By XINHUA Tanzanian authorities said on Wednesday a total of 182 investment projects worth 3.5 billion U.S. dollars were registered in the east African nation between April 2021 and October 2021. Geoffrey Mwambe, the Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office responsible for Investment, said 164 of the 182 investment projects were registered by the…
AKON, the Senegalese descent international superstar met the Merck Foundation CEO, Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej, at her office to discuss the programs of Merck Foundation, and opportunities of collaboration to support girls’ education, women empowerment and building healthcare capacity in Africa. AKON, who is a Senegalese-American singer, songwriter, record producer, and entrepreneur was impressed to know about…
By XINHUA Eight cases of Ebola virus disease have so far been confirmed by health officials in the northeastern province of North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), more than five months after the end of a previous Ebola outbreak in the same province, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Wednesday. As of…
By Jerry Omondi The number people that have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in Kenya is nearing the 1.7 million mark, according to the latest figures published by the health ministry. The East African has so far fully inoculated 1,699,584 people, with the total number of people that have taken at least one jab standing at…
By Jerry Omondi The number of COVID-19 infections in Africa has surpassed the 8.5 million mark even as some countries on the continent continue to see declines in their virus loads. Data published by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday showed that the continent has recorded 8,505,505 cases from a total of…
October 22, 2021 17:31 IST | ANI Press Release Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India]/Dubai [UAE], October 22 (ANI/BusinessWire India): AKON, the Senegalese descent international superstar met the Merck Foundation CEO, Senator, Dr Rasha Kelej, at her office to discuss the programs of Merck Foundation, and opportunities of collaboration to support girls’ education, women empowerment, and building healthcare…
By AFP The World Health Organization on Wednesday called for the urgent development of a vaccine against a bacterial infection responsible for nearly 150,000 stillbirths and infant deaths each year. A fresh report by the UN health agency and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine found that the impact of Group B Streptococcus infection…
By XINHUA Egypt will be transformed by 2024 into one of the major global hubs for transport and logistics through a massive 10-year plan to modernize its transport infrastructure, Egyptian Minister of Transport Kamel al-Wazir has said. The transportation system established in the country will contribute significantly to achieving sustainable development and changing the face of…
By XINHUA Namibia will conduct free COVID-19 tests for students intending to study abroad as of November 6, a government official said Tuesday. The tests will be done by authorized COVID-19 testing laboratories in the country and they will be done on their departure to study abroad provided adequate proof has been submitted by the student,…
By XINHUA Cameroon’s minister of Public Health Manaouda Malachie confirmed one cholera case in the capital Yaounde on Monday, with nine other cases reported in the country’s Ekondo Titi locality of the Southwest region. He said, health officials confirmed the case in late October. “The minister of public health urges the population to be more cautious…
