Vietnamese citizens advised to be cautious when signing contracts to work in Africa
A number of Vietnamese nationals have been incited to work in some African countries recently
'Extreme' vaccine discrimination risks leaving Africa behind: report
Africa has little chance of overcoming the COVID-19 pandemic unless 70% of its population is vaccinated by end-2022, yet 'extreme vaccine discrimination' is leaving the continent behind, a report published on Monday said
WHO backs malaria vaccine rollout for Africa's children in major breakthrough
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday the only approved vaccine against malaria should be widely given to African children, potentially marking a major advance against a disease that kills hundreds of thousands of people annually
Vietnam stops licensing flights from UK, Africa over coronavirus variants
The CAAV has ceased licensing flights from countries and territories, initially the UK and South Africa, where coronavirus variants have been recorded
Ebola cases fall in West Africa, but challenges remain - WHO
Guinea reported 52 new confirmed cases, its first week-to-week decline since Jan. 25. Sierra Leone saw 74 new cases, 45 of which were in the capital Freetown. Liberia reported 2 new confirmed cases in the four days to Feb. 12.
Second Ebola case in US as UN warns disease 'winning race'
Like the first, the second infection on US soil concerned a caregiver for a Liberian Ebola patient who died at a Dallas hospital earlier this month
British Ebola victim discharged from hospital
A British nurse infected with Ebola while working in Sierra Leone was discharged from a London hospital on Wednesday after recovering from the disease
Sierra Leone's 365 Ebola deaths traced back to one healer
The outbreak need never have spread from Guinea, health officials revealed to AFP, except for a herbalist in the remote eastern border village of Sokoma.
Thousands of South Africans queue to see Mandela lie in state
Several people fainted in the stifling heat as South Africans waited their turn to file past Mandela's casket after family members, foreign dignitaries and celebrities paid their respects at the imposing Union Buildings, perched on a hill overlooking the city
