Cameroon launched a drive to help parents register their children’s births in conflict-stricken regions, so the government can better plan health, education and other public services, the country’s Minister of Decentralization and Local Development, Georges Elanga Obam said on Monday. “We are trying to modernize the legislation and the reglementation governing the civil status. We…
Kenya is staring at a health crisis as doctors threatened to down their tools for what they term as lack of support from the government. The strike notice follows the deaths of four doctors last week in a period of 24-hours, and hundreds of others who are in the healthcare industry have contracted COVID-19. As…
After months of refusing to testify, South Africa’s ex-president Jacob Zuma appeared Monday before a panel probing rampant state corruption during his nine-year reign, demanding a fair investigation. The 78-year-old did not give any evidence on the graft allegations. Instead he accused Raymond Zondo, the head of the judicial commission, of bias and lodged an…
the long-awaited return of foreign tourists as a flight of Ethiopian Airlines landed at the Sir Seretse Khama International Airport here on Saturday. This was the first arrival of passenger airlines and international tourists in Botswana, flown in by Ethiopia’s national carrier after Botswana eased international travel restrictions early this month. At least 21 tourists…
Merck Foundation habilite les femmes et les jeunes dans la recherche scientifique grâce à nos prix prix « MARS Best Young African Researchers Awards » et « MARS Best African Women Researchers Awards ». Nous avons commencé ces récompenses en 2015. Restez à l’écoute, nous annoncerons les gagnants de MARS 2020 d’ici la fin de cette année. Les lauréats seront éligibles…
A new vaccine that protects against coronavirus is almost 95 percent effective, according to early data from US company Moderna. The results follow similar results from Pfizer and add to growing confidence that vaccines can help end the pandemic. Both companies used a highly innovative and experimental approach to designing their vaccines. Moderna says it…
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem, a stalwart of Bashar al-Assad’s regime who held his job through a decade of conflict and several reshuffles, died Monday at the age of 79. The veteran diplomat was hit with US and European sanctions early on in the conflict that has torn Syria apart since 2011 and was known for his…
Je suis fière de partager avec vous la vidéo de la rencontre avec la nouvelle Première Dame du Burundi, S.E. ANGELINE NDAYISHIMIYE le mois dernier pour la nommer Ambassadrice de « Merck More Than a Mother » afin de travailler ensemble pour autonomiser les femmes infertiles au Burundi, grâce à l’accès à l’information, la santé et au changement de mentalité. Nous…
President Cyril Ramaphosa announced South Africa will open up travel to all countries in an effort to boost the tourism and hospitality sectors. President Ramaphosa did not give further details or a specific date for the reopening. The decision comes despite the country having the highest number of confirmed COVID-19 cases on the continent. South Africa…
Zimbabwe will soon start to locally manufacture buses for the mass public transport system as it seeks to revitalize the once vibrant automotive sector. The move is part of the government’s efforts to promote the consumption of local products and to reduce the import bill. Speaking during a tour of Quest Motors, a vehicle manufacturing…
