The Latest Breaking News from Africa

Retired women in South Africa carry a huge burden of poverty

South Africa’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, recently acknowledged that “South Africa needs a new consensus to deal with poverty, unemployment and inequality”.

The Conversation · Mar 3, 2022

Child care centres in South Africa need more support: principals tell of pandemic impact

South Africa’s early childhood development sector plays a critical role in providing early care and education, catering generally for children aged three to five in their pre-primary school years. Though it’s an essential service, this sector remains mostly informal. Government has not supported it well with the funding needed to…

The Conversation · Feb 28, 2022

Six African countries selected to kick off Covid-19 jab production

Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Tunisia will receive the know-how to manufacture their own Covid jabs

Evening Standard · Feb 21, 2022

Why some South Africans who are willing to be vaccinated still haven't had the jab

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa set a target to get 70% of the country’s adults vaccinated by the end of 2021. However, by the end of that year only 39% of adults had been fully vaccinated.

The Conversation · Feb 17, 2022

Tiny frog embarks on 5,000 mile journey from Africa to north west - in bunch of bananas

It was found in a bunch of bananas

Manchester Evening News · Feb 17, 2022

Teacher finds tiny frog in bunch of bananas meant for pupils' snack

The frog is believed to have travelled all the way from the Ivory Coast of Africa

Liverpool Echo · Feb 16, 2022

Model Legends Walk Sergio Hudson’s NY Fashion Week Runway

With model legends Beverly Johnson, Veronica Webb and Gisele Zelauy on his runway, Sergio Hudson took New York Fashion Week on a vibrant, outlandish safari Sunday inspired in part by the blues, yellows and oranges favored by the Ndebele of southern Africa. But attitude was just as important as color…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 14, 2022

COVID pandemic’s ‘acute phase’ could end by midyear: WHO

WHO head Tedros says acute phase of pandemic could end by middle of the year if 70 percent of the world gets jabbed.

Al Jazeera · Feb 11, 2022

Exclusive-EU, Gates Foundation to support African medicines agency -source

The European Union and the Gates Foundation are set to announce financial support for nascent efforts to set up an African medicines regulator to boost the continent's drugs and vaccine production, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters.

Reuters · Feb 11, 2022

Improving internet access and digital trust in Africa

The internet is an essential resource for daily life. We use it to stay informed, for school and increasingly for work. But major inequalities in terms of access to the web persist. Africa lags behind much of the rest of the world in terms of connectivity, deepening existing inequalities. The…

France 24 · Feb 10, 2022