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As countries begin placing orders and administering COVID-19 vaccines, questions have been asked about who will handle the logistical nightmare that is transportation and distribution of the vaccines (when they become available) in Africa.…

Indonesia, which has recorded the highest number of Covid-19 cases in Southeast Asia, has received the first shipment of 1.2 million doses of vaccine from China-based company Sinovac Biotech. Indonesia's state-owned pharmaceutical holding…

President Nicolás Maduro's party and allies have won in Venezuela's legislative elections, boycotted by the main opposition parties. With over 80% of ballots counted, his coalition had 67.6% of the vote, the National Electoral…

There are reports of heavy police presence in parts of Lagos state after authorities warned against resumption of #EndSARS protests across Nigeria. Police in Lagos had issued a statement on Sunday against planned demonstrations on Monday,…

A Kenyan man who "came back to life" in a morgue where he had been taken after being presumed dead last week has died, this time for real, local media report. A mortuary attendant is said to have been preparing the "body" last week for…

As he prepares to take office, US President-elect Joe Biden has said that he will ask Americans to wear masks for his first 100 days in the White House. As part of efforts to curb infections, he will also order them to be worn in all…

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has tightened restrictions in the Eastern Cape province that has recorded increased Covid-19 cases. The president introduced a night curfew in the eastern Nelson Mandela Bay area that is the new…

Record-high Covid infections and hospitalisations have been reported in the US, with fears they will not slow in the run-up to Christmas. The number of people in hospital passed 100,000 for the first time, a figure that has doubled…

Nigeria's Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Tukur Yusuf Buratai, has said that "there is likelihood of terrorism persisting in Nigeria for another 20 years". His comments, in a Facebook post, come in the wake of the massacre by a Boko Haram…

Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, France's president from 1974 to 1981, has died at the age of 94. He died of complications from coronavirus, surrounded by his family at his estate in central France. A centre-right, pro-Europe…