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UN Official Pleads for more Support to G-5 Sahel

A UN Official has pleaded for more support to G-5 Sahel, saying the five-year-old force working to stabilize Africa’s Sahel has shown great potential, but needs more support from the international community to reach full operational capacity. Addressing the UN Security Council Thursday, Bintou Keita, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Africa, called for enhanced political and […]

Mauritania: Media outlets press for release of reporter kidnapped after elections

A dozen of Mauritanian journalists Thursday gathered in front of the office of the Prime Minister to demand the release of one theirs reported abducted Thursday by intelligence forces, reports say. The protestors, Le360.ma reports, called for the release of Ahmedou Ould Wedia who is also member of the leading group in the Mauritanian parliament, […]

COVID-19: First clinical trial of a vaccine underway in South Africa

South Africa has just started clinical trial of a vaccine against Covid-19, the first on the continent. This candidate vaccine has been developed by Oxford University’s Jenner Institute and is already being tested in humans in Great Britain.   The vaccine trial started on June 24 in Johannesburg, the commercial capital, and Pretoria, the national […]