By CGTN Africa The South African government has announced that people who test positive for COVID-19 will no longer be required to isolate if they have no symptoms. The decision came as a result of a substantial rise in the proportion of coronavirus-immune individuals exceeding 60-80% in several serosurveys that test people’s blood samples to pinpoint…
By AFP A sub-variant of the highly contagious Omicron coronavirus strain has been detected in 57 countries, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday. The fast-spreading and heavily mutated Omicron variant is now the dominant variant worldwide since it was first detected in southern Africa 10 weeks ago. In its weekly epidemiological update, the WHO said that…
By XINHUA Kenya has surpassed its COVID-19 vaccination target for health workers as thousands of the employees heeded the call to take the jabs, the Ministry of Health said in an update released on Monday. The ministry noted that 237,173 health workers in the East African nation were fully vaccinated against a target of 208,418, representing…
By David Ochieng Mbewa Defending Africa Cup of Nations champions Algeria are on the verge of a surprise exit in the group stage after suffering a shock 1-0 defeat to Equatorial Guinea late on Sunday. Esteban Obiang netted the only goal of the game in the 70th minute as Equatorial Guinea, ranked 114th in the world,…
By CGTN Africa Finance ministers from Tanzania and Burundi have signed an agreement for the construction of a 900 million U.S. dollar railway aimed at boosting trade between the East African neighbors. The deal was inked in the western Tanzanian town of Kigoma on Sunday. The 282-kilometer line will connect Burundi’s official capital Gitega with the…
By XINHUA Botswana will start offering booster shots of five different COVID-19 vaccines from Monday, Botswana’s Ministry of Health and Wellness announced in a statement. Those who have received their last dose at least two months prior and ideally within six months of their original shot automatically qualify for booster shots of Pfizer, Moderna, Johnson &…
By David Ochieng Mbewa The 14th edition of the U19 ICC Cricket World Cup which kicked off on Friday in the West Indies saw Africa’s representatives register mixed results. The only one of the three sides from the continent to pick up a victory was Zimbabwe who dismissed Papua New Guinea for 93 to claim a…
By XINHUA The stone remains of two ancient royal statues and colorful walls and columns were unearthed in Egypt’s monument-rich city of Luxor, the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said in a statement on Thursday. The new discovery was made by the Egyptian-German archeological mission during the restoration work of the Mortuary Temple of Amenhotep III…
By David Ochieng Mbewa Nigeria sealed their place in the Round of 16 at this year’s Africa Cup of Nations after defeating Sudan 3-1 at the Stade Omnisport Roumdé Adjia in Garoua on Saturday. The Super Eagles put in a dominant performance and cruised into a 2-0 lead at halftime courtesy of goals from Samuel Chukwueze…
By AP The World Health Organization said Sunday that a United Nations backed program shipping coronavirus vaccines to many poor countries has now delivered one billion doses, but that milestone “is only a reminder of the work that remains” after hoarding and stockpiling in rich countries. A shipment of 1.1 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to Rwanda…
