Africa

• Montreal HIV/AIDS conference organizer warns of ‘catastrophe’ if delegates denied visas

  Those who have either been denied visas include researchers scheduled to present their work and delegates who received scholarships to attend the conference.

  Canada

  Jun 19
  
• At least 50 worshippers dead after gunmen attack church in Nigeria

  President Muhammadu Buhari condemned the attack, calling it "heinous." The identity and motive of the attackers was not immediately clear.

  World

  Jun 5
  
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• 2 killed, 18 injured after French convoy uses force on Niger protesters

  The armoured vehicles and logistics trucks had crossed the border on Friday after being blocked in Burkina Faso for a week by demonstrations there.

  World

  Nov 27, 2021
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• Prince William’s remarks about African population condemned by critics

  The comments, coming from a prince with three children who often travels by private jet, came across as hypocritical and tone-deaf.

  Trending

  Nov 25, 2021
• At least 98 dead, dozens more injured after oil tanker explodes in Sierra Leone

  The explosion took place when the tanker collided with another truck as it was pulling into a gas station near a busy intersection in Wellington.

  World

  Nov 6, 2021
• Guinea soldiers say on TV they’ve dissolved gov’t in apparent coup

  An unidentified soldier, draped in Guinea's national flag and surrounded by eight other armed soldiers, said they planned to form a transitional government.

  World

  Sep 5, 2021
• Ghana becomes first country to receive vaccines through COVAX program

  Ghana is among 92 low-and middle-income countries that are receiving vaccines for free through COVAX.

  World

  Feb 24, 2021
• Alberta man helps with ‘nationally distributed’ COVID-19 campaign in Somalia

  "There's misinformation across every community. It was challenging... But now there's more information every day on the virus, and people are starting to understand."

  Health

  Feb 14, 2021
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• Delayed coronavirus vaccine in Africa risks ‘moral catastrophe,’ CDC chief says

  "That's a long way to go given that this virus transmits very quickly," he said, adding that in Africa, "the second wave is here with a vengeance."

  World

  Dec 31, 2020
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• Africa hits 2.5 million coronavirus cases as new variant detected in south

  The South African government said on Friday it had identified a new variant of the coronavirus that is driving a second wave of infections.

  World

  Dec 19, 2020