By XINHUA A team of French archaeologists and academics is in Botswana for a joint excavation mission with their Botswana counterparts at the Qchwihaba, Koanaka, and Aha caves in Okavango Delta region in the northwest of the country. The excavation mission, headed by Laurent Bruxelles, a geo-archaeologist and researcher at the France National Center for Scientific…
By XINHUA South Sudan and the World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday they have stepped up Ebola virus disease (EVD) preparedness and response readiness in the high-risk counties of Morobo and Yei River, Central Equatoria state. Fabian Ndenzako, WHO Representative for South Sudan said the UN agency has started developing a response plan and mobilizing resources…
NAIROBI — Kenya’s Ministry of Health has announced that anyone not vaccinated against COVID-19 by December 21 will be refused in-person government services and access to public gatherings, parks, hotels, restaurants, and bars. Kenyans have less than one month to get the COVID-19 vaccine or risk losing the right to access in-person government services. Minister for…
By AFP Pfizer and BioNTech said on Monday their COVID-19 vaccine remained 100 percent effective in children 12 to 15 years old, four months after the second dose. The companies said that the new data, which involved 2,228 trial participants, will help support their applications for full approval in the United States and worldwide. No serious…
By AFP While wealthy countries roll out third booster shots, many in Africa are still waiting for their first, including the Central African Republic, which, according to the United Nations, is the world’s second least-developed nation. Some organizations have fought to raise coronavirus awareness in the country, such as the Alliance for International Medical Action (ALIMA),…
By XINHUA Kenya will require all those seeking in-person government services to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 from December 21, a government official said on Sunday. Mutahi Kagwe, Cabinet Secretary for Health told journalists in Nairobi that the strict measures follow a review of the prevailing COVID-19 situation in the country and take into account the…
By XINHUA Kenya’s international tourist arrivals through its two major airports surged 489 percent in the 3rd quarter compared to the same period of 2020, with the sector showing recovery amid increased local and global COVID-19 vaccinations, according to data released on Monday. The east African nation received 217,873 tourists through Jomo Kenyatta airport in Nairobi…
By XINHUA Angola’s unemployment rate increased by 7.9 percent in the third quarter of 2021, according to data released Friday by the country’s National Statistics Institute (INE). A household survey by INE indicates that employment in the country decreased by 2 percent from the previous quarter. “Employment in the third quarter presented a decreasing variation of…
By Reuters The first of nearly 100 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine being donated by the European Union by year-end have begun arriving in African countries, a statement by the GAVI vaccine alliance said on Monday. Belgium negotiated the deal as part of the bloc’s overall pledge to share at least 500 million…
By XINHUA A Kenyan court has given approval to Gitson Energy to proceed with its 300-MW wind power project in Marsabit County, 540 kilometers north of the capital Nairobi, officials confirmed on Friday. Gitson Energy CEO James Gitau said that the 300-MW project which the government regards as its ambition for clean and renewable energy and…
