https://www.africanews.com/embed/1186966 The Republic of Congo has commemorated its 60th anniversary of independence. President Denis Sassou Nguesso on saturday underlined the “progress” made in his country, a former French colony. During a ceremony to mark the anniversary, Sassou Nguesso, who has been in power for 35 years, spoke at length about the infrastructure built in the…
Merck Foundation (Merck-Foundation.com) launches “Educating Linda” program in partnership with the First Lady of Malawi and Ministry of Education of Malawi; he program will empower girls in STEM education. Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany in partnership with The First Lady of Malawi, H.E. PROF. GERTRUDE MUTHARIKA together with BEAM TRUST will support education of girls of Stella Maris and Providence Girls Secondary Schools…
https://www.africanews.com/embed/1182374 A team of United Nations experts arrived on the island nation of Mauritius on Tuesday to aid efforts to prevent an oil spill from further damaging its pristine environment. Salvage crews were in a race against the clock as they pumped fuel from the stricken Japanese-owned bulk carrier MV Wakashio, which ran aground on…
Egyptians went to vote Tuesday for a new Senate in an upper house election seen unlikely to revive vibrant political life under President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s rule. The two-day vote for 200 of the Senate’s 300 seats will be largely contested by candidates backing Sisi, who has quietened most opposition within and outside the legislature….
https://www.africanews.com/embed/1181992 Sudan has surprised its international customers by banning the export of raw peanuts. The country is one of the world’s leading peanut producers, but has decided it wants to process raw nuts within the country and export what it claims will be more profitable secondary products. Many of Sudan’s leading exporters companies were wrongfooted…
Kigali, Rwanda & Mumbai, Maharashtra, India: Merck Foundation provides long term hands-on Embryology training to develop local Embryologists across Africa and Asia. Merck Foundation makes history by training the first African Embryologists and Fertility Experts in many countries such as; The Gambia, Burundi, Guinea, Chad, Niger, Sierra Leone and Liberia. Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm…
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Monday hailed Tanzania’s new simplified birth registration system for under-five children saying the system will help more children in the country to claim their rights and be protected. “Every child has the right to an identity. A birth certificate is a vital record that documents the birth of…
About 10 percent of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Zimbabwe are frontline health care workers, with the total number reaching around 480. The affected frontline medical workers include nurses, student nurses, doctors, laboratory scientists, nurse aides, general hands and pharmacists. According to the Ministry of Health and Child Care’s latest COVID-19 Zimbabwe Situation Report released on…
Zambia faces the threat of being overwhelmed by coronavirus cases due to citizens consistently failing to follow regulations put in place by the government, a public health agency warned. The Zambia National Public Health Institute (NPHI) said that failure of citizens to adhere to prevention and safety regulations had been identified as the nation’s weakest…
The number of coronavirus cases topped 20 million on Tuesday, more than half of them from the U.S., India and Brazil. Health officials believe the actual number is much higher than that tally kept by John Hopkins University, given testing limitations and the fact that as many as 40% of those who are infected have…
