By CGTN Africa About 100,000 doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine are at risk of being destroyed by the end of this month due to slow uptake by citizens, South African health authorities said on Friday. “There is a risk that just over 100,000 or so doses which will expire by end of March … may have…
By XINHUA Continental response against the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and rebuilding Africa from the impacts of the pandemic took center stage at the ongoing 8th African Regional Forum for Sustainable Development (ARFSD-8). This year’s edition of ARFSD is underway in a hybrid format in Kigali, Rwanda and virtually from March 3 to 5 under the theme…
AllAfrica Global Media Group is organising a virtual panel on the theme Gender Equality For A Sustainable Future. This event scheduled for on Monday, March 7, 2022, from 12pm as in previous years, is a way for our platform on Africa to celebrate International Women’s Day. This day of reflection dedicated to the rights of…
The NGX plans a greater focus on technology players in 2022, along with digital transformation to bring more people into the capital market and a focus on ESG. Presenting Nigerian Exchange Limited’s (NGX) 2021 Market Recap and Outlook for 2022 in early February, CEO Temi Popoola said the technology ecosystem would be a focus for…
By AFP The United Nations on Wednesday agreed to start negotiating a world-first global treaty on plastic pollution in what has been hailed a watershed moment for the planet. Nearly 200 nations at the UN Environment Assembly in Nairobi unanimously agreed to create an intergovernmental committee to negotiate and finalize a legally binding plastics treaty by 2024. UNEA chair Espen Barthe…
By XINHUA The Egyptian-Austrian archaeological mission working in the Temple of Kom Ombo in Egypt’s southern province of Aswan unearthed an administrative facility that dates back to the First Intermediate Period spanning from 2181 BC to 2050 BC. More than 20 conical silos were discovered in the large administrative facility probably used for piling and distributing…
NEIL FORD Irrigation schemes are helping to boost the potential of Cameroon’s more arid areas while moves are afoot to ensure the sustainability of its important cocoa sector. Neil Ford reports Given its climatic conditions, with plentiful rainfall complementing warm year-round temperatures in much of the country, Cameroon has the potential to build on its established agricultural…
NEIL FORD Cameroon’s immense hydropwer potential remains largely untapped, but projects are proceeding across the country to meet the rapidly growing demand for power. Neil Ford reports More plentiful and reliable power supplies are required to enable industrial development and boost electrification rates, so the government is continuing to look to the hydro sector to provide much…
By XINHUA Egypt’s Suez Canal Authority (SCA) announced on Tuesday an increase in the transit tolls by up to 10 percent for laden and ballast vessels. The decision, which was made in line with significant growth in global trade, waterway development, and transit service enhancement, takes effect on March 1, the SCA said in a statement….
By AFP South Africa has recorded no deaths linked to COVID-19 in 48 hours, a first since May 2020 for the country officially the most affected on the continent, the country’s health authorities announced on Tuesday. The National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) announced the news in its daily count of cases, reported from across the country,…
