Kenya is rocked by fresh protests despite the president's U-turn on the tax bill.

Police officers detain a man during a demonstration over police killings of people protesting against Kenya's finance bill Kenyan police...

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Omicron spreading rapidly in U.S. and could bring punishing wave as soon as January, CDC warns

But federal and some pharmaceutical executives signal they do not currently favor revising vaccines, saying existing regimen plus boosters a...

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COVID-19: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa tests positive for coronavirus amid countrywide spread of Omicron variant

Mr Ramaphosa, who is fully vaccinated, took a COVID-19 test on Sunday after he started feeling unwell and is now self-isolating in Cape Town...

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One in two South Africans infected with coronavirus, study says

Around half of South Africa's population may have already been infected with the novel coronavirus, a study suggests. Coronavirus in Sou...

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South Africa launches COVID-19 vaccination programme with J&J shots

South Africa launched its COVID-19 vaccination drive on Wednesday, battling to tame a more infectious variant of the coronavirus with a roll...

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COVID-19: Boris Johnson 'very confident' about all vaccines as South Africa halts Oxford rollout

The prime minister says he has no doubt that "vaccines generally are going to offer the way out" of lockdown. Boris Johnson has sa...

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South Africa halts rollout of Oxford/AstraZeneca jab due to 'limited protection' as Britons face needing a third jab

COVID-19: South Africa halts rollout of Oxford/AstraZeneca jab due to 'limited protection' as Britons face needing a third jab A dos...

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