By CGTN Africa Young technology innovators in Africa’s agriculture and food sectors are being urged to participate in an upcoming competition aimed at developing ideas that could help solve food security problems in Africa. Pitch AgriHack, co-sponsored by African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF), Heifer International and Generation Africa identifies innovative youth-led businesses with technological solutions to…
By CGTN Africa A gauge measuring South African economic activity bounced back strongly in May after the worst flooding in almost three decades left more than 400 people dead, damaged businesses and halted operations at the country’s biggest port the previous month. The BankservAfrica Economic Transactions Index, (BETI) which monitors interbank payments, rose to 143.5 in…
By XINHUA Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi said on Thursday that the country has spent nearly 500 billion U.S. dollars on infrastructure projects in the past seven years. “Adequate infrastructure is the key for development and luring investments,” Sisi said in a televised speech during one of the sessions of the 2022 African Export-Import Bank’s 29th Annual…
By AFP The World Trade Organization agreed Friday to temporarily lift patents on COVID-19 vaccines after two years of bruising negotiations, but experts expressed skepticism that the deal will have a major impact on global vaccination inequality. The unprecedented agreement, sealed by all 164 WTO members after late-night overtime talks, will grant developing countries the right…
By David Ochieng Mbewa South African rugby side DHL Stormers defeated local rivals the Vodacom Bulls 18-13 in the United Rugby Championship (URC) Grand Final at the DHL Stadium on Saturday to be crowned winners of the tournament’s inaugural season. Fly-half Manie Libbok, the Stormers’ hero in the semifinal against Ulster, kicked eight points as his…
By David Ochieng Mbewa Eight African countries are among 39 nations globally that have reported a total of 1,900 confirmed cases of monkeypox, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). WHO Regional Director for Africa Dr. Matshidiso Moeti on Saturday said that six out of the eight countries have previously reported cases of the viral disease….
ByNNN NNN: Merck Foundation (https://Merck-Foundation.com), the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany launched the 9th episode of its TV show “Our Africa by Merck Foundation” on Saturday, June 11, 2022 on KTN, Kenya, on repeat on Wednesday and Sunday June 12 on NTV, Uganda, repeated on Thursday. The TV show is also broadcast on GH One TV in Ghana, every Sunday, repeats every…
By XINHUA Egypt on Thursday lifted all COVID-19-related entry restrictions for all travelers, whether Egyptians or foreigners. The decision was made by Egypt’s Supreme Committee for the Management of the Epidemiology and Health Pandemic Crisis according to the pandemic conditions in Egypt and abroad, said Nader Saad, a spokesperson of the Egyptian cabinet, in a statement….
By CGTN Africa Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa oversaw the groundbreaking of a 300 million U.S. dollar spodumene project at the Bikita Minerals mine. It’s hoped the spodumene project will ramp up lithium production and extend the life of Zimbabwe’s oldest mine. A Chinese firm, Sino Mine, acquired Bikita Minerals and is injecting funds to increase lithium…
By AFP The World Trade Organization concluded deals Friday on tackling food insecurity, curbing harmful fishing subsidies and temporarily waiving COVID-19 vaccine patents after days of round-the-clock talks. WTO director-general Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said the trade ministers’ conference had struck an “unprecedented package of deliverables” after the global trade body’s 164 members passed the deals at the…
