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The ultrastructural morphology exhibited by the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), which was identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China, is seen in an illustration released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. January 29, 2020. Alissa Eckert, MS; Dan Higgins, MAM/CDC/Handout via REUTERS

Senegal records zero new coronavirus cases for first time since pandemic began

7 days ago

Militants kill eight soldiers, injure five in Burkina Faso attack

3 weeks ago

FILE PHOTO - Aminata Laye Diagne, a nurse gives a dose of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine to a woman at Philippe Senghor Hospital in Dakar, amid a surge of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Senegal July 28, 2021. REUTERS-Zohra Bensemra

Senegal records fewest daily coronavirus cases since outbreak began

3 weeks ago

But in an interview with Radio France International and France24 on Sunday, Mali’s interim prime minister, Choguel Maiga, said that date could be postponed by “two weeks, two months, a few months.”

Mali could delay post-coup elections – interim premier

4 weeks ago

Chu Maoming

Coronavirus: Chinese Consul General hails Africa-China economic recovery plan

September 20, 2021

Malian opposition leader Choguel Maiga named transitional prime minister attends the inauguration ceremony of Colonel Assimi Goita the new interim president in Bamako, Mali, June 7, 2021. REUTERS-Amadou Keita-File Photo

Mali says it can seek military help from anyone, despite French concern

September 18, 2021

Former French footballer Jean-Pierre Adams has died at the age of 73 after spending 39 years in a coma.

Ex-French international dies after 39 years in coma

September 6, 2021

A member of the medical staff dressed in a protective suit holds the hand of a coronavirus disease patient inside the COVID-19 ICU of Machakos Level 5 Hospital, in Machakos, Kenya October 28, 2020. Picture taken October 28, 2020. REUTERS-Baz Ratner

WHO says Coronavirus-related deaths in Africa reach record peak

August 5, 2021

Foundation partners UNESCO on internet governance policy

July 22, 2021

A passenger wearing a face mask sits on bus called Car Rapide, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Dakar, Senegal. REUTERS-Zohra Bensemra

Senegal’s daily coronavirus cases double overnight, new restrictions likely

July 17, 2021

WHO: Coronavirus deaths surge 43% week-on-week in Africa

July 15, 2021

Senegalese President Macky Sall. Lionel Mandeix-Senegalese Presidency-AFP

New terrorism laws in Senegal could mean life in prison for sharing ‘criminal’ posts

July 15, 2021

Online publications linked to Russian intelligence agencies have been spreading false or misleading information about coronavirus vaccines, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing an official at the US Department of State’s Global Engagement Center

Senegal to build coronavirus vaccine plant in bid to expand African access

July 9, 2021

Drummer Jacques Iyok performs on stage with his band JAMM at the Saint Louis Jazz Festival in Saint Louis, Senegal, June 18, 2021. Picture taken June 18, 2021. REUTERS-Cooper Inveen.

Senegal’s famed jazz festival returns after pandemic delay

June 22, 2021

Nigeria’s national U-21 champion Taiwo Mati has been listed among the awardees of 2021 With The Future In Mind (WFIM) scholarship by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF).

Taiwo Mati gets ITTF scholarship

June 20, 2021