By CGTN Africa Researchers have found two dwarf giraffes on different sides of Africa. According to the study, published in the journal BMC Research Notes, scientists discovered an 8 1/2-foot (2.6 metre) giraffe in Namibia in 2018. Three years earlier, they had also found a 9-foot 3-inch (2.8 metre) giraffe in a Ugandan wildlife park. In both cases,…
By AP Africa passed the milestone of 3 million confirmed cases COVID-19 on Sunday, including more than 72,000 deaths, according to the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. South Africa, with more than 1.2 million reported cases, including 32,824 deaths, accounts for more than 30% of the total for the continent of 54 countries and…
By Jerry Omondi Kenya’s total number of COVID-19 infections rose on Sunday by 87, bringing the new cumulative cases to 98,271. The figures were announced by the ministry of health, which also noted that six patients succumbed to the disease in the last 24 hours, taking the country’s total number of deaths to 1,710. Kenya virus…
By XINHUA The National Center for Disease Control of Libya on Sunday reported 743 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the national tally to 104,745. The center said in a statement that 1,099 more recoveries and 13 more deaths were reported, taking the nationwide counts to 80,292 and 1,581 respectively. The World Health Organization on Sunday said it…
By XINHUA Late afternoon on Saturday, Gertrud Aron, a subsistence farmer at a village in Oshana region in the northern part of Namibia gave instructions on how members of her household would sow seeds. She was diverting from the conventional way of planting the same crop in the same plots. “We are trying crop rotation, in…
By XINHUA The Speaker of the Zambian parliament on Saturday confirmed that he has tested positive for COVID-19. Patrick Matibini however dispelled reports in some sections of the media that he was currently in a critical condition and on oxygen. “Countrymen and women, some of you may have heard that I have been found to be…
By XINHUA The Ethiopian Ministry of Health on Friday reported 345 new COVID-19 cases over the last 24 hours, taking the national count to 127,572. The ministry also said the COVID-19 death toll stood at 1,974, including eight new fatalities recorded over the same period. With 161 more recoveries registered, the total number came to 113,182,…
By XINHUA Host Cameroon has issued COVID-19 guidelines for African Nations Championship (CHAN) that will kick off in the country in a week. “In a bid to respect the COVID-19 protocol established by CAF and FIFA, CAF and Cameroon have agreed on the rate of occupation of stadiums during the competition as follows: 25 per cent…
By CGTN Africa The African Development Bank has approved a grant of $11.26 million to the Government of Chad to finance the Girls’ Education and Women’s Literacy Project– the first Bank grant exclusively targeting women and girls. “Through this financing, the African Development Bank is providing support to the Chadian government to reduce inequalities through access…
By Jerry Omondi The number of COVID-19-related deaths in Africa has surpassed the 70,000 mark while infections near three million, as the continent continues its fight to stop the spread of the virus. According to the latest data from the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, there were 70,553 confirmed fatalities by Saturday afternoon, from…
