By XINHUA The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases on the African continent reached 3,421,147 as of Sunday, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. According to the continental disease control and prevention agency’s dashboard, the death toll related to the pandemic in Africa stood at 84,694 as of Sunday. A total of…
By XINHUA The African Union (AU) has allocated Zambia 8.7 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines under an initiative the African body was pioneering, a government official said on Sunday. The COVID-19 African Vaccine Acquisition Task Team (AVATT) has been created by the continental body in August 2020 to ensure that the African continent will be able…
By XINHUA Rwandan Minister of Health Daniel Ngamije on Sunday said Rwanda has not detected the new strain of COVID-19 that was reported in Britain and other countries. Ngamije, who made the remarks during a live talk show about the COVID-19 status in Rwanda at the national broadcaster Rwanda Television, also revealed that about 95 percent…
By David Ochieng Mbewa The captain of Ghana’s national women’s football team Elizabeth Addo joined United States’ National Women Soccer League (NWSL) side North Carolina Courage from Cypriot side Apollon Limassol on a one-year contract with the option of an additional year. North Carolina Courage head coach Paul Riley welcomed the signing of Addo whom he described…
By XINHUA The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has banned two Football Kenya Federation (FKF) officials for six months after they were found guilty of delaying COVID-19 testing during the country’s 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Comoros in November 2020. Barry Otieno, the FKF chief executive officer, and Ronny Oyando, the national team manager,…
By XINHUA The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases on the African continent reached 3,393,591 as of Saturday evening, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. According to the agency’s data, the death toll related to the pandemic in Africa stood at 83,901 as of Saturday evening. A total of 2,854,275 people infected…
By AFP President Abdul Fattah Al Sisi announced Saturday that Egypt would start rolling out a mass COVID-19 vaccination campaign from Sunday with the Chinese-made Sinopharm jab. “We are starting a vaccination drive tomorrow beginning with healthcare workers followed by those suffering from chronic diseases and later the elderly,” Sisi said in brief comments after unveiling…
By AFP Conservationists have started using satellite imagery to count elephants from space, a technique that British experts hope will help protect threatened populations in Africa. Researchers at the University of Oxford and the University of Bath said the use of algorithms, machine learning and satellite technology could replace current techniques used to count elephants — a…
By XINHUA The Zambian government says it is working with the private sector to create more hospital bedding space to accommodate the increasing numbers of COVID-19 cases the country is experiencing. Minister of Health Jonas Chanda said the private facilities will be added to the roster following a detailed assessment. He said in a statement that…
By Daniel Plafker South Africa’s Minister in the Presidency, Jackson Mthembu, died Thursday at the age of 62 from complications related to COVID-19. The country’s presidency revealed the news on Thursday via Twitter. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa described Mthembu as a “much-loved and greatly respected colleague and comrade, whose passing leaves our nation at a…
