By David Ochieng Mbewa Ghanaian captain Andre Ayew joined Qatari side Al Sadd on a two-year deal with an option for a third following the expiry of his contract at Welsh side Swansea City. Ayew was a free agent after Swansea did not renew his contract at the end of the season in which he scored…
By David Ochieng Mbewa Zimbabwe is expected to exceed an initial projection of 150,000 tonnes of cotton produced this season making it the highest such yield in five years. According to a report by the state-owned Herald newspaper, the high yield is as a result of increased inputs subsidies and favourable rains. Last week, Cottco, a company which controls…
By Jerry Omondi The Chinese government on Friday donated 470,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Nigeria to bolster the West African country’s fight against the virus. The Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Cui Jianchun, delivered the donation to the Nigerian Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, in the country’s administrative capital, Abuja. “COVID-19 is a health issue. We…
By Jerry Omondi The Rwandan government has ramped up COVID-19 testing amid a 10-day lockdown, as the country seeks to map out the virus prevalence. Health authorities increased the country’s mass testing capacity, breaking it down into phases. According to The East African newspaper, the first mass testing phase was undertaken between July 17-18 and reached…
By CGTN Africa Tanzania received more than one million doses of the Jansen coronavirus vaccine donated by the US through the World Health Organization’s COVAX initiative. The East African nation which largely eschewed mask-wearing and social distancing, asked to join the COVAX global vaccine sharing facility more than 15 months after the first cases of the…
By David Ochieng Mbewa Defending champions Al Ahly of Egypt retained the CAF Champions League title after defeating South Africa’s Kaizer Chiefs 3-0 in the final at the Stade Mohamed V in Casablanca, Morocco, late on Saturday. The first half saw Al Ahly dominate possession but neither side really created any meaningful chance with the major…
By XINHUA The Zambian government on Saturday expressed happiness that the COVID-19 vaccination program in the country has been proceeding smoothly following initial hesitancy from members of the public to the program. Kennedy Malama, permanent secretary in the Ministry of Health in charge of Technical Services, said there was now an overwhelming response from the public…
By XINHUA Rugby sevens captain Andrew Amonde and women’s volleyball skipper Mercy Moim will bear Kenya’s flag during the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic Games on July 23. The decision to have two flag-bearers was made by Olympics Kenya following information from the International Olympics Committee (IOC) allowing countries to have equal gender…
By XINHUA Preparations for a new master development plan aimed at improving and modernizing Tanzania’s congested commercial capital of Dar es Salaam has been completed, a senior official said Saturday. William Lukuvi, the minister for Lands, Housing and Human Settlements Development, said the new master plan will replace the outdated version of 1979. Speaking at a…
By XINHUA Kouga municipality on the southern coast of South Africa on Wednesday said the beach area in Jeffreys Bay is partly closed for swimmers and surfers after a surfer was attacked by a shark earlier in the morning. The surfer, who is from South Africa’s legislative capital Cape Town, is stable and being attended to…
