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Kenya records a more than 96% decline in Elephant poaching

By Grace Kuria The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) on Sunday stated the country had recorded a near 96 percent decline in poaching, with more than 386 elephants being lost to poaching in 2013 compared to 11 elephants poached in 20202. “Kenya’s national elephant population has gradually increased at an annual rate of approximately 2.8 percent…

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Kenya’s 100m champion inches closer to Olympic qualification

By CGTN Africa Kenya’s former national 100m champion Mark Otieno, is edging closer to qualifying for this year’s Tokyo Olympic Games after he shattered his personal best by 0.3 seconds during the All Comers Athletics Meet at the National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka on Saturday. Otieno clocked 10.19 seconds to win his 100m semifinal race before…

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Sierra Leone receives Ebola vaccines to boost prevention

By XINHUA Sierra Leone has received 640 doses of Ebola vaccines to boost the prevention of the virus detected in its neighboring Guinea, said the health ministry on Saturday. The vaccines, donated by the World Health Organization, will be mainly delivered to frontline healthcare workers in the border districts, it said. The vaccine has been…

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Comoros president receives injection of Chinese COVID-19 vaccine

By XINHUA Comoros President Azali Assoumani on Saturday received an injection of a coronavirus vaccine produced by China’s Sinopharm, which marked the start of the vaccination campaign in the African nation. “By launching the COVID-19 vaccination campaign in our country today, we are taking a new step in our strategy to fight the COVID-19 pandemic….

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CAF Champions League: Al Ahly edges Simba, Sundowns loses unbeaten record

By David Ochieng Mbewa Defending champions Al Ahly defeated Tanzanian giants Simba S.C. on Friday to finish the group stage of this season’s CAF Champions League with a victory. The Egyptians won 1-0 in Cairo, thanks to a goal from Mohamed Sherif just after the half hour mark, exacting revenge for a similar defeat away…

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Kenya reports 279 people affected by the AstraZeneca vaccine

By CGTN Africa Kenya’s Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB) announced on Wednesday that 279 people reported suffering adverse effects after taking the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine. “All reported serious AEFI [Adverse event following immunization] are under investigation and none of them has resulted into fatal outcomes,” the PPB said in a statement. “Out of the 279…

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Kenya, U.S. hold talks on free trade agreement

By XINHUA Kenya and the United States have held virtual talks on signing a Free Trade Agreement (FTA), Betty Maina, Kenya’s cabinet secretary of Ministry of Industrialization, Trade and Enterprise Development said in a statement on Thursday. Betty Maina said that she discussed with Katherine Tai, the U.S. Trade Representative, following up on the FTA…

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Zimbabwe targets to achieve food security by 2022

By XINHUA Zimbabwe is targeting to attain food security by 2022 and to increase household income by 100 percent by the year 2024, Agriculture Minister Anxious Masuka said on Wednesday. Apart from eliminating food imports that are resulting in a bloated import bill, the government is also targeting 40 percent value addition, to create about…

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African Union drops plans to buy COVID vaccines from India’s SSI, pivots to J&J

By Reuters The African Union has dropped plans to secure COVID-19 vaccines from the Serum Institute of India for African nations and is exploring options with Johnson & Johnson, the head of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday. The institute will still supply the AstraZeneca vaccine to Africa through the…

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Kenyan Supermarkets selling pork and chicken contaminated by superbugs, study warns

By Grace Kuria Research released on Wednesday by World Animal Protection found high levels of contamination in many meat samples across Kenya. The highest contamination was found in pork and chicken brands managed by supermarkets. Dr. Victor Yamo, campaigns manager at World Animal Protection, said 95 percent of meat sold in supermarkets in Kenya contains…