Africa’s Highlights at the Olympics
Tatjana Schoenmaker and Bianca Buitendag both won silver on day four of the Olympics to claim South Africa’s first medals of Tokyo 2020. Moroccan boxer Youness Baalla was at the centre of controversy in the boxing ring as he attempted to bite his opponent from New Zealand. In the women’s football Zambia’s Copper Queens lost […]
Africans must Lobby for the Heritage Status of their Sites
Eight mosques in northern Ivory Coast, whose style is believed to have originated in the Mali Empire seven centuries ago, have been granted Unesco World Heritage status. The buildings are “highly important testimonies to the trans-Saharan trade” that continued to thrive as the region prospered, the UN heritage body says. The mosques in the towns […]
Reactions after Tunisian President Fires Cabinet
Tunisian president Kais Saied has announced a month-long curfew as he appeared to tighten his grip on power in the north African country one day after he dismissed the prime minister. The new restrictions, announced by presidential order late on Monday, prohibit the movement of people between cities outside times of curfew, except for basic […]
Eradicating Malaria is Now a Realistic Goal
BioNTech wants “to help eradicate malaria” by using the same breakthrough mRNA technology it used to develop its coronavirus vaccine, the pharmaceutical company said on Monday. The Germany-based group said it aimed to begin clinical malaria vaccine trials by the end of 2022. If successful, the shot could be a major development in the fight […]
