By Jerry Omondi The number of COVID-19 infections in Africa surpassed the 11.29 million mark on Sunday as the continent continues to see a decline in new cases. According to the latest data by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, the total number of confirmed infections reached 11,295,377 with 250,564 virus-related fatalities. South Africa…
By CGTN Africa Tanzania’s ultra-modern nuclear energy laboratory, under construction since 2017, should be complete and open by September. Professor Lazaro Busagara, the director-general of the Tanzania Atomic Energy Commission (TAEC) says the TSh13 billion(5.5. billion U.S. dollar) facility will be used for testing and maintenance of sophisticated radiology equipment and instruments and is one of the most…
By XINHUA The death toll of Lassa fever in Nigeria this year has risen to 112 despite government measures to cut infections across the country, the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) said on Friday. A total of 3,079 cases of Lassa fever have been reported across the west African country since January, with 630 positive…
By David Ochieng Mbewa Botswana will allow partially vaccinated and unvaccinated persons to enter the country on conditions they comply with testing requirements. “For those who will be partially vaccinated, or not vaccinated at all, they will be required to present a negative 72-hour PCR test result and, in addition, undergo COVID-19 testing at the port…
By XINHUA The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced on Thursday the discovery of five 4,000-year-old ancient tombs in the Saqqara archaeological sites southwest of Cairo. “The Egyptian archaeological mission uncovered five tombs about 100 meters northwest of the Merenre Pyramid in southern Saqqara,” the ministry said in a statement. The tombs contain finds and…
منى هيبه أشادت الدكتورة رشا قلج، عضو مجلس الشيوخ، والرئيس التنفيذي لمؤسسة ميرك الدولية الخيرية، بالدور الكبير التى تقوم به المرأة في مصر والعديد من دول العالم والقارة الأفريقية، مشيرة إلى أن هذا اليوم يقام للدلالة على الاحترام العام وتقدير وحب المرأة لإنجازاتها الاقتصادية، والسياسية والاجتماعية، وهو مناسبة للاحتفال بأعمال النساء وشجاعتهن وثباتهن في أداء…
By XINHUA South Sudan said Thursday it has secured 120 million U.S. dollars from the World Bank through its development arm International Development Association for infrastructure development. Agak Achuil Lual, Minister of Finance and Economic Planning said the funds would also be used to strengthen community institutions and enhance food resilience in the East African country….
By XINHUA The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 11,287,599 as of Wednesday evening, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. The specialized healthcare agency of the African Union said the COVID-19 death toll across the continent stands at 250,422 and 10,555,195 patients have recovered from the disease so far….
By CGTN Africa World Trade Organization Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on Wednesday welcomed the breakthrough among four WTO Members on a waiver of the Trade-Related Intellectual Property agreement for the production of vaccines against the COVID-19 pandemic. “This is a major step forward and this compromise is the result of many long and difficult hours of negotiations….
محمد بكر أشادت الدكتورة رشا قلج عضو مجلس الشيوخ والرئيس التنفيذي لمؤسسة ميرك الدولية الخيرية، بالدور الكبير الذى تقوم به المرأة في مصر والعديد من دول العالم والقارة الأفريقية، ويقام هذا اليوم العالمى للدلالة على الاحترام العام وتقدير وحب المرأة لإنجازاتها الاقتصادية، والسياسية والاجتماعية، وهو مناسبة للاحتفال بأعمال النساء وشجاعتهن وثباتهن في أداء أدوار استثنائية…
