Confirmed COVID-19 cases have surpassed 40 million globally, with over 1.1 million fatalities and more than 27.4 million recovered patients, according to the latest tally from Johns Hopkins University. Here is what we know: The Chinese mainland reported 13 new cases from overseas on Sunday. China’s economy expanded by 4.9 percent year on year in the third quarter…
A wave of optimism swept across Africa in 1960 as many years of liberation struggle began to bear fruits. 17 African nations; one country after another, the independence flag was being raised as European colonists packed and left, bringing an end to decades of foreign rule. That remarkable year became known as “The Year of…
Kenyans will from Wednesday start using the standard gauge railway (SGR) commuter train that plies from Nairobi to suburbs northwest of the capital, Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC) announced on Monday. The resumption of the services that were halted in April following the outbreak of COVID-19 will complete the full restoration of SGR passenger services in…
15th October 2020: Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany announced the winners of “Stay at Home” Media Recognition Awards for African Countries. The theme of the awards was ‘Raising Awareness on how to Stay Safe and Keep Physically and Mentally Healthy during Coronavirus Lockdown’ with the aim to separate facts from myths and misconceptions.The “Stay at Home”…
The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases across the African continent has reached 1,636,748 as of Sunday, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. The Africa CDC, a specialized healthcare agency of the African Union Commission, said in a statement that the number of deaths due to illnesses related to the…
Zimbabwean entrepreneur Ethel Mupambwa is among the top 10 finalists of the Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) prize, a program to support and inspire the next generation of African entrepreneurs. The program, which is in its second year, is created by the Jack Ma Foundation’s African Netpreneur Prize Initiative (ANPI). The organizer of the 2020 ABH…
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged all political leaders in Guinea and their supporters to refrain from acts of incitement, inflammatory language, ethnic profiling, and violence, his spokesperson said in a statement on Saturday. “The Secretary-General urges political leaders and their parties to resolve any disputes that may arise through legal means,” the statement continued….
Uber Eats’ South African unit on Thursday expanded delivery offerings, launching an app-based over-the-counter medicines service as it seeks to claw market share in the fast-growing online shopping sector in Africa’s most industrialized economy. Uber Eats, a unit of U.S. ride-hailing service Uber Technologies already has a lion’s share in South Africa’s $600 million food…
Kenyan Daniel Wanjiru, the 2017 London Marathon winner, has been banned for four years due to an Athlete Biological Passport violation, the sport’s independent Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said. Wanjiru, who has denied any wrongdoing, was provisionally suspended in April. His ban was backdated to Dec. 9, 2019, and all of the 28-year-old’s results since…
Endeavour Mining, the biggest gold mining company in Burkina Faso, has restarted the Boungou mine in the east of the country which was shut last November after 39 people were killed in an attack on a convoy carrying employees. The mine was owned at the time by Quebec-based Semafo, which was acquired by Endeavour in…
