By CGTN Africa Growth is sputtering across the technology world, and even usually invincible companies like Apple Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. can’t escape the slowdown. With many of the biggest tech giants poised to report earnings in the next two weeks, investors are bracing for mostly bad news. Amazon is expected to grow at its slowest…
Reuters JOHANNESBURG, July 22 (Reuters) – Africa’s main public health body, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), will receive $100 million from the World Bank to help African countries prepare for, detect and respond to disease outbreaks. The Africa CDC has played a major role advising African countries during the COVID-19…
Voa News GENEVA — Preparations are underway for the mass rollout of the world’s first malaria vaccine to protect millions of children in Africa. The rollout is being funded by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, for nearly $160 million. The World Health Organization said Gavi’s multimillion-dollar funding marks a key advance in the fight against one of…
By David Ochieng Mbewa South Africa won their first Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (AWCFON) title after defeating hosts Morocco 2-1 in the final at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat on Saturday. Second half goals from Hildah Magaia in the 63rd and 71st minutes put South Africa 2-0 ahead before Rosella Ayane pulled one…
By Bryan Toussaint Nigerian sensation Asisat Oshoala and Senegal’s Sadio Mane walked away on Thursday night with the Confederation of African Football’s two top honors by winning the Women and Men’s Player of the Year Awards, respectively. For Mane, it marks the second time he’s won Men’s Player of the Year. He also accomplished the feat…
By XINHUA Africa came under the spotlight at a special high-level dialogue held Wednesday at the United Nations headquarters in New York, which was aimed at mobilizing greater support for advancing the continent’s sustainable development. The one-day event was jointly convened by the presidents of the UN General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC),…
By AP As the World Health Organization announces the next step in its rollout of the world’s first authorized malaria vaccine in three African countries, concerns about its value have come from an unlikely source: the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, arguably the vaccine’s biggest backer. The WHO endorsed the vaccine last fall as a “historic”…
Reuters Egypt’s economy will grow fairly steadily over the coming three years, with inflation gradually declining from double digits and the pound weakening in the near-term, a Reuters poll showed. Gross domestic product (GDP) is forecast to expand a median 5.5% in the fiscal year that began this month, according to a Reuters poll of…
Reuters Nine months after the world’s first malaria vaccine was recommended for use, international vaccine alliance Gavi invited countries to apply for financial support to roll out the jab, particularly targeting young children in Africa. The World Health Organization endorsed GSK Plc’s (GSK.L) four-dose Mosquirix shot in October last year, saying it could save thousands of lives….
By Nyawira Mwangi The Nigeria Center for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) is on high alert following the confirmation of two cases of the highly infectious Marburg virus disease in Ghana. This is the second time this zoonotic disease has been detected in West Africa. Marburg was confirmed in Guinea in August 2021. Currently, no cases…
