COVID-19 deaths in South Africa exceed 17,000
South Africa recorded 40 new COVID-19 related deaths late Monday, bringing the total number fatalities nationwide to 17,016, Health Minister
3 biologists win 2020 Nobel Prize for Hepatitis C discovery
Biologists Harvey Alter, Michael Houghton and Charles Rice have jointly won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for
Regional military experts probe entry of Burundian rebels into Rwanda
A team of military experts under the Expanded Joint Verification Mechanism (EJVM), a Great Lakes regional military framework, on Monday
IMF approves aid for world’s 28 poorest countries
The International Monetary Fund on Monday approved new emergency aid for 28 of the world’s poorest countries to help them
Uganda reports blood shortages amid coronavirus pandemic
Health authorities in Uganda say the supply of blood has sharply declined since the start of the coronavirus pandemic as
Morocco records 1,423 new COVID-19 cases
Morocco announced on Monday 1,423 new COVID-19 infections, taking the total tally in the North African country since March 2
South Africa to start teaching robotics in primary school
South Africa is at an advanced stage to start teaching robotics starting at grade R to nine, said the Minister
Military takes key posts in Mali’s interim government
Mali’s interim president Bah Ndaw appointed a 25-strong government on Monday in which members of the military occupy key posts,
UNICEF, South Sudan launch campaign to tackle child marriage
South Sudan in collaboration with the UN children agency (UNICEF) on Monday launched a campaign aimed at ending rampant child
W.H.O. identifies candidates to lead probe into sex abuse reports in DR Congo
The World Health Organisation Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced that individuals had been shortlisted to lead an investigation into