December 14, 2021 GOP senators urge State Department to put Nigeria back on religious freedom 'concern' list Seven Republican senators are demanding answers and asking the State Department to redesignate Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern for religious freedom.
December 13, 2021 Amid Omicron outbreak, South African president tests positive for COVID-19 South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is receiving treatment for mild COVID-19 symptoms after testing positive for the disease Sunday, his office said.
December 9, 2021 As omicron cases surge, South Africa excess deaths nearly double: report South African excess deaths nearly doubled in the week beginning Nov. 28 from the previous week, according to a South African Medical Research Council report.
December 8, 2021 Omicron variant 'almost certainly' less severe than delta, Fauci says Dr. Anthony Fauci, America's top infectious disease expert, said Tuesday that early indications suggest the omicron COVID-19 variant is potentially milder than previous strains.
December 7, 2021 Religious freedom advocates ask Biden to put Nigeria back on watchlist for anti-Christian violence A broad array of religious freedom advocates has banded together in asking President Biden to put Nigeria back on the State Department's list of countries of particular concern (CPC) on religious freedom, citing the ongoing violence, killing and displacement of Christians at the hands of Boko Haram, Fulani militants and other mostly Muslim aggressors.
December 6, 2021 Nigeria blasts UK's travel ban as 'discriminatory' A Nigerian official on Monday criticized a travel ban imposed on the West African nation by the British government amid fears about the new omicron coronavirus variant as “punitive, indefensible and discriminatory.”
December 5, 2021 Fauci says officials feel 'very badly' about African travel ban, will reevaluate policy Dr. Anthony Fauci revealed that officials are re-evaluating the travel ban on several southern African countries after a dozen other countries confirmed cases of the COVID-19 omicron variant.
December 4, 2021 Norway Christmas party may have sparked largest omicron variant outbreak outside of South Africa A recent Norwegian omicron outbreak at a Christmas party provides early anecdotal evidence on how the variants spreads between vaccinated people and the severity of its symptoms, according to a recent report.
December 3, 2021 African journalist blasts Biden travel ban: It was built on a lie An African journalist told ӣƵ on Friday that Joe Biden "disrespected" his home continent and that former President Trump would have been labeled a racist if he acted that way.
December 3, 2021 Omicron-stricken South Africa may be a glimpse into the future of COVID-19 New COVID-19 cases in South Africa have burgeoned from about 200 a day in mid-November to more than 16,000 on Friday.