By XINHUA The Director of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) John Nkengasong has warned African countries to follow strict COVID-19 prevention measures despite the current decrease in the number of new infections. “We should not be deceived that because we are in a low transmission season in Africa and across the…
By CGTN Africa At least nine cholera cases have been reported in Zambia as the country scrambles to avert what could be its first outbreak in nearly four years. All the cases were detected in the capital Lusaka this month, according to officials. “A rapid response has been launched in Lusaka, including active case searches, disinfection…
By XINHUA A vaccine cold storage facility sponsored by China’s Sinovac has started construction this week, the Chinese Embassy in Egypt said in a statement on Saturday. With the support of the Chinese biopharmaceutical company, the advanced facility will boost Egypt’s vaccine storage capacity, Chinese Ambassador to Egypt Liao Liqiang told a ceremony for the project…
The number of coronavirus cases and deaths in Africa have dropped to their lowest levels since the pandemic began, marking the longest decline yet seen in the disease, according to the World Health Organization. In a statement on Thursday, the U.N. health agency said COVID-19 infections due to the omicron surge had “tanked” from a…
Reuters Nigeria’s double-digit inflation quickened to 15.92% in March, rising for a second straight month as prices for food and non-food items rose in Africa’s biggest economy, the statistics office said on Friday. Inflation, which has been in double digits since 2016, rose from 15.70% in February, it said. The price of diesel, which is…
By Rédaction Africanews All the disappointment of defeat for Cape Town Tigers was ended last night in Cairo, with the South African franchise finally winning its first meeting in the BAL Nile Conference. Evans Ganapamo and his teammates fought hard against the Yaounde’s FAP led by Brice Bidias and Cedric Kenfack. The two teams went…
By Jerry Omondi Africa last week recorded a decline in COVID-19 infections for the 16th straight week, its longest-running downturn since the onset of the pandemic. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the continent reported less than 20,000 new infections in the week ending April 10, down from a peak of over 308,000 new weekly…
Brazzaville — Researchers in Botswana and South Africa have detected new sub-lineages of the Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 and are carrying out further investigations to fully understand crucial traits such as infectivity and virulence. The identified sub-lineages variant are BA.4 and BA.5. World Health Organization (WHO) experts are working with scientists and researchers in…
South Africa has administered 34 146 981 vaccine doses with 5 845 administered in the last 24 hours. The figure includes 8 333 395 Johnson & Johnson vaccine and 25 813 586 Pfizer vaccine administered to date in South Africa. According to the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) latest data, 2 212 people received…
Reuters Capitec Bank (CPIJ.J) reported an 84% rise in its annual profit on Tuesday, joining a slew of South African lenders who benefited from an upswing in performance as the impact from the COVID-19 fallout eases. South African banks took massive hits to their profit in recent years, mainly due to large credit impairment charges related to…
