By XINHUA The Tanzania Wildlife Management Authority (TAWA) and the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) on Wednesday signed an agreement to reinforce anti-poaching efforts. TAWA’s acting conservation commissioner, Mabula Misungwi, said the anti-poaching and other conservation activities will be conducted along the Ruaha-Katavi ecosystem. Misungwi thanked WCS for working jointly with TAWA saying fighting poaching required…
By AFP Malawi will destroy over 16,000 expired coronavirus vaccines donated to the impoverished country by the African Union three weeks before their use-by-date, a health official said Wednesday. The southern African country received 102,000 doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca jabs last month but 16,400 were not administered before they expired. “We will now destroy and…
By Grace Kuria Kenya’s Interior Cabinet Secretary Dr. Fred Matiang’i has extended the ongoing curfew in the country until May 29. In a notice released on Wednesday, the government said a “special infected zones” 8 pm -4 am curfew for Nairobi and four nearby counties will remain in effect. The curfew for the rest of…
By CGTN Africa South Africa has temporarily suspended the rollout of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine, its health minister said on Tuesday, after U.S. federal health agencies recommended pausing its use because of rare cases of blood clots. “We have determined to voluntarily suspend our rollout until the causal relationship between the development of clots…
By CGTN Africa Cameroon began vaccinating its citizens against COVID-19 on Monday, after receiving 200,000 doses of the Sinopharm vaccine by China on Sunday. Health Minister Malachie Manaouda said in a statement on April 9 that, “The government encourages the population, especially priority targets to be vaccinated when the time comes.” Cameroon is among one…
By Halligan Agade Rwandan short film “Breaking Ground” has been shortlisted among movies set to be screened at the ongoing 47th edition of Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) 2021 that kicked off virtually on April 8. This year’s film festival edition will see a total of 92 features and 126 short films from 69 countries…
By Grace Kuria World Bank Group and GAVI have urged countries with excess coronavirus vaccines to release them as soon as possible. In a meeting, World Bank Group President David Malpass and José Manuel Barroso, Chair of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance also discussed various challenges facing acquisition and deployment of COVID-19 vaccines by developing countries….
By Grace Kuria World Health Organization, WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said that “Confusion and complacency in addressing COVID-19 means the pandemic is a long way from over, but it can be brought under control in months with proven public health measures.” While addressing a media briefing, the Director General insisted that “The…
By XINHUA “Africa must put in place resources and measures to ensure it produces its own vaccines for the current crisis and the future,” Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, director-general of the World Trade Organization (WTO) said during Africa’s vaccine manufacturing virtual conference on Monday. During the conference, leaders including African countries’ presidents and those from health and…
By Reuters Oil slipped on Monday in thin trading as rising COVID-19 case numbers in some parts of the world kept a lid on prices, even as the Federal Reserve signalled the U.S. economy may soon rebound as vaccinations accelerate. Brent was up 28 cents, or 0.4%, at $62.67 a barrel by 0635 GMT, having…
