By XINHUA The Zambian government on Monday said it will reopen schools for examination classes following a reduction in COVID-19 cases in the southern African nation. Schools for examination classes will reopen on Aug. 5, instead of the earlier announced Aug. 16, after being closed due to a spike in cases during the third wave. A…
By Reuters Nigeria has been hit by a surge in cholera cases in recent weeks, focused on the country’s north and adding to a public health crisis accompanied by a rise in COVID-19 cases. “In the last two weeks we had new and resurgence cases,” Dr. Bashir Lawan Muhammad, the state epidemiologist and deputy director of…
By Grace Kuria South Africa has received 2.8 million COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine doses from the United States. The Country’s Department of Health stated that the donation will contribute to the country’s expanded vaccination programme which is fast gaining momentum to reach more people. “The next batch will arrive on Tuesday to conclude the 5.6 million doses.”…
By XINHUA Rwandan Health Minister Diane Gashumba has dismissed reports that Kigali had closed its border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) over fears of an Ebola outbreak. “Rwanda has not closed its border with the DRC. What you are reading in media is not true, but people simply misunderstood the situation at the border…
By David Ochieng Mbewa Kenya on Saturday held its second National Freestyle Football Championship at the Nairobi National Museum in Nairobi, which was attended by world famous French freestyle football player Séan Garnier. Though the sport is still in its infancy in the East African country, and the continent in general, the event managed to attract a…
By AFP Nigeria received four million doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine from the United States on Sunday as the West African nation steps up efforts to battle the third wave of infections. The doses, which came on two planes, were received by officials from the UN children agency UNICEF on behalf of Nigeria at the…
By XINHUA Botswana, which has been experiencing a short and delayed supply of COVID-19 vaccines, is expecting to receive a significant number of them in the next two months, an official said Friday. At least 1.38 million vaccines will be received between August and September from different sources, including the COVID-19 Vaccine Global Access Facility (COVAX),…
By CGTN Africa Kenya received a consignment of 410,000 AstraZeneca vaccines from the UK at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport on Saturday, in yet another boost to ongoing efforts to vaccinate its adult population, the ministry of health announced. Health Chief Administrative Secretary, Dr. Mercy Mwangangi who received the consignment at the airport, said the donation…
By XINHUA Tanzania’s Zanzibar on Saturday received a batch of Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines and syringes donated by China. Zanzibar’s Minister of Trade and Industrial Development Omar Said Shaaban, Chinese Consul General in Zanzibar Zhang Zhisheng and other officials from the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar attended the handover ceremony of the vaccines at the Abeid Amani Karume…
By XINHUA The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 6,678,949 as of Saturday afternoon, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. The Africa CDC, the specialized healthcare agency of the African Union, said the death toll from the pandemic stands at 169,280 while 5,845,926 patients across the continent have recovered…
