By AFP Vaccines are effective enough at preventing severe cases of COVID-19 that there is no current need for the general population to be given third doses, according to a report in The Lancet published Monday. Some countries have started offering extra doses over fears about the much more contagious Delta variant, causing the World Health…
By David Ochieng Mbewa Reigning world champions South Africa suffered a narrow 28-26 defeat to Australia in their Rugby Championship encounter at Cbus Super Stadium in Gold Coast, Australia, on Sunday. Veteran fly-half Quade Cooper, who had not played internationally since 2017, slotted a difficult penalty late in the match to earn the Wallabies a shock…
By David Ochieng Mbewa The long road to this season’s Confederation of African Football (CAF) Champions League final got underway on Friday with the 2021 CECAFA Kagame Cup finalists, Express FC and Nyasa Big Bullets, recording important victories in the first legs of their preliminary round qualifiers. Ugandan Premier League champions Express FC hold a slim…
By XINHUA The Rwandan capital city Kigali on Thursday launched a bicycle sharing transport scheme as part of Rwanda’s efforts to promote green mobility, especially in urban areas. Kigali has partnered with GURARIDE, a local smart and green mode transport company to promote non-motorized transport in the city. Under the partnership, GURARIDE installed modern green mobility…
By Jerry Omondi The number of COVID-19 infections in Africa has surpassed the eight million mark as the continent ramps up vaccination efforts. According to data published the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) on Saturday afternoon, the continent had recorded 8,008,802 confirmed cases with 202,534 deaths. South Africa remains to be the…
By XINHUA Kenya plans to improve its business environment in order to attract foreign investors into the country, a senior government official said on Wednesday. Adan Mohamed, Cabinet Secretary for East African Community and Regional Development told journalists in Nairobi that the investment climate will be enhanced through redesigning service delivery processes to eliminate compliance burden…
By AFP The vaccine-sharing facility COVAX said Wednesday it should be able to provide COVID-19 jabs to no more than 20 percent of people in poorer countries this year, far fewer than anticipated. “Today, COVAX’s ability to protect the most vulnerable people in the world continues to be hampered by export bans, the prioritization of bilateral…
By XINHUA Two youthful innovators from Kenya and Nigeria on Wednesday bagged prize money worth $1.5 million for pioneering technologies that are transforming agricultural value chains in the continent. The overall winners of the inaugural agricultural technology contest, sponsored by international development charity, Heifer International, were announced during the ongoing African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) held…
By XINHUA Experts stressed the significance of the agricultural sector and encouraged the Ugandan youths to seize opportunities to improve their lives during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Agriculture is an important sector and there is a lot of money to be made. I believe that the Ugandan youths can get a lot of opportunities in agriculture in…
By XINHUA Somalia and the UN children’s fund (UNICEF) on Monday launched an online Child Protection Information Management System (CPIMS+) to enhance the protection of the most vulnerable children in Somalia. Hanifa M. Ibrahim, Somali Minister of Women and Human Rights Development said the CPIMS+ will strengthen their collective ability to identify these children, provide them…
