Central African Republic: Touadéra Says Bozizé Still in Country, Stirring Trouble
[New Times] President Faustin-Archange Touadéra of the Central African Republic (CAR) on Wednesday, December 30, told journalists that former President, François Bozizé, who is leading a rebel coalition, has More...
Kenya: Country Faces Full Blown Health Crisis As Doctors’ Strike Begins
[Nation] The crisis at public hospitals is expected to grow worse as doctors join nurses and clinical officers in boycotting work. AllAfrica News: East Africa More...
Covid: Italy latest European country to order Christmas lockdown
Non-essential shops will be closed with travel only allowed for work, health and emergency reasons. BBC News – World More...
Saudi Arabia starts mass vaccination program against Covid-19 becoming first Arab country to roll out the Pfizer jab
The Saudi Ministry of Health has announced its mass inoculation program has commenced, and the minister himself was one of the first recipients of Pfizer’s vaccine in the Kingdom. Saudi Arabia became the first More...
Facebook’s latest troll-hunt in Africa leads them to point to FRANCE – first NATO country to get the honor
On the latest hunt for ‘trolls’ in Africa and the Middle East, in addition to the usual ‘Russians’ Facebook for the first time banned a network of French accounts fighting for influence in former colonies. On More...
Ethiopia Sinks Deeper into Sectarian Conflict: A Country on the Brink
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed promised democracy and a new beginning for his country — and received the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize for his initial efforts. It has been all downhill from there, however, and More...
Charley Pride Recalled Making a “Pathway” for Black Country Singers One Month Before His Death
Charley Pride, who died on Dec. 12 of coronavirus complications at age 86, recalled breaking barriers as one of the most prolific Black country artists backstage at the Country Music Awards on… E! Online (US) More...
Morocco latest country to normalise ties with Israel in US-brokered deal
As part of the deal, the US agrees to recognise Morocco’s claim over the disputed Western Sahara. BBC News – World More...
Saudi Arabia becomes 3rd country to approve Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine as regulator OKs jab
Saudi Arabia has become the third country to approve the Covid-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer/BioNTech after the UK began using the jab in a mass immunization program on Tuesday and Canada granted regulatory consent More...
Ethiopia: Prime Minister’s Battle for Control Comes at Huge Cost to Country
[allAfrica] A day after Ethiopian Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed Ali announced that federal government forces had taken full control of Mekelle, the capital of Tigray Regional State, following three weeks of fierce More...
