By CGTN Africa The World Health Organization said on Monday that the world has the means to bring the global COVID-19 pandemic under control in the coming months while urging for a fair and equitable sharing of global resources. “We have the tools to bring this pandemic under control in a matter of months, if…
By Halligan Agade Kenya recorded 366 coronavirus infections on Sunday from a sample size of 3,664 tested in the last 24 hours with a positivity rate of 10 percent. The total number of confirmed cases in the country now stands at 151,653 from a cumulative test of 1,603,332 conducted since March. Of the new cases,…
By CGTN Africa The HIV epidemic in the Middle East and North Africa is still growing with an estimated 20 000 new HIV infections in 2019 marking a 25% increase over the 16 000 new infections in 2010. In response, community leaders living with HIV have come together to launch the first regional network of people…
By Reuters Facebook will announce a series of products under the umbrella of “social audio” on Monday, including its take on audio-chat app Clubhouse and a push into podcast discovery and distribution, Recode reported on Sunday. These plans include an audio version of Rooms, a video-conferencing product Facebook launched a year ago. The Clubhouse-like product…
By XINHUA Zimbabwe is emerging stronger in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, thanks to support from local partners and friendly countries such as China, Russia and India, President Emmerson Mnangagwa said on Sunday. In an address to the nation to mark the country’s 41st independence anniversary, Mnangagwa also paid tribute to frontline and security…
ماريان سعيد أعربت الدكتورة رشا قلج، عضو مجلس الشيوخ المصري، رئيس مؤسسة «ميرك الدولية الخيرية»، عن بالغ سعادتها وإعجابها الشديد بموكب نقل المومياوات الملكية من المتحف المصري بميدان التحرير وصولاً إلى المتحف القومي للحضارة المصرية، قائلة: فخورة جدا لكوني مصرية أنتمي لحضارة عريقة، وسعيدة بالحدث التاريخي الذي تابعه العالم كله في انبهار بهذا الموكب العظيم،…
By XINHUA Despite increased information on the safety of the COVID-19 vaccine and repeated assurance that Zambia will only accept proven vaccines, skepticism has continued with people expressing reservations on whether to take it or not. On Wednesday, April 14, the government officially launched the vaccination program in which it targets to vaccinate about 8.3…
By XINHUA At least 6,475 schoolgirls in Tanzania dropped out of school in 2020 over pregnancy, Tanzanian Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa said Saturday. Majaliwa said among the girls, 1,135 girls were from primary schools and 5,340 from secondary schools. The prime minister revealed the teenage pregnancy figures when he launched the National Agenda for Investing…
By Reuters South Africa’s health regulator, on Saturday, recommended that the government lift the pause on administering drugmaker Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccines, given that certain conditions are met. “These conditions include, but are not limited to, strengthened screening and monitoring of participants who are at high risk of a blood clotting disorder,” the South…
By Jerry Omondi China’s Ambassador in Somalia Qin Jian on Wednesday joined officials from the country in receiving their first jabs of the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine. The Horn of African nation received 200,000 doses of the vaccine donated by China on Sunday to boost its fight against the pandemic. Qin expressed his appreciation for healthcare…
