By David Ochieng Mbewa The Zimbabwean government extended the national lockdown in the country by a further two weeks and also delayed the opening of schools by a week as the country battles against a fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to a government notice, the one-week period is aimed at giving schools time to…
By David Ochieng Mbewa Senegal and Guinea kept alive their hopes of automatically qualifying for the Round of 16 of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations despite a goalless draw in their Group B match at the Kouekong Stadium in Bafoussam on Friday. In a game in which possession was almost evenly shared and chances were…
By Jerry Omondi Africa’s chances of limiting the emergence and impact of new COVID-19 variants remain low as the continent continues to grapple with low vaccination numbers, according to Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Africa. Moeti sounded the warning on Thursday at a media briefing on the continent’s COVID-19 situation. “This…
By Jerry Omondi More than 15 million new COVID-19 infections were reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) last week, by far the most cases reported in a single week, the agency’s chief said on Wednesday. Dr Tedros Adhanom made the announcement at a media briefing on COVID-19, during which he warned that the figure may…
By XINHUA Mali welcomed China to host the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, the transitional government spokesperson Abdoulaye Maiga said in a recent statement. The 24th Olympic Winter Games are being held in a challenging health environment marked by the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the situation, the Games retain their spirit of strengthening friendship and fraternity between nations…
By David Ochieng Mbewa 10-man Mali defeated Tunisia 1-0 in a dramatic tie marred by a refereeing controversy in their Group F opener of the Africa Cup of Nations at the Limbe Stadium in Limbe on Wednesday. Ibrahima Kone scored the only goal of the game converting a penalty three minutes into the second half after…
By Jerry Omondi The number of COVID-19 deaths reported in Africa surpassed the 230,000 mark even as the continent continues its fight against the virus. According to the latest data by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Africa had recorded 231,445 virus-related fatalities by Wednesday afternoon. In total, the continent had registered…
By David Ochieng Mbewa Zimbabwe managed to significantly cut its trade deficit towards the end of 2021 after it registered an increase in the value of its exports and a decrease in the value of its imports. According to the Zimbabwe National Statistical Agency (Zimstat), the trade deficit went down from 177 million in October to…
By David Ochieng Mbewa Sierra Leone delivered the first shock result of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations after they held defending champions Algeria to a 0-0 draw in their Group E encounter at the Japoma Stadium in Douala on Tuesday. It was just Sierra Leone’s third AFCON appearance, and their first match at the continental…
By Jerry Omondi The World Health Organization (WHO) experts said on Tuesday repeated COVID-19 boosters not a viable strategy against the pandemic. The remarks come after some countries rolled out fourth booster doses for their populations in efforts to strengthen the vaccines’ efficacy. Israel was the first country to roll out the fourth doses in late…
