Kenyan Olympic and World 3,000 metres steeplechase champion Conseslus Kipruto was charged with defiling a minor, local media reported on Monday. Kipruto is accused of defiling a 15-year-old girl last month and the girl’s parents subsequently reported the case at Mosoriot Police Post in Nandi County. Demonstrators had gathered outside Kapsabet Law Courts in Kapsabet,…
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…
Merck Foundation empowers Women and Youth in Scientific Research through our “MARS Best Young African Researchers Awards” and “MARS Best African Women Researchers Awards”. We started these awards in 2015. Stay tuned, we will announce the 2020 MARS winners by end of this year. The winners will be eligible for a scholarship of training programs to advance their skills and…
The construction of Uganda’s Karuma Hydro Power Plant has entered the finishing stage despite what seemed to be insurmountable challenges complicated by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Deng Changyi, project manager of Sinohydro Corporation Ltd., the construction contractor, told Xinhua in a recent visit that works at the power plant reaches about 98 percent completion. When…
Pneumonia kills around 143,000 children under the age of five each year in Nigeria, the government said, with the coronavirus pandemic hampering access to life-saving treatment. Medical oxygen coupled with antibiotics can help cut the number of deaths – but the pandemic has seen a surge in demand, according to UNICEF, making shortages even more…
The Kenyan national football team the Harambee Stars departed Nairobi on Saturday morning for Comoros with sights on establishing a firm grip of the top two in their Group G of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying. The second-placed Stars, who were forced to a 1-1 draw by 10-man Comoros in Nairobi on…
The number of confirmed cases in the African continent has reached 1,948,833, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said on Saturday. The continental disease control and prevention agency said in a statement that the death toll related to the pandemic stood at 46,836 as of Saturday afternoon. A total of 1,646,823…
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…
