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Canada, US, EU could approve Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine ‘around December’
London, Nov. 27, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Canada could approve Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine “around December,” about the same time as the United States and the European Union, a senior official at Canada’s drug regulator said on Thursday. Canada is looking at the same data as regulators in the United States and European Union, and has a similar authorization ... -
US to authorise Pfizer, Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for use within weeks
London, Nov. 19, 2020 (AltAfrica)-COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer Inc and Moderna Inc could be ready for US authorisation and distribution within weeks, setting the stage for inoculation to begin as soon as this year, US Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said on Wednesday. States and territories are prepared to begin distributing the vaccines ... -
Overstay: US imposes tough visa rules on African students
London, Sep. 26, 2020 (AltAfrica) US government is planning to bar East African students from pursuing degrees in the US by limiting their stay in the country. The move which is contained in proposals by the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will also see students from a majority of African countries barred from getting student ... -
US says no payment of outstanding debt to WHO before leaving
London, Sep. 3, 2020 (AltAfrica)-The United States, US, said on Wednesday that it will not pay some $80 million it currently owes to the Geneva-based World Health Organisation (WHO) and will instead redirect the money to help pay its United Nations bill in New York. READ ALSO: BRITAIN COMMITS £500M TO FUND FASTER COVID-19 TEST ... -
Drug firm, Novavax to deliver 100 million doses of covid-19 vaccine by end of the year
London, July 8, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Novavax Inc. said on Tuesday it planned to deliver 100 million doses of its vaccine, potentially by the end of the year in what could be a game changer in the treatment of deadly covid-19 (coronavirus) “We are honored to partner with Operation Warp Speed to move our vaccine candidate forward ... -
Trump buys up world stock of key Covid-19 drug remdesivir
London, July 1, 2020 (AltAfrica)-The Trump administration in US has bought up virtually all the stocks for the next three months of one of the two drugs proven to work against Covid-19, leaving none for the rest of the world. Experts and campaigners are alarmed both by the US unilateral action on remdesivir and the wider implications, ... -
US imposes visa restriction on Burundi
London, June 20, 2020 (AltAfrica)-The U.S. government said Friday that it has stopped issuing travel visas to people from Burundi because the country is not taking back citizens facing deportation from the United States. Burundi was penalized with the visa restrictions because the government of the Central African nation has “denied or unreasonably delayed” issuing ... -
Trump to scrap Covid-19 task force despite US recording over 70,000 death
London, May 6, 2020 (AltAfrica)–Donald Trump is preparing to scrap the White House coronavirus taskforce even as the US death toll has topped 70,000 and experts warn that the worst is yet to come. Vice President Mike Pence said Tuesday that the emergency task force he heads will not be needed much longer than the end ... -
U.S. announces N2.6bn aid to assist Nigeria combat coronavirus
London, March 28, 2020 (AltAfrica)-The United States Government has announced a 7 million dollars (about N2.6 billion) emergency health and humanitarian aid to Nigeria to help the country in the fight against dreaded coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. This is part of a 274 million dollars (N103 billion) assistance package to no fewer than 63 countries affected ... -
US, Kenya set up joint terrorism task force
London, Feb. 12, 2020 (AltAfrica)-The United States and Kenya have set up a Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF), the U.S Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said on Monday in a press statement. The task force will operate in Kenya. It is the first of such to be located outside the U.S., the statement said. The ...
Inside the training camp of Akashinga, Zimbabwe’s armed, all-women anti-poaching rangers
Inside the training camp of Akashinga, Zimbabwe’s armed, all-women anti-poaching rangers
Spending on Artificial Intelligence Systems in Africa, Middle East to top $374 million in 2020
Celebrating Congolese doctor Jean-Jacques Muyembe, the man behind breakthrough of Ebola cure