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Over 15 million COVID-19 cases recorded worldwide last week: WHO

By Jerry Omondi More than 15 million new COVID-19 infections were reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) last week, by far the most cases reported in a single week, the agency’s chief said on Wednesday. Dr Tedros Adhanom made the announcement at a media briefing on COVID-19, during which he warned that the figure may…

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Mali welcomes China’s hosting of 2022 Olympic Winter Games

By XINHUA Mali welcomed China to host the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, the transitional government spokesperson Abdoulaye Maiga said in a recent statement. The 24th Olympic Winter Games are being held in a challenging health environment marked by the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the situation, the Games retain their spirit of strengthening friendship and fraternity between nations…

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AFCON 2021: Refereeing controversy mars Mali’s win against Tunisia

By David Ochieng Mbewa 10-man Mali defeated Tunisia 1-0 in a dramatic tie marred by a refereeing controversy in their Group F opener of the Africa Cup of Nations at the Limbe Stadium in Limbe on Wednesday. Ibrahima Kone scored the only goal of the game converting a penalty three minutes into the second half after…

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Africa’s COVID-19 fatalities top 230,000

By Jerry Omondi The number of COVID-19 deaths reported in Africa surpassed the 230,000 mark even as the continent continues its fight against the virus. According to the latest data by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Africa had recorded 231,445 virus-related fatalities by Wednesday afternoon. In total, the continent had registered…

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Zimbabwe slashes trade deficit as exports rise by 20 percent

By David Ochieng Mbewa Zimbabwe managed to significantly cut its trade deficit towards the end of 2021 after it registered an increase in the value of its exports and a decrease in the value of its imports. According to the Zimbabwe National Statistical Agency (Zimstat), the trade deficit went down from 177 million in October to…

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Sierra Leone holds Algeria to goalless draw in shock AFCON result

By David Ochieng Mbewa Sierra Leone delivered the first shock result of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations after they held defending champions Algeria to a 0-0 draw in their Group E encounter at the Japoma Stadium in Douala on Tuesday. It was just Sierra Leone’s third AFCON appearance, and their first match at the continental…

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COVID-19 boosters not a viable strategy, WHO experts say

By Jerry Omondi The World Health Organization (WHO) experts said on Tuesday repeated COVID-19 boosters not a viable strategy against the pandemic. The remarks come after some countries rolled out fourth booster doses for their populations in efforts to strengthen the vaccines’ efficacy. Israel was the first country to roll out the fourth doses in late…

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WHO warns against treating COVID-19 like flu

By CGTN Africa The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday warned against treating COVID-19 as an endemic illness-like the flu, rather than as a pandemic, saying the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant has not yet stabilized. According to Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, it may be time to change how it tracks COVID-19’s evolution to…

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Egypt’s Mohamed Salah nominated for FIFA’s The Best award

By David Ochieng Mbewa Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah has been nominated for The Best FIFA Men’s Player of the Year award for 2021. Salah, who plays his club football for Liverpool, will contest the award alongside last year’s winner Robert Lewandowski of Poland and Bayern Munich and 2021 Ballon d’Or winner Lionel Messi of Argentina and…

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Zambia grapples with shortage of COVID-19 tests kits as cases surge

By XINHUA Health authorities in Zambia on Monday said the country was facing a challenge of availability of diagnostic tests kits for COVID-19 following a surge in cases driven by the Omicron variant. “This is due to supply challenges due to the pandemic itself where we see increased global demand for the test and other supplies…