By AFP A procession of floats carrying the mummified remains of 22 pharaohs, including Egypt’s most powerful ancient queen, snaked through Cairo Saturday evening, in an eye-catching parade to a new resting place. Under heavy security, the mummies were travelling seven kilometers (four miles) across the capital from the iconic Egyptian Museum to the new National…
By Halligan Agade A new study released on Friday by the UN cultural agency, reveals that more than 100 million more children than expected, are falling behind the minimum proficiency level in reading, due to COVID-related school closures. According to the study from the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) One year into COVID: Prioritizing education recovery…
By XINHUA As the world commemorated the World Down Syndrome Day on March 21, a woman in the suburbs of the Ugandan capital Kampala is raising awareness about the genetic malformation in her community. Rosemary Nambooze, 39, after going through the challenges of raising a child suffering from Down syndrome for over 10 years, decided…
By CGTN Africa Nigeria Afrobeats stars Burna Boy and Wizkid have both won awards at the 2021 Grammys. Burna Boy won the Best Global Music Album category while Wizkid won the Best Music Video for his song with Beyoncé; Brown Skin Girl, from Lion King: The Gift album. Beyoncé’s daughter Blue Ivy was also a winner…
By XINHUA Namibia is upbeat about reviving its ailing tourism industry which lost more than about 220 million U.S. dollars in a year due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic following the advent of a vaccine, a senior government official said on Wednesday. Romeo Muyunda, Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism chief public relations officer, told…
By XINHUA COVID-19 is exacerbating inequities associated with gender in several key spheres of life and development, Matshidiso Moeti, World Health Organization (WHO) regional director for Africa said in a statement issued in Nairobi ahead of International Women’s Day to be marked on March 8. WHO said that African women bore the brunt of income losses,…
By David Ochieng Mbewa No rhinos were poached in Kenya in 2020, the first time such a milestone was achieved in the East African country in more than two decades, the Kenya Wildlife Service said on Wednesday. The announcement was made as the world marked World Wildlife Day, which is commemorated annually on March 3 to…
By XINHUA The LUMO Community Wildlife Conservancy, located in Taita-Taveta County in Southwest Kenya, is home to elephants, lions, buffaloes, antelopes, and also a core target of poachers. To monitor and protect the conservancy, 16 community rangers worked through day and night. The conservancy covers an area of 46,000 acres. Monitoring of the conservancy is a…
Tue, 16 February, 2021, 1:03 pm·2-min read NAW: Senator Dr. Rasha Kelej, is truly a force of nature and one of Africa’s unsung ‘sheroes’ of women’s empowerment and health advocates. Here at the NAW, we will be right behind this inspirational woman, all the way. SENATE APPOINTMENT in December 2020: Dr. Rasha Kelej appointed as…
By XINHUA Enhanced protection of pangolins should be a priority amid growing threats to their survival linked to illegal hunting and climatic stresses, an African campaigner said on Saturday during the World Pangolin Day. Edith Kabesiime, the campaigns manager at World Animal Protection African Office, said the nocturnal, scaled mammal that is found in tropical forests…
