News of africa

Argentina moves closer to joining BRICS group

Yesterdat 12:00 China and Brazil support bid, according to reports; President Alberto Fernández says joining is chance to institutionalise “new world order based on development.”

Environment

COP15 talks open facing 'emergency' over Earth's degraded land

10-05-2022 02:06 Nine African heads of states attend opening session of the UN's COP15 talks to fight desertification and land degradation.

Coronavirus pandemic

Chile confirms first case of Omicron variant

05-12-2021 16:57 Chile confirmed on December 4 the first case of the variant of the Omicron coronavirus in a traveller from Ghana, who had arrived in the southern country on 25 November, the Valparaíso Regional Health Secretariat (Seremi) reported.

Coronavirus pandemic

Argentina introduces mandatory 10-day quarantine for arrivals from Africa

29-11-2021 13:08 As fears over spread of new Omicron Covid-19 variant sweep globe, Argentina's government announces all arrivals from Africa must undergo a 10-day period of mandatory isolation.

Coronavirus pandemic

Argentina tightens Covid rules amid fears over new variant

26-11-2021 20:04 Government introduces new Covid rules, including the implementation of a health pass to attend activities in closed spaces, amid growing concerns over a new coronavirus variant identified in South Africa.

OLYMPICS

Moneta brace fires Pumas past Springboks into Fiji sevens semi-final

27-07-2021 11:37 Speedster Marco Moneta fired five-man Argentina to a nail-biting 19-14 victory over South Africa on Tuesday to set up a rugby sevens semi-final against defending Olympic champions Fiji.

IN FOCUS

Death toll in South Africa unrest climbs to 72 as violence spreads

14-07-2021 09:42 Stores and warehouses in South Africa hit by looters for a fifth day running, despite deployment of troops by President Cyril Ramaphosa to quell unrest that has claimed 72 lives.

Coronavirus Pandemic

WHO approves Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine

12-03-2021 14:17 The World Health Organisation on Friday approved Johnson & Johnson's Covid-19 vaccine, after the single-dose jab won approval from the European Union on Thursday.

Global pandemic

Some countries don’t want to wait for superpowers’ vaccines

27-08-2020 14:40 The US and other superpowers have laid claim to billions of Covid vaccine doses that are nearing the finish line. That’s sparked worries that poorer countries will be left behind and shots will be slow to reach many of the world’s 7.8 billion people.

AS I SEE IT

Culture matters more than computers

08-08-2020 09:51 The technology that provides people with the equivalent of dozens of huge libraries is certainly marvellous, but only those who have already been fairly well educated are able to benefit from having the accumulated wisdom of humankind there at their fingertips.

by James Neilson

GUEST VOICE

Argentina’s forgotten African roots

13-06-2020 08:15 Argentines of African descent have been in the country for centuries, but their history is mostly unknown. BBC journalist Celestina Olulode details what she discovered on a journey to uncover Argentina’s forgotten African roots.

by Celestina Olulode

Global pandemic

WHO warns of pressure on Latin American health systems

02-06-2020 15:21 Four of the 10 countries showing the greatest number of new Covid-19 cases over the last 24 hours were in Latin America, the World Health Organisation's emergencies director Michael Ryan said.