By XINHUA At least eight people have died of suspected yellow fever infection in the northern Savannah Region of Ghana, a statement from the Ghana Health Service (GHS) said late on Friday. It said the victims, all nomads in the region, had never been vaccinated against yellow fever. “The disease is presumed to be yellow fever,…
By XINHUA Kenya said on Wednesday that the malaria prevalence that had been high in previous years had dropped amid investment in robust preventative measures. Mercy Mwangangi, chief administrative secretary in the Ministry of Health said during the launch of the Kenya Malaria Indicator Survey (KMIS) 2020 in Nairobi that the burden of malaria had dropped…
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Africa region chief says only five African countries – less than 10 percent of the continent’s nations – are on track to meet the goal of vaccinating 40 percent of their populations by the end of the year. WHO Africa says Seychelles, Mauritius, and Morocco have already met the 40-percent…
By Africanews with Wahany Johnson Sambou Egyptian club Al Ahly have been top of Africa for two years now. The African club of the century has 10 Champions League titles to its name, and are favorites to win the 2022 edition. Since the weekend, the teams that qualified for the round of 16 are known, and…
By CGTN Africa Somalia scaled up its battle to end the COVID-19 pandemic after receiving 163,000 doses of Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccines from the Government of Germany through the COVAX Facility on Tuesday. “The Government of Germany has extended its valuable support to Somalia in the fight against COVID-19 and we would like to thank them for this,”…
By XINHUA The managing body of South African National Parks (SANParks) on Wednesday announced that annual National Parks Week will be held on November 22-28 to give citizens free access to most of its parks. SANParks traditionally hosted the week-long event in September to cultivate a sense of pride in South Africa’s natural, cultural and historical…
By XINHUA The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) said Tuesday it has introduced a new cycle of radio programs mainly focusing on the impact of climate change on food security in Somalia. Etienne Peterschmitt, FAO Representative in Somalia said the programs which will focus on climate-smart agriculture, will be an extension of…
By XINHUA Italian multinational oil and gas company Eni made three oil and gas discoveries in Egypt’s Western Desert, the Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources announced on Tuesday. “Eni made three new discoveries in the Meleiha Development Concession and southwest of Meleiha in Egypt’s Western Desert,” the ministry said in a statement. The discoveries…
By Reuters BioNTech on Tuesday signed an agreement with the Rwandan government and Institut Pasteur de Dakar in Senegal on the construction of the first mRNA vaccine manufacturing facility in Africa starting in mid-2022, to help the continent ease health inequalities compared with other world regions. BioNTech, which developed the western world’s most widely used COVID-19 shots…
By XINHUA Zimbabwe is to ramp up its vaccination campaign to attain herd immunity against the COVID-19 by year-end, the Zimbabwean government said on Tuesday. A program of activities were compiled in consultation with all relevant stakeholders to accelerate the vaccination campaign, Information Minister Monica Mutsvangwa said after a post-cabinet media briefing. “The public will be…
