The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention only launched in 2017, but between Ebola, measles and the Covid-19 pandemic, it has had its work cut out for it. The agency’s director Dr John Nkengasong speaks to The Continent about the vaccine rollout and the turn of the tide in Tanzania
Meet Gardi Koko and Navy Malela, the two whistleblowers who risked everything to raise the alarm
Waiving intellectual property restrictions on Covid-19 vaccines could help the developing world. But India and South Africa’s pleas are falling on deaf ears
The African Continental Free Trade Area could transform Africa’s economic prospects and end its dependence on commodity exports
We learnt this week that an American president, no matter how rogue, cannot keep himself in power against the will of the people
Tanzania’s opposition leader, who is again in exile, says ‘instead of telling people to vote, we should be telling them to prepare for popular revolt
Between a communications shutdown and tight restrictions on movement, reporters — and the world — knows little about what is going on in Tigray. But the little that is emerging is terrible
The recent announcement of a promising Covid-19 vaccine is good news. But don’t get too excited, cautions Simon Allison: other more affluent countries have already bought up most of the doses, and we do not own the expensive technology necessary to store and transport it
A Zimbabwean restaurant feeding people in need formed an unlikely addition to Joe Biden’s election campaign
Having missed the chance to form a coalition, a so-called ‘endorsement’ may be the next-best step