Africa

"What people heard and saw was something that was supposed to happen behind the scenes," Lazarus Jacobs, the chairperson of the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation's board, said.

The Biden administration announced it would donate 200 million doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to developing countries in Africa. Africa's CDC director said it's a call for celebration, but many questions are still left unanswered.

When we challenge barriers, whether they be physical, emotional, or institutional, it influences those around us, hopefully for the better.

The prime minister is also pushing to have 1 million shots administered daily so all of the country's 36 million older adults will be fully vaccinated by the end of July, in time for the Olympics.

Mo Ibrahim said wealthy nations are "hoarding the vaccine" and pushed for equitable global COVID-19 vaccine distribution.

"It is extremely concerning and at times frustrating," Africa CDC Director Dr. John Nkengasong told the Associated Press.

"I would like to reassure the international community that Mali will honor all of its commitments," said Col. Assimi Goita.

The government said jihadis began shooting people and burning down homes and a village market.

The African government's move comes after the social media site deleted a tweet by President Muhammadu Buhari.

After contamination concerns at a U.S. factory, more than 1 million Johnson & Johnson vaccines are sitting unused in a South African pharmaceutical facility.

Just as Africans adopted quickly and with alacrity to mobile payment systems, they may likewise lead with digital currencies.

A boat in Nigeria sank with nearly 200 people on board, and 130 are still missing. One body has been recovered.

Macron described the detention of the transitional leaders as a coup d'etat and on Wednesday warned of repercussions, including targeted sanctions.

Gabon is home to a large colony of forest elephants, which can be dangerous when close to humans. These kind of hunting accidents have been occurring more frequently in recent months.

A stable and prosperous Africa well-disposed to the U.S. will deliver long-term security and opportunity for Americans.

Right now the U.N. World Food Program is feeding 200,000 children in southern Madagascar with school meals, but many more need to be reached.

While all eyes are on the Middle East, Iran has not been idle elsewhere. Its persistent and growing influence in Africa has flown under the radar for many observers.

An image of the Spanish Civil Guard member rescuing the baby has been shared widely online.

The photos of the rescue effort were taken as thousands of migrants entered Spain's North African enclaves.

According to a 2020 report, data from the Transmission Company of Nigeria shows that from 2013 to 2020, the government-run national grid system failed 84 times and partially collapsed 43 times.

Akon's clear disregard for democracy in Uganda and support of a murderous regime is an unbearable affront to human dignity.

Around 7,000 Europe-bound migrants were intercepted and returned to Libya so far this year, according to the International Organization for Migration.

U.S. officials warned that China is building up its military and economic influence across the globe, as Beijing looks to establish a naval base in Africa.

In Nigeria, a bus passenger was searched by police who discovered a freshly severed human head and hands in his bag.

Kenya's announcement to close the camps came after Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta met with United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi to discuss the management of refugees within the camps.

COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy has led Congo to begin working with COVAX to hand over 1.3 million unused doses so they can be distributed elsewhere in Africa.

Sierra Leone's health minister, Dr. Austin Demby, said that the vaccine doses the country received in March might go to waste because some residents believe COVID-19 is not as bad as the Ebola virus outbreak a few years ago.

Deby, who had been Chad's president for more than 30 years, won the country's April 11 presidential election that would have secured his leadership for the next six years,

Two elephant species were reclassed by a conservation list, but Botswana plans to boost hunting this year after COVID hit last season.

For Zimbabwe, culture is ingrained in everyday life.