North Korea shows off new submarine-launched missiles
2021-01-15
North Korea has displayed what appeared to be a new submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) at a military parade in Pyongyang, state media reported on Friday.Continue Reading
COVID-19: Africa to receive 270 million vaccine doses – Ramaphosa
2021-01-14
AU confirmed that the African Vaccine Acquisition Task Team (AVATT), has secured a provisional 270 million COVID-19 vaccine doses for the continent.Continue Reading
Jordan King receives COVID-19 vaccine
2021-01-14
King Abdullah II of Jordan has received the COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday, according to a statement by the Royal Court.Continue Reading
WHO team arrives in Wuhan in search of novel coronavirus origins
2021-01-14
An international team of experts tasked with studying the origin of the Coronavirus outbreak has arrived in the central Chinese city of Wuhan.Continue Reading
Previous COVID-19 infection gives some immunity, health body says
2021-01-14
People previously infected with COVID-19 can have immunity for up to five months, but could still pass it on to others, England’s health agency said.Continue Reading
Zambia’s founding president Kenneth Kaunda not dead, says envoy
2021-01-14
Zambian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Solomon Jere, has refuted media reports that the country’s founding president, Kenneth Kaunda, is dead.Continue Reading
ECOWAS court invests in digital process to beat COVID-19 challenges
2021-01-13
The ECOWAS Court of Justice has invested 345,126 U.S. dollars in digitization of its processes and the conduct of virtual court sessions, the President of the Court has said.Continue Reading
Sri Lanka detects first patient with new COVID-19 variant
2021-01-13
Sri Lanka has detected the new strain of the COVID-19 virus after a British national who recently arrived in Colombo tested positive.Continue Reading
Rebels attack Central African Republic’s capital
2021-01-13
Security forces in Central African Republic repel attack by armed groups seeking to seize capital Bangui early on Wednesday, Prime Minister Firmin Ngrebada, says.Continue Reading
90 million confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide-WHO
2021-01-13
The number of COVID-19 cases worldwide has surpassed 90 million, reaching 90,054,813 as of Wednesday, WHO says.Continue Reading