By CGTN Africa Nigeria will start a mass COVID-19 vaccination campaign on November 19, to inoculate half of its targeted population by the end of January. Under the initiative, hopes to administer 55 million doses. So far, Nigeria The country has only vaccinated 2.9 percent of those eligible to get vaccines. Vaccine sites will be set…
By David Ochieng Mbewa The South Africa Football Association (SAFA) will petition world football’s governing body FIFA and the sport’s continental body CAF in a bid to overturn a result that cost them a place in the playoffs of the African World Cup qualifiers. South Africa lost 1-0 away to Ghana on Sunday at the Cape…
BLANTYRE, MALAWI — Malawi has begun a mass distribution of mosquito nets, aiming to reach almost half the country’s population of 18 million people. Health authorities say the campaign is aimed at reducing the spread of malaria, which in Malawi currently accounts for 36% of all hospital outpatients and 15% of hospital admissions. The Global Fund-supported…
By XINHUA The government of Tanzania has set aside 1.3 billion Tanzanian shillings (about 565,000 U.S. dollars) for the construction of a center for sports excellence in the east African nation, a senior official said on Saturday. Pauline Gekul, the Deputy Minister for Culture, Arts and Sports, said the funds will be used for the construction…
By XINHUA Egypt’s Health Ministry announced on Sunday that the country has set up new vaccination centers at Cairo Metro stations to allow more people to take COVID-19 vaccines and ease pressure on medical centers. The vaccination centers stationed at Cairo Metro stations have started receiving commuters who are willing to register for or take the…
By AP Egypt’s national research body said Sunday that it will start clinical trials for a domestically made coronavirus vaccine. The country’s acting health minister, Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, told reporters at a press conference that it is launching clinical trials of the new vaccine. He said the trial for the vaccine, named ‘COVI VAX’ will start…
By XINHUA The government of Tanzania has set aside 1.3 billion Tanzanian shillings (about 565,000 U.S. dollars) for the construction of a center for sports excellence in the east African nation, a senior official said on Saturday. Pauline Gekul, the Deputy Minister for Culture, Arts and Sports, said the funds will be used for the construction…
By AP Egypt went through to Africa’s World Cup qualifying playoffs Friday after fighting back from 2-0 down for a 2-2 draw in Angola. The point ensured Egypt won Group F with a game to spare and denied Gabon the chance of stealing the playoff place in a decisive final group game in Egypt next week….
By XINHUA Namibia will start administering COVID-19 vaccine to adolescents aged between 12 and 17, Health Minister Kalumbi Shangula said Friday. Speaking at a media briefing, Shangula said the country has so far managed to fully vaccinate about 18.6 percent of the eligible population. “The expansion of vaccination to this age group will be done in…
By XINHUA Some 53 African countries have acquired about 357.9 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines so far, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said on Friday. The Africa CDC, the specialized healthcare agency of the African Union, said in a weekly update that around 6.06 percent of Africa’s population have been fully…
