By Grace Kuria The 6th edition of the Africa Cross Country Championships that had been scheduled for March 6th and 7th in Lomé, Togo, has been postponed to a later date. In a statement on Wednesday, the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) said, “The announcement was made following a request by the Togolese authorities who raised…
By CGTN Africa Moderna on Wednesday said it has shipped to the National Institutes of Health doses of a new COVID-19 vaccine designed to provide better protection against the highly contagious coronavirus variant spreading in South Africa. “Moderna is committed to making as many updates to our vaccine as necessary until the pandemic is under control,”…
By XINHUA Egyptian Health Minister Hala Zayed said the COVID-19 vaccination will cost citizens 200 Egyptian pounds (12.8 U.S. dollars) for a two-dose regimen of 21-day duration, the state-run Ahram website reported Wednesday. “Needy families and individuals to be exempt from any vaccination expenses,” Zayed told ON satellite channel on Tuesday. Starting February 28, the minister…
By XINHUA A batch of COVID-19 vaccines donated by China arrived here on Wednesday to help the African country fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, and it was also the first batch of COVID-19 vaccines received by the country. Speaking after a delivery ceremony at the airport, Mozambican Prime Minister Carlos Agostinho do Rosario praised China’s role…
By XINHUA The Ethiopian Ministry of Health on Tuesday evening reported 716 new COVID-19 cases over the last 24 hours, taking the national count to 154,257. Meanwhile, 12 new fatalities and 1,338 more recoveries were recorded over the same period, raising the COVID-19 death toll to 2,305 and the total recoveries to 133,051. Ethiopia, Africa’s second…
By XINHUA Doses of COVID-19 vaccines allocated through the COVAX facility are expected in Namibia in March, Health Minister Kalumbi Shangula said on Wednesday. Shangula said the country has proposed a total budget of about 583 million Namibia dollars (40 million U.S. dollars) for COVID-19 vaccines under the Deployment and Vaccination Plan, of which 485 million…
By XINHUA Guinea has launched a vaccination campaign in Conakry and Gbeke in southeastern N’Zerekore administrative region, according to the health ministry. The 11,500 doses of vaccines that arrived Monday in Conakry were distributed among the various localities which had reported positive cases or contacts of patients, said a statement of the health ministry. In the…
By Grace Kuria Ghana is on Wednesday set to be the first country in the world to receive a shipment of COVID-19 vaccines from COVAX, an effort backed by the World Health Organization (WHO) to distribute the vaccines for free to poor nations. On Wednesday, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus tweeted saying, “I’m pleased that the…
By David Ochieng Mbewa The Under-20 Barthés Trophy tournament will be hosted in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, from June 24-July 4, Rugby Africa, the continental rugby governing body, announced on Tuesday. The initial date for the tournament was March 25-April 4, but Rugby Africa had allocated “fall back” dates in case of any disruptions or delays….
By David Ochieng Mbewa Kenyan league champions Gor Mahia twice surrendered a lead to draw away against Zambian side NAPSA Stars in their CAF Confederation Cup additional preliminary round second leg on Sunday. The match ended 2-2 with NAPSA Stars winning on aggregate and guaranteeing them a place in this season’s Confederation Cup group stage and…
