially in urban areas where business has been hurt by the CO…
Rwanda Begins COVID-19 Vaccinations
The east-central African nation of Rwanda began its COVID-19 vaccination program Friday, using the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, making it the first African nation to administer the drug. The nation received 102,960 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech and 240,000 dose…
Bomb Blast Kills at Least 20 in Somali Capital
A suicide car bomb killed at least 20 and injured 30 late Friday in the Somali capital of Mogadishu.The explosion happened at Luul Yemeni restaurant in the city’s port area and sent smoke into the sky, according to Reuters, citing state media.“So far w…
Bomb Blast Kills at Least 20 in Somali Capital
A suicide car bomb killed at least 20 and injured 30 late Friday in the Somali capital of Mogadishu.The explosion happened at Luul Yemeni restaurant in the city’s port area and sent smoke into the sky, according to Reuters, citing state media.“So far w…