Reuters The World Health Organization has confirmed two more cases of Marburg virus in Ghana, a senior WHO official said on Wednesday, two weeks after the country reported its first outbreak of the highly infectious Ebola-like disease. Those first two cases, in southern Ghana’s Ashanti region, both had symptoms including diarrhoea, fever, nausea and vomiting,…
By AFP Miners in Angola have unearthed a rare pure pink diamond that is believed to be the largest found in 300 years, the Australian site operator announced Wednesday. A 170-carat pink diamond — dubbed The Lulo Rose — was discovered at the Lulo mine in the country’s diamond-rich northeast and is among the largest pink…
By Jerry Omondi Botswana is one of the few economies in Sub-Saharan Africa whose output has recovered to its level before the COVID-19 pandemic took hold, the International Monetary fund said on Wednesday. The information was published following the conclusion of an IMF Executive Board 2022 Article IV Consultation with the Southern African country. The lender…
Reuters South African stocks closed higher on Tuesday, led by fashion and grocery retailers, which reported better-than-expected sales growth. Retailers’ results eased investor concerns about constrained consumer spending in an environment where rising inflation, interest rates, fuel and utilities are putting pressure on household disposable income. Fashion retailer Truworths (TRUJ.J) jumped 9.7%, clocking its biggest one-day surge…
Reuters Nigerian mother of two Crystal Chigbu wept for days after her daughter was born with a rare limb condition that doctors said needed an amputation. She was not so sure. But as her daughter Beulah grew and started asking why she could not walk like her friends, the parents had to make the hard…
By XINHUA Tanzanian authorities on Sunday launched the cultivation of 11,453 hectares of block farms for the youth in the country’s central region of Dodoma. Hussein Bashe, the Minister for Agriculture, the launch of the cultivation of 11,453 hectares of block farms is part of the implementation of a national agricultural program for the youth. Bashe…
By Jerry Omondi The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) on Monday welcomed the World Health Organization’s (WHO) classification as a global public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC). WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom on Saturday announced the declaration and called for a multi-sectoral approach against the disease. So far, more than 16,000…
By David Ochieng Mbewa Nigerian Tobi Amusan produced a stunning performance on the final day of the World Athletics Championships on Sunday to win gold in the women’s 100m hurdles. Amusan twice shattered the world record, first clocking 12.12 seconds in the semifinal, then 12.06 seconds in the final to capture the world title. However, her…
By Jerry Omondi Kenya resumed khat exports to Somalia on Sunday, a week after President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Somalia counterpart Hassan Mahmoud agreed on the reopening of the border between the two countries in order to ease the movement of people and enhance trade in goods and services. Kenya’s Agriculture minister Peter Munya confirmed the…
By David Ochieng Mbewa Ethiopia’s Gudaf Tsegay won her first global outdoor gold medal after claiming the women’s 5,000m in a closely-run race at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon. Tsegay won in a time of 14:46.29 ahead of Kenya’s Beatrice Chebet, who clocked a season best of 14:46.75, and compatriot Dawit Seyaum who secured bronze…
