Kenyan duo, Peres Jepchirchir and Albert Korir win at 2021 New York City Marathon
By CGTN Africa Kenyan Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir won the 50th running of the New York City Marathon on Sunday at 2:22:39, surviving a thrilling three-way battle before sprinting for the finish line with fellow Kenyan Albert Korir winning the men’s title at 2:08:22. Jepchirchir is the first athlete to pick up Olympic gold and win
Namibia begins use of “Trusted Travel System” for COVID-19 tests, vaccination
By XINHUA Namibia on Monday officially began using the African Union and Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Trusted Travel System for the verification of COVID-19 test results and vaccination certificates. The Trusted Travel System offers an online digital platform for the verification and authentication of COVID-19 test results from a network of participating COVID-19
Rwanda receives 2nd batch of COVID-19 vaccine from China
By XINHUA Rwanda on Sunday received 300,000 doses of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine donated by the Chinese government, the second batch donated by China so far. “We are happy to receive this second batch which is again a sign of good collaboration and support from the Chinese government in our fight against this pandemic,” Albert Tuyishime, the
Merck Foundation calls for application for scholarships for doctors in critical and underserved specialties in Africa and developing countries
ANI PR Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India]/Monrovia [Liberia], November 3 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany announced the call for applications for medical training scholarships for healthcare providers in critical and underserved specialities for medical graduates from Africa and developing countries. Senator, Dr Rasha Kelej, CEO of Merck Foundation explained, “We strongly
Kenya’s First Lady receives the Commonwealth Games Queen’s Baton
By CGTN Africa First Lady Margaret Kenyatta on Wednesday received the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games Queen’s Baton at State House, Nairobi, making Kenya the 8th recipient of the baton whose 72-nation relay was launched by Queen Elizabeth early last month. The first lady received the baton from Paul Tergat of the National Olympic Committee of Kenya
Uganda reports 49 new COVID-19 cases, total hits 126,321
By Jerry Omondi Uganda’s health ministry on Wednesday reported 49 new COVID-19 infections from a sample size of 4,389 tests conducted in the last 24 hours, taking the country’s total number of cases to 126,321. In the same period, 2 new fatalities were recorded, taking the total number of virus-related deaths to 3,219. The East African