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SOUTH AFRICA: One million doses of received anti-Covid vaccine

South Africa received its first doses of the British AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine produced in India. It was President Cyril Ramaphosa who himself carried...

AFRICA: $12 billion in funding for Covid-19 vaccination

It’s time for the vaccine race. The virulence of the second wave of contamination and the new variant of the coronavirus are...

COVID-19: South African variant of SARS-CoV-2 virus in 31 countries

The South African variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, is now spreading to 31 countries worldwide, following the infection...

AFRICA: 30 million doses of Covax vaccine expected by March

All 54 countries on the African continent have expressed a particular interest in access to vaccines, through the Covax mechanism, as...

SENEGAL: The Covid-19 uncontrollable

In Senegal, the number of people tested positive for Covid-19 is increasing alarmingly.And yet, the Senegalese authorities have put in place...

RWANDA: Favipiravir soon approved for treatment of coronavirus patients

Rwandan authorities intend to introduce the “favipiravir” in the treatment of people with coronavirus. The announcement was made on Monday, January...

AFRICA: African Union has 270 million doses of the anti-Covid vaccine

The African Union has acquired 270 million doses of the vaccine developed by Pfizer-BioNTech, AstraZeneca, India, and Johnson & Johnson. The announcement...

SEYCHELLES: Start of the vaccination against the coronavirus

The Seychelles archipelago began vaccination against the coronavirus on Sunday 10th January. President Wavel Ramkalawan was the first to be vaccinated,...

MADAGASCAR: Set up a green number for people traumatized by the coronavirus

The National Order of Psychologists of Madagascar, in partnership with some international NGOs, has made available to the population, since October 2020,...

SENEGAL: Dizzying rise in the number of coronavirus infections and deaths

In Senegal, the staggering increase in the number of coronavirus infections and deaths has aggravated the health situation. The second wave of...

GUINEA: Ban on chicha in Guinea: head of bar owners denounces measure

The ministries in charge of the Budget, Trade and Security announced yesterday Wednesday, January 6, 2021 via a joint decree, the...

MOROCCO: Ministry of Health validates AstraZeneca/Oxford coronavirus vaccine

Morocco on Wednesday, according to an official document from the Ministry of Health, validated a “temporary emergency authorisation” for the Covid-19 vaccine...

SEYCHELLES: Archipelago registers first coronavirus-related death

On Sunday, 03 January 2021, the Seychelles Islands deplored their first coronavirus-related deaths. According to information from the health authorities, the...

GUINEA: Start of vaccinations with Russian Sputnik V vaccine

Guinea began vaccination of its population with Sputnik V on Wednesday, 30 December 2020. This vaccination against the novel coronavirus is...

SENEGAL: The new SMIT is named after Professor Moussa Seydi

The President of the Republic of Senegal, Macky Sall, today inaugurated the new building of the Infectious and Tropical Diseases Service of...

SENEGAL: The first dose of the vaccine available in March 2021

As part of the fight against the spread of Covid-19, the vaccine remains the last resort of countries to permanently stop...

SENEGAL: The intransigent state in the fight against Covid-19

In order to prevent a second wave of contamination, the Minister of the Interior, Antoine Felix Diome, wants to ensure compliance...

UGANDA: Start of first clinical trials of a vaccine against Covid-19

Uganda has started the first tests of a vaccine against Covid-19. The announcement was made by President Yoweri Museveni in an...

SENEGAL: Celebration of the International Day of the Fight against HIV AIDS

Senegal celebrated, this December 1, 2020, the World Day against HIV / AIDS under the theme: "Global solidarity and shared responsibility"....

SENEGAL: The country owes WHO a debt of gratitude in its fight against COVID-19

(Dakar, 09 November 2020) - NGO statement Human Action for Integrated Development in Senegal (AHDIS): After eight (08) months of response...

AFRIQUE : COVID-19 compromises essential health services in Africa

Brazzaville, November 5, 2020 – The COVID-19 pandemic has dealt a severe blow to key health services in Africa, raising concerns...

SENEGAL: The State must go beyond the criminalization of rape and pedophilia

Since January 2020, rape and pedophilia have become crimes in Senegal, which means that they are finally recognized for what they have always been:...

RWANDA : AfDB commits $98 million to Rwanda for multisector COVID-19 response

The African Development Bank (AfDB) on Thursday approved a concessional loan of $97.675 million to Rwanda to strengthen its national budget as it works...

ALGERIA: Coronavirus Algeria: Contamination on the rise among health care workers

For more than a week, coronavirus contamination (Covid-19) has been on the rise in Algeria, reaching a daily record this Wednesday. By Algeria 360 On...

TUNISIA: Covid-19: No new contamination

The Ministry of Health announced, in a press release released on Monday, that no new cases of coronavirus infection have been recorded, out of...

MADAGASCAR: Rising healing of Covid-19 diseases

The Covid-19 Operational Command Centre announced that 62 patients were cured in just three days in Madagascar. The healing curve is therefore on the...

SENEGAL: “Let’s respect the measures barriers!” By Mary Teuw Niane

Dear friends, dear friends,The epidemic of the covid19 corona virus continues to expand. Slowly, it is spreading and growing on the African continent. In...

DR CONGO: Confinement of Ibanda: The population must make its provisions

The authorities have decided, the municipality of Ibanda de Bukavu will enter into confinement for three days between 1 and 3 June 2020. A...

KENYA: Country seeks 400 volunteers to test covid-19 vaccine

ZE-AFRICANEWS - At Nairobie, researchers are looking for 400 volunteers to participate in a clinical test of a candidate coronavirus vaccine.This vaccine is developed...

AFRICA: COVID-19 cases exceed 100,000

WHO for Africa issued a statement dated 22 May 2020. The World Health Organization has addressed the number of confirmed cases on the continent...

SENEGAL: Dr Sokhna: “In Senegal, there are 04 types of Coronavirus circulating.”

Dr Cheikh Sokhna, Director of the Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), spoke on the progress of research on Coronavirus mutations. The various...

BURUNDI: Divorce between the State of Burundi and WHO

The divorce between the State of Burundi and the World Health Organization (WHO). President Pierre Nkurunziza invited WHO experts to leave the country by...

ALGERIA will defeat the pandemic in the near future according to minister Benbouzid :...

The mask is one of the most important means of dealing with Covid-19. The Minister of Population Health and Hospitaller Reform Abderahmane Benbouzid called...

AFRICA: Coronavirus: Covid Organics ordered by Tanzania and the Union of Comoros.

Is this coronavirus remedy of interest to the authorities in La Réunion? Two new countries will use Covid-Organics, a remedy for the coronavirus produced...

SENEGAL: Hydroxychloroquine does miracles according to the study of Professor Moussa Seydi.

Senegalese authorities will continue the use of hydroxychloroquine in the treatment of patients with coronavirus. A study led by Professor Moussa Seydi showed the...
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