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Malawi to destroy 16 000 expired Covid-19 vaccines donated by AU
London, April 15, 2021 (AltAfrica)-Malawi will destroy over 16,000 expired doses of coronavirus vaccine donated by the African Union three weeks before their use-by-date, ... -
Morocco records over 1,600 cases of British COVID-19 variant
London, April, 15, 2021 (AltAfrica)-Morocco says about 1600 cases of British covid-19 variant have been recorded in the North African country. The revelation comes ... -
South African court tells ex president, Zuma to choose own punishment in contempt case
London, April 14, 2021 (AltAfrica)-South Africa’s ex-President Jacob Zuma has until Wednesday to suggest the penalty the country’s highest court will hand him in ... -
UK taxi driver drove into canal following instructions from his sat nav
London, April 14, 2021 (AltAfrica)-Police in Greater Manchester, United Kingdom, UK say a driver had a “lucky escape” after a sat nav error caused ... -
African First Ladies, Merck Foundation announce awards for African media for enhancing COVID 19 awareness
London, April 14, 2021 (AltAfrica)-19 African First Ladies and a Germany based NGO, Merck Foundation have teamed up to recognise African based media organisations ... -
UK includes Moderna, Novavax vaccines in Mix and match vaccines trial
London, April 14, 2021 (AltAfrica)-A UK study into using different COVID-19 vaccines in two-dose inoculations is being expanded to include shots made by Moderna ... -
EU vaccine passports to be ready by the start of summer
London, April 14, 2021 (AltAfrica)-Brussels wants vaccine passports to be operational across the EU by the end of June. Pilot schemes will be launched ... -
Burkina Faso charges former leader Compaore with allege murder of predecessor, Thomas Sankara
London, April 13, 2021 (AltAfrica)-A Burkina Faso court charged former President Blaise Compaore in absentia on Tuesday in connection with the 1987 murder of ...
