REGIONAL

Tanzania's President John Magufuli has died aged 61, the country's vice-president has announced. He died on Wednesday from heart complications at a hospital in Dar es Salaam, Samia Suluhu Hassan...

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has delayed the rollout of AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccines, citing safety concerns. The decision was communicated by the country's health ministry citing the suspension of...

Tanzania’s justice minister Mwigulu Nchemba has dismissed claims linking President John Magufuli's absence from public to his health condition. According to BBC, Nchemba said Mr Magufuli was not a TV...

Kenya’s Daily Nation has today reported that an African leader is admitted at a Nairobi hospital, reportedly struggling to recover from COVID-19. The newspaper however does not identify the leader,...

The leading opposition party in Tanzania has accused the ruling government of covering up the true extent of the coronavirus pandemic. In a statement issued on Friday, CHADEMA party's Secretary-General,...

A Catholic doctors lobby group in Kenya has advised church members not to accept the Covid-19 vaccine but instead practice steam therapy if they are sick. According to local media,...

The Kinshasaha government of the Democratic Republic of Congo has said the Democratic Forces for Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), a rebel outfit operating in DRC are behind attack in which...

Italy's ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo, Luca Attanasio, was killed in a brutal attack by gunmen on Monday the foreign ministry said. Attanasio was reportedly travelling with a...

Rwanda's ministry of Health on Sunday announced it had kicked off the National Vaccination Program targeting high-risk groups starting with frontline healthcare staff. The initial phase according to Rwandan authorities...

Authorities in Tanzania have suspended a health expert for issuing a statement about claims of a disease outbreak in the country. On Wednesday, Tanzania's health minister, Dorothy Gwajima, instructed authorities...