Germany donates 163,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses to Somalia through COVAX
By CGTN Africa Somalia scaled up its battle to end the COVID-19 pandemic after receiving 163,000 doses of Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccines from the Government of Germany through the COVAX Facility on Tuesday. “The Government of Germany has extended its valuable support to Somalia in the fight against COVID-19 and we would like to thank them for this,”
South Africa to give free access to national parks in November after postponement due to COVID-19
By XINHUA The managing body of South African National Parks (SANParks) on Wednesday announced that annual National Parks Week will be held on November 22-28 to give citizens free access to most of its parks. SANParks traditionally hosted the week-long event in September to cultivate a sense of pride in South Africa’s natural, cultural and historical
FAO launches radio program on climate-smart agriculture in Somalia
By XINHUA The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) said Tuesday it has introduced a new cycle of radio programs mainly focusing on the impact of climate change on food security in Somalia. Etienne Peterschmitt, FAO Representative in Somalia said the programs which will focus on climate-smart agriculture, will be an extension of
Egypt announces 3 oil, gas discoveries in Western Desert
By XINHUA Italian multinational oil and gas company Eni made three oil and gas discoveries in Egypt’s Western Desert, the Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources announced on Tuesday. “Eni made three new discoveries in the Meleiha Development Concession and southwest of Meleiha in Egypt’s Western Desert,” the ministry said in a statement. The discoveries
BioNTech eyes construction start for African mRNA vaccine factory in mid-2022
By Reuters BioNTech on Tuesday signed an agreement with the Rwandan government and Institut Pasteur de Dakar in Senegal on the construction of the first mRNA vaccine manufacturing facility in Africa starting in mid-2022, to help the continent ease health inequalities compared with other world regions. BioNTech, which developed the western world’s most widely used COVID-19 shots
Zimbabwe to ramp up vaccination to attain herd immunity
By XINHUA Zimbabwe is to ramp up its vaccination campaign to attain herd immunity against the COVID-19 by year-end, the Zimbabwean government said on Tuesday. A program of activities were compiled in consultation with all relevant stakeholders to accelerate the vaccination campaign, Information Minister Monica Mutsvangwa said after a post-cabinet media briefing. “The public will be