By XINHUA Uganda’s central bank on Monday said the country’s economy is on a strong rebound after the easing of COVID-19 restrictions that were closing out some sectors. Bank of Uganda in a monthly monetary policy statement for February said between the months of October 2021 and January 2022, high-frequency indicators showed that the economy was…
By XINHUA Zambia on Monday launched an oral cholera vaccination campaign in Lusaka, the country’s capital, as part of efforts towards the elimination of waterborne disease in the country. The campaign launched targets to vaccinate 1,038,000 eligible people from one year and above in the Zambian capital and follows vaccination campaigns conducted in seven of the…
By Jerry Omondi The Ugandan government has rolled out a campaign to ramp up vaccination in the northeast region of Karamoja as it seeks to better protect the public from COVID-19. The campaign targets nine districts in the region to increase vaccine uptake from the current 16 per cent up to more than 90 per cent….
By XINHUA Ethiopia on Sunday inaugurated a 209.15-meter-tall landmark building located at the heart of its capital city, which houses the country’s largest public-owned commercial bank. The new headquarters of the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) was built by the Chinese construction giant China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC). The inauguration event coincided with the CBE’s…
By David Ochieng Mbewa Five-time African champions Zamalek avoided a shock defeat after coming from two goals down to salvage a 2-2 draw against Angola’s Petro Atletico in their CAF Champions League Group D encounter at the Cairo International Stadium in Cairo. Mahmoud Hamdi scored a 95th minute equalizer to save the Egyptian side’s blushes as…
By XINHUA The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is expected to increase intra-African trade in transport services by nearly 50 percent, according to the latest estimate by the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA). The UNECA, noting that Africa’s transport sector is set to strongly benefit from AfCFTA, said in a statement sent to Xinhua…
By David Ochieng Mbewa African champions Al Ahly claimed third place at the FIFA Club World Cup after defeating nine-man Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia 4-0 at the Al Nahyan Stadium in Abu Dhabi, UAE, on Saturday. An action-packed first half saw the Egyptian giants race into a three-goal lead while their opponents had two men…
By Christine Maema Botswana on Saturday introduced new COVID-19 requirements at its ports of entry for the purposes of reducing the risk of imported COVID-19 cases into the country. The new measures will come into effect next week, Friday 14th, a press statement from the government said while outlining the new conditions. First and foremost, all…
By XINHUA The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa has reached 11,001,034 as of Friday evening, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. The death toll across the continent has reached 243,497 and 10,126,527 patients have recovered from the disease so far, said the healthcare agency of the African Union. South…
By David Ochieng Mbewa Senegal achieved its highest-ever FIFA world ranking rising up two places from 20th to 18th following their triumph in the recently-concluded Africa Cup of Nations. The Lions of Teranga also cemented their status as the continent’s top-ranked side with a total of 1587.78 points, 40.36 more than second-placed Morocco who jumped up…
