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Burkina Faso gold mine collapse leaves 11 dead

The Burkinabe government said in a statement on Monday that eleven people were killed due to the collapse of an artisanal gold mine on Sunday night in Bam province in north-central region of Burkina Faso. The statement put the provisional…

WHO discourages use of hydroxychloroquine for COVID treatment

A WHO Guideline Development Group (GDG) panel of international experts in The British Medical Journal Monday said the anti-inflammatory drug hydroxychloroquine should not be used to prevent infection in people who do not have covid-19. Their strong recommendation is based…

Nigeria: Gunmen kill 19 in Kaduna village raids

Armed bandits have killed six persons, and injured one, in two communities in the northern hub – Kaduna State.  The State's Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, disclosed this in a Statement on Tuesday evening, saying the…

Senegal awaits COVAX vaccine delivery today

Senegal is expected to receive over 320,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine today. The country will join a list of others within the sub region including Ghana and Nigeria, to receive the vaccine, made available free of charge by the…