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US cancels $590 million contract with Moderna for bird flu shot
US cancels $590 million contract with Moderna for bird flu shot
by  AFP

US President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday canceled a $590 million contract with Moderna to develop an avian flu vaccine, the US biotech company said. The statement added Moderna would "explore alternatives" for funding the development and manufacturing of the vaccine.

Africa elects its next 'super banker'
Africa elects its next 'super banker'
by  AFP

The race to become Africa's next "super banker" ends on Thursday, with five candidates, including one woman, vying to succeed Nigeria's Akinwumi Adesina as head of the African Development Bank in a contest that appears too close to call. In 2015 it took six rounds of voting to elect Adesina as president of the AfDB, which was founded in 1964 and now has 81 members, including 54 African nations.

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