Japan denies reported special visas for young Africans
World 15:55 28/08/2025TOKYO -- The Japanese government has denied a reported plan to issue special visas for young people from African countries with partner municipalities in Japan, amid social media worries about an influx of immigrants.
Japan vows $5.5bn to boost African private sector
World 16:29 21/08/2025YOKOHAMA -- Japan will provide up to $5.5 billion in financial support over three years to the African private sector in collaboration with the African Development Bank, Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato reaffirmed Thursday.
Novartis gets approval for first malaria drug for babies and children
World 17:42 08/07/2025ZURICH - Novartis on Tuesday said it had received approval in Switzerland for Coartem Baby, which it said was the first drug to treat malaria in babies and young children.
Gabon longs to cash in on sacred hallucinogenic remedy
World 12:24 11/05/2025Beneath yellow fruit, hidden within the roots of the iboga plant in the forests of Gabon, lies a sacred treasure that the country is keen to make the most of.
Vietnamese citizens advised to be cautious when signing contracts to work in Africa
Vietnam News 15:02 22/10/2022A number of Vietnamese nationals have been incited to work in some African countries recently
'Extreme' vaccine discrimination risks leaving Africa behind: report
World 13:58 06/12/2021Africa has little chance of overcoming the COVID-19 pandemic unless 70% of its population is vaccinated by end-2022, yet 'extreme vaccine discrimination' is leaving the continent behind, a report published on Monday said
WHO backs malaria vaccine rollout for Africa's children in major breakthrough
World 12:06 07/10/2021The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday the only approved vaccine against malaria should be widely given to African children, potentially marking a major advance against a disease that kills hundreds of thousands of people annually
Vietnam stops licensing flights from UK, Africa over coronavirus variants
Vietnam Life 16:22 13/01/2021The CAAV has ceased licensing flights from countries and territories, initially the UK and South Africa, where coronavirus variants have been recorded
Vietnam sends two more officers to UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan
Vietnam News 12:50 25/10/2019The Southeast Asian country now has 40 officers participating in UN peacekeeping missions throughout Africa
1-billion-strong African market a new magnet for Vietnamese exports: pundits
Economy 20:05 23/11/2015The one-billion-strong African market has high demand for agricultural and food products, the strengths of Vietnam, and can be considered a potential market for Vietnamese exporters
Ebola cases fall in West Africa, but challenges remain - WHO
World 08:30 19/02/2015Guinea reported 52 new confirmed cases, its first week-to-week decline since Jan. 25. Sierra Leone saw 74 new cases, 45 of which were in the capital Freetown. Liberia reported 2 new confirmed cases in the four days to Feb. 12.
Ebola crisis could last through 2015 as marks year since outbreak - expert
World 22:00 24/12/2014Two-year-old Emile Ouamouno died in the remote village of Meliandou in southern Guinea on Dec. 28 last year after suffering from a fever, headache and diarrhoea. His 3-year-old sister, mother and grandmother died days later.
