By XINHUA Healthcare firms in Africa are facing a bright future, the African Union said in a new report released in Nairobi on Tuesday. According to the report by the AU’s Development Agency — New Partnership for Africa’s Development (AUDA-NEPAD), although local healthcare startups in Africa still have obstacles to overcome, there are signs of significant…
By XINHUA The Zimbabwean government on Tuesday expressed deep concern at the growing number of COVID-19 cases in the country driven by the Omicron variant and plans to bar the unvaccinated from boarding public transport. “Cabinet notes with concern that there has been a sharp increase in the average total number of new cases reported per…
By AP Omicron cases have been confirmed in at least nine African countries, with some officials reporting that initial cases appear to be mild. The variant is currently in Botswana, Ghana, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe South Africa remains the epicenter of the Omicron outbreak, with experts saying that the overwhelming majority…
MERI, CAMEROON — Cameroon has begun a measles vaccination drive on its northern border with Nigeria after several dozen children were found with the infection at a demobilization center. Cameroon says most of those infected are children of former fighters fleeing Boko Haram terrorism. A mother comforts her 13-month-old baby in Kanuri, a language spoken in…
By XINHUA The Nigerian government is determined to vaccinate 70 percent of the citizens before the end of 2022, a senior official said on Monday. Boss Mustapha, secretary to the government of the federation, said at a national summit on COVID-19 held in Abuja, the Nigerian capital, that the most populous African nation had already invested…
By CGTN Africa Kenya’s First Lady Margaret Kenyatta on Monday lobbied stakeholders and communities to support the adoption of alternative rites of passage that involves mentorship to replace female genital mutilation (FGM). “The proposal to take girls through a 15-day initiation programme comprising of sessions on mentorship into adulthood, healthy relationships, life skills training, basic home…
By AFP Uganda announced Tuesday that it had detected cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant in travelers coming into the country, the first infections to be reported in East Africa. The cases were detected in people screened at Entebbe International Airport who flew in from five different countries, Ugandan medical authorities said in a statement. Five…
By CGTN Africa A major British study into mixing COVID-19 vaccines has found that people had a better immune response when they received the first dose of AstraZeneca or Pfizer-BioNTech shots followed by Moderna nine weeks later, according to results released on December 6. “We found a really good immune response across the board…, in fact,…
By David Ochieng Mbewa Former winners RS Berkane and CS Sfaxien progressed to the group stage of this season’s CAF Confederation Cup after winning their additional Second Preliminary Round second leg matches on Sunday. 2019 champions RS Berkane came from a goal down to edge APR FC of Rwanda 2-1 at the Stade Municipal de Berkane…
By Halligan Agade The Board of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance has approved an investment to support the malaria vaccine introduction, procurement and delivery for Gavi-eligible countries in sub-Saharan Africa in 2022-2025. An initial investment of US$ 155.7 million for 2022-2025 will initiate the implementation of this additional tool in the fight against malaria. The introduction of…
