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South Africa in shock after AstraZeneca vaccine rollout halted

Tue, 02/09/2021 - 16:56
A study of the vaccine's efficacy against the South Africa variant shows "disappointing" results.
Categories: Africa

Australian Open: Egypt's Mayar Sherif creates history

Tue, 02/09/2021 - 11:20
Mayar Sherif is the first Egyptian woman to win a main draw match at a Grand Slam with victory at the Australian Open.
Categories: Africa

Egypt's revolution: I saw the unimaginable happen

Tue, 02/09/2021 - 01:32
The BBC's Wael Hussein describes witnessing an uprising unfold in the heart of Cairo, 10 years on.
Categories: Africa

Nourin Mohamed Siddig: The African art of reciting the Koran

Tue, 02/09/2021 - 01:28
Social media has revived African styles of Koranic recitation led by Sudan's Nourin Mohamed Siddig.
Categories: Africa

Al Ahly sunk by Bayern Munich at Club World Cup

Mon, 02/08/2021 - 21:09
Robert Lewandowski scores twice as Bayern Munich progressed to the Fifa Club World Cup final by beating Al Ahly on Monday.
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Morocco: At least 24 dead in Tangier factory flood

Mon, 02/08/2021 - 17:49
Heavy rain flooded an illegal textile factory in the basement of a Tangier house, authorities say.
Categories: Africa

'Kenyan police asked if my husband was a sorcerer'

Mon, 02/08/2021 - 01:13
While Chirindo Chisubi was still mourning her husband, she was shocked by a Kenyan police question.
Categories: Africa

Abducted, trafficked or killed: The life of a sex worker in Sierra Leone

Mon, 02/08/2021 - 01:05
Africa Eye investigates the disappearance of a sex worker and uncovers abuse, trafficking and murder
Categories: Africa

South Africa halts AstraZeneca jab over new strain

Sun, 02/07/2021 - 22:44
A study of the vaccine's effectiveness against the South Africa variant shows "disappointing" results.
Categories: Africa

CHAN: Morocco retain title with a 2-0 win over Mali

Sun, 02/07/2021 - 22:06
Morocco retain their African Nations Championship (CHAN) crown with a hard-fought 2-0 win over Mali in Cameroon.
Categories: Africa

Covid: Oxford jab protection against South Africa variant 'limited'

Sun, 02/07/2021 - 09:36
A small study suggests limited protection is offered against mild disease caused by the variant, AstraZeneca said.
Categories: Africa

Viewpoint: From Ethiopia's Tigray region to Yemen, the dilemma of declaring a famine

Sun, 02/07/2021 - 01:48
Alex de Waal writes about the starvation that conflicts cause, and the difficulties in tackling it.
Categories: Africa

CHAN: Hotshots Morocco to defend title against miserly Mali

Sat, 02/06/2021 - 17:06
Morocco aim to retain their African Nations Championship, CHAN, title as Mali look to win their first on Sunday.
Categories: Africa

Ahmad restored as presidential candidate by Caf

Sat, 02/06/2021 - 12:21
Ahmad has been restored as a presidential candidate by Caf's Governance Committee, but Fifa's decision will be final.
Categories: Africa

Coronavirus in Tanzania: The country that's rejecting the vaccine

Sat, 02/06/2021 - 01:47
Tanzania is promoting herbal treatments while denying that there are any coronavirus cases.
Categories: Africa

Project 17: 'I was told to clean my own school toilets'

Sat, 02/06/2021 - 01:25
Yolanda, 17, is campaigning for better education and more resources for schools in South Africa.
Categories: Africa

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala set to make history at WTO

Fri, 02/05/2021 - 23:30
The former Nigerian finance minister will be the first woman, and the first African, head of the WTO.
Categories: Africa

Biden ends deadlock over first African and first woman to lead WTO

Fri, 02/05/2021 - 23:20
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala had been frontrunner for the role but was opposed by the Trump administration.
Categories: Africa

Libya crisis: Vote to unite splintered nation

Fri, 02/05/2021 - 18:13
A new interim government is chosen to replace the war-torn country's rival administrations.
Categories: Africa

Club World Cup: Ahly coach Pitso Mosimane aims for penalties against Bayern

Fri, 02/05/2021 - 16:04
Al Ahly coach Pitso Mosimane is aiming to take European champions Bayern Munich to penalties at the Club World Cup.
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