Africa – Page 17 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

CCTV under fire after Chinese New Year gala features blackface performers AGAIN as Beijing celebrates Africa ties

Posted on February 14, 2021February 14, 2021By Editor

Chinese state TV has been labelled “racist” after its Spring Festival Gala kicked off with a celebration of African culture featuring Chinese dancers in African-style costumes and black face makeup beating drums. … Read More >CCTV under fire after Chinese New Year gala features blackface performers AGAIN as Beijing celebrates Africa ties

EU

‘Martian landscape’: Sahara sand covers Alpine snow as early desert wind from Africa turns Europe orange (PHOTOS)

Posted on February 7, 2021February 7, 2021By Editor

Photographs from France showed orange skies above layers of snow as the sandy wind from the Sahara, known as sirocco, made its way across Europe weeks earlier than expected. … Read More >‘Martian landscape’: Sahara sand covers Alpine snow as early desert wind from Africa turns Europe orange (PHOTOS)

World

Tunisia approves Russian-made Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, plans to start immunization in coming months

Posted on February 1, 2021By Editor

Tunisia has become the third nation in Africa to authorize the Russian-made Sputnik V vaccine for emergency use. The country previously expressed hope that it could get a portion of the vaccines from neighboring Algeria. … Read More >Tunisia approves Russian-made Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, plans to start immunization in coming months

World

Africa’s Covid-19 fatality rate now higher than global average, says continent’s disease control chief

Posted on January 21, 2021January 21, 2021By Editor

The head of Africa’s disease control agency has warned that the continent’s fatality rate from Covid-19 has risen above the global average, adding that this is a very “worrying” development. … Read More >Africa’s Covid-19 fatality rate now higher than global average, says continent’s disease control chief

World

WHO panel ‘discouraged & frankly disappointed’ by global Covid-19 vaccine rollout plan

Posted on January 20, 2021January 20, 2021By Editor

An independent WHO panel studying the handling of the Covid-19 pandemic has criticized global vaccine rollout plans over inequalities that will see most of Africa missing out on receiving any jabs this year. … Read More >WHO panel ‘discouraged & frankly disappointed’ by global Covid-19 vaccine rollout plan

World

Map Delineating Morocco from Western Sahara Seen in Netanyahu Clip Reportedly Triggers Fury in Rabat

Posted on December 30, 2020By Editor

Outrage was recently sparked in Morocco after a video clip from the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu revealed in the background a map delineating Morocco from Western Sahara, reported The Times of Israel. … Read More >Map Delineating Morocco from Western Sahara Seen in Netanyahu Clip Reportedly Triggers Fury in Rabat

World

Another variant of coronavirus ‘seems to have emerged’ in Nigeria – Africa’s disease control agency

Posted on December 25, 2020December 25, 2020By Editor

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Thursday that a new strain of the coronavirus appears to have emerged in Nigeria, but further investigation is needed. … Read More >Another variant of coronavirus ‘seems to have emerged’ in Nigeria – Africa’s disease control agency

EU

France sends warplanes to Central African Republic for flyover to prop up president ahead of vote in former colony

Posted on December 24, 2020December 24, 2020By Editor

French President Emmanuel Macron has confirmed sending fighter planes on a flyover mission in the Central African Republic, as a show of condemnation of “attempts to destabilize” the country ahead of a general election. … Read More >France sends warplanes to Central African Republic for flyover to prop up president ahead of vote in former colony

World

Russia Sends 300 Military Instructors to Central African Republic

Posted on December 23, 2020December 23, 2020By Editor

Russia has sent 300 instructors to the Central African Republic to train national armed forces and help boost the country’s defence capabilities, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Tuesday. … Read More >Russia Sends 300 Military Instructors to Central African Republic

World

WHO vaccination scheme at ‘very high’ risk of failure, leaving poor nations without Covid-19 shots until 2024 – report

Posted on December 16, 2020December 16, 2020By Editor

Chances are “very high” that the global program to deliver coronavirus vaccines to poor countries will flop, forcing billions of people to wait for their shots at least until 2024, internal papers seen by Reuters have revealed. … Read More >WHO vaccination scheme at ‘very high’ risk of failure, leaving poor nations without Covid-19 shots until 2024 – report