By Grace Kuria Ethiopian Airlines has announced that flights have resumed at Bole International Airport, this after bad weather earlier forced suspension of air traffic. In a statement, the airline said that the weather conditions around Addis Ababa, Bole International Airport have shown more improvement since 9.30 am Monday, July 26. “Our operational staff are working…
By David Ochieng Mbewa South Africa exited the men’s Olympic Sevens tournament in the quarterfinal stage losing 14-19 to Argentina on Tuesday in what is one of the greatest Olympic Sevens upsets. Selvyn Davids crossed over for the game’s first try in the second minute with Justin Geduld adding a conversion for a 7-0 lead. The…
By AFP Germany’s BioNTech, which developed a coronavirus vaccine with US giant Pfizer in record time, said Monday it aimed to start trialling a malaria vaccine next year using the same breakthrough mRNA technology. If successful, the vaccine could be a crucial step in the fight against the mosquito-borne disease, which kills more than 400,000 people…
By AFP A new World Bank financing mechanism will allow developing countries to purchase COVID-19 vaccines collectively through the COVAX facility, it was announced Monday. COVAX was set up to ensure 92 developing territories could access coronavirus vaccines to fight the pandemic, with the cost covered by donors. The new mechanism will allow those countries to…
By CGTN Africa Senegal’s health ministry said Monday that hospitals in the capital Dakar were “close to saturation” due to a surge in COVID-19 patients, with overworked medical personnel facing burnout. The West African country has suffered a third wave of virus infections in recent weeks, with cases rising from a few dozen a day late…
By AFP The DR Congo’s Nyiragongo volcano has released large amounts of ash some two months after its eruption, sparking concerns for local residents’ health, experts said on Sunday. The volcano in the far east of the vast central African country first erupted on May 22, claiming 32 lives and destroying hundreds of homes. “The ash…
By XINHUA The last batch of Zambia’s representatives at Tokyo 2020 left the country on Saturday for the Olympic Games. Athletes Sidney Siame and Rhoda Njovu were seen off at the Kenneth Kaunda International Airport by Zambia Athletics Association president Elias Mpondela. According to a statement on the athletics body, the two athletes have been accompanied…
By XINHUA Uganda will start vaccinating children under 15 years old against COVID-19 once the country receives supplies of the Pfizer vaccine, a senior government official said on Monday. Monica Musenero, a senior presidential advisor on pandemics, told Xinhua by telephone that the country would first target children at risk of contracting the virus. “Uganda is hoping to…
By Reuters Ghana hopes to receive over 18 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines before October as it struggles to contain a third wave of infections, President Nana Akufo-Addo said in a speech on Sunday. Cases of COVID-19 are rising fast in parts of West Africa, in part due to the arrival of the Delta coronavirus variant…
By XINHUA Zimbabwe on Sunday received the sixth batch of COVID-19 vaccines from China as the southern African country ramps up its inoculation drive to tame the spread of COVID-19. The latest delivery of Sinovac vaccines comes at a time when the country is scaling up its vaccination program in the wake of the third wave…
