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S/Africa surpasses 21m Covid-19 jabs – Ministry

Some 205,253 people were vaccinated against Covid-19 on Thursday, pushing the number of doses to 21,011,187 which have been given…
Published on 22.10.2021 par APA News APA
Morocco/Canada direct flights to resume October 29

Ottawa has authorized the resumption of direct flights linking Morocco to Canada after a two-month suspension.The decision to suspend direct…
Published on 22.10.2021 par APA News APA
Tigray forces move to control strategic towns foiled: Ethiopian Govt

The Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) on Thursday said the rebel Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) has mobilized forces ranging…
Published on 22.10.2021 par APA News APA
Senegal: US donates 336,000 doses of J & J vaccine

The donation is “the largest” most important one received at one time from any country, according to the U.S. Embassy…
Published on 22.10.2021 par APA News APA
Bandits bomb rail tracks in northern Nigeria

Train services on the Kaduna-Abuja route in northern Nigeria have been suspended, following the bombing of the rail tracks by…
Published on 22.10.2021 par APA News APA
Press highlights government’s commitment in partnering with private sector in improving sanitation, others

The report that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has reiterated his administration's commitment to continue partnering with the private sector…
Published on 22.10.2021 par APA News APA
OPEC daily basket price stood at $83.36 per barrel Thursday

The price of OPEC basket of 13 crudes stood at $83.36 a barrel on Thursday, October 21, 2021, compared with…
Published on 22.10.2021 par APA News APA
Press focuses on appearance of IPOB leader in Abuja High Court, others

The appearance of the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mr. Nnamdi Kanu, in Abuja High…
Published on 22.10.2021 par APA News APA
Botswana, SADC sign armoury depot pact

Botswana has signed an agreement with the Southern African Development Community (SADC) under which Gaborone will host an armoury and…
Published on 22.10.2021 par APA News APA
Morocco suspends flights to Germany, Holland, UK

Morocco has announced it was suspending flights to Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.The announcement was made by the…
Published on 22.10.2021 par APA News APA
Samora Machel: the African marxist who “flirted with democracy”

It is thirty-five years since the death from a plane crash of Mozambique's independence hero Samora Machel, an uncompromising Marxist…
Published on 22.10.2021 par APA News APA
Ethiopia accuses UK media of misreporting

The government of Ethiopia has accused UK's Telegraph of ‘completely twisting facts and agenda-based reporting' which involves inaccurately translating Prime…
Published on 22.10.2021 par APA News APA
OPEC daily basket price stood at $83.30 per barrel Wednesday

The price of OPEC basket of 13 crudes stood at $83.30 a barrel on Wednesday, October 20, 2021, compared with…
Published on 21.10.2021 par APA News APA
S/Africa commences vaccination of children over 12

South Africa has become the first country in Africa to officially vaccinate children aged between 12 and 17 years old…
Published on 21.10.2021 par APA News APA
S/African gov’t slams attacks on journalists

The South African presidency on Thursday joined editors in condemning recent attacks on journalists while out on assignment in various…
Published on 21.10.2021 par APA News APA
Ghanaian press highlights plans for West African Capital Markets integration, others

The report of the resolutions of the Technical Committee meeting of the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) and the West African…
Published on 21.10.2021 par APA News APA
Press focuses on claim that Turkish coup plotters are still active in Nigeria, others

The claim by President of Turkey, Recep Erdogan that the terrorists who tried to remove him through a coup in…
Published on 21.10.2021 par APA News APA
Sierra Leone’s year-on-year inflation up to 11.63 percent in September

Sierra Leone's year-on-year inflation stood at 11.63% in September, up from 10.88% in August, according to a press release published…
Published on 21.10.2021 par APA News APA
COVID-19 recovery funds benefit to 3,000 businesses in Rwanda

The Economic Recovery Fund (ERF) that was established by the Government of Rwanda to support the recovery of businesses hardest…
Published on 21.10.2021 par APA News APA
Weather watchdog activates highest alert for heavy rainfall in Rwanda

Rwanda Meteorology Agency on Tuesday issued a red warning for rainstorms over the next three days in several parts across…
Published on 21.10.2021 par APA News APA
Ethiopian Air Force bombs military targets in Tigray’s capital

The Ethiopian Air Force Wednesday bombed military targets in the rebel held Mekelle, capital of Tigray regional state .The Ethiopian…
Published on 21.10.2021 par APA News APA
UN expresses concern over escalation of conflict in northern Ethiopia

The United Nations Wednesday said it is “deeply concerned” over the escalation of the conflict in northern Ethiopia.Speaking to reporters…
Published on 21.10.2021 par APA News APA
Malawi’s inflation rate marginally rises to 8.9 percent in September

Malawi's annualised inflation rate rose marginally to 8.9 percent in September on the back of an increase in the cost…
Published on 21.10.2021 par APA News APA
SADC deploys special envoys as tension intensifies in eSwatini

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has dispatched envoys to eSwatini where at least 29 people have been killed and…
Published on 21.10.2021 par APA News APA
Swiss bank fined US202m over Mozambique “hidden debt” scandal

Investment bank Credit Suisse has been fined £147 million (about US$202 million) by the United Kingdom's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)…
Published on 20.10.2021 par APA News APA
S/African editors mark “Black Wednesday”, condemn attacks on journalists

Attacks on journalists are becoming commonplace in South Africa as evidenced by reports that two eNCA journalists were robbed at…
Published on 20.10.2021 par APA News APA
Ramaphosa praises southern African hero Samora Machel

South African President Ramaphosa said the commemoration of the death of the late Mozambican president Samora Machel 35 years ago…
Published on 20.10.2021 par APA News APA
Nigerian leader hosts visiting Turkish President in Abuja

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari is hosting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who is on a two-day official visit to the…
Published on 20.10.2021 par APA News APA
Press focuses on 12-day ultimatum to civil servants to receive COVID-19 vaccine, others

The 12-day ultimatum given to all civil servants in Kaduna state to receive COVID-19 vaccine is the latest of compulsory…
Published on 20.10.2021 par APA News APA
OPEC daily basket price stood at $83.48 per barrel Tuesday

The price of OPEC basket of 13 crudes stood at $83.48 a barrel on Tuesday, October 19, 2021, compared with…
Published on 20.10.2021 par APA News APA