Day: August 5, 2021

Vaccine Shipments to Africa Picking Up Amid Upsurge of COVID-19

GENEVA – The World Health Organization says shipments of coronavirus vaccine to Africa are picking up while the continent continues to grapple with an upsurge in COVID-19 infections. After a slight dip in cases last week, the third wave of COVID-19 has come roaring back, with infections rising by nearly

Jihadi Rebels Kill 30 in North Burkina Faso, Says Official

JOHANNESBURG – At least 30 people, including members of the military, were killed by jihadi rebels in northern Burkina Faso, the government said Thursday. Eleven civilians, 15 soldiers, and four volunteer defense fighters were killed by “terrorists” in several villages outside the town of Markoye in Oudalan province near the