By CGTN Nigerian exporters of semi-processed or finished goods made in the country will receive naira incentives from the government in a move to shore up the country’s dollar supply, the central bank said. The central bank in a circular dated February 25, said it will pay 65 naira ($0.16) to exporters for every repatriated dollar…
By CGTN Africa The Football Associations of Kenya and Zimbabwe have been suspended by FIFA due to government interference, the International Football Federation announced on Thursday. “Without prejudice to investigations by national authorities or other judiciary bodies, the FIFA Council has decided to suspend the Kenya Football Federation and the Zimbabwe Football Federation with immediate effect for undue influence by…
By David Ochieng Mbewa Mamelodi Sundowns pulled off a shock result defeating defending champions Al Ahly 1-0 in their CAF Champions League Group A encounter at the Cairo International Stadium in Cairo on Saturday. Thapelo Morena scored the only goal of the game inn the 85th minute lashing in a shot from inside the penalty box…
By XINHUA Zimbabwe has vaccinated over 40 percent of its eligible population against COVID-19, achieving herd immunity in some of its towns and cities, with vaccines mainly from China. This is Zimbabwe’s milestone in the fight against the pandemic, said Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa when opening the 3rd Session of the Zimbabwe-Botswana Bi-National Commission in the…
By Christine Maema Google on Tuesday launched the “Africa Developer Ecosystem Report 2021”saying that, despite the challenges associated with the pandemic, the continent’s developer ecosystem is on the rise. The report was based on findings of a study conducted across 16 Sub-Saharan African countries. According to the report, demand for African developers reached a record high in…
By AP The World Health Organization is creating a global training center to help poorer countries make vaccines, antibodies and cancer treatments using the messenger RNA technology that has successfully been used to make COVID-19 vaccines. At a press briefing in Geneva on Wednesday, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the new hub will be in…
By Christine Maema At least 18 billion U.S. dollars is needed to get the fight against malaria, tuberculosis and AIDS back on track from disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and accelerate progress toward the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3 of “health and well-being for all”, a global health fund said on Wednesday. The Geneva-based aid body…
By XINHUA South Africa’s Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana on Wednesday predicted an improved fiscal outlook in his budget speech for 2022/23 financial year while saying it is subjected to “significant” risks. The 2022/23 budget will shift from the trend that has seen over 308 billion rands (20.5 billion U.S. dollars) expenditure on bailing out failing…
By XINHUA The UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) on Wednesday announced that it is set to launch Africa’s first Artificial Intelligence (AI) Research Centre in Brazzaville, capital of the Republic of the Congo. Africa’s first AI Research Center, which will be inaugurated this week by the UNECA and the government of the Republic of Congo,…
By XINHUA The Nigerian government has developed 17 national policies to deepen the nation’s digital economy, a top official said here Tuesday. Minister of Communications and Digital Economy Isa Pantami made the remarks at a breakfast session with startup digital innovation stakeholders. He said President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the draft policies, which will be submitted…
