Angola calls for more foreign investment in oil sector
By XINHUA Angolan President Joao Lourenco on Wednesday appealed for more investment in free areas and new zones for sedimentary basin exploitation. The Angolan head of state made the appeal on the first day of “Russian Energy Week” held via videoconference, adding that Angola has restructured its oil sector. Lourenco stressed that a bidding strategy has
Africa’s COVID-19 cases surpass 8.4 million
By XINHUA The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 8,402,139 cases as of Wednesday evening, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. The Africa CDC, the specialized healthcare agency of the African Union, said the death toll from the pandemic across the continent stands at 214,656. Some 7,770,156 patients across
Medical Aid Groups Welcome Plans by Moderna to Build Plant in Africa
NAIROBI — Medical aid groups are welcoming plans by U.S. drug maker Moderna to build a plant for manufacturing vaccines in Africa. The groups say the plant, the first from a company making a COVID-19 vaccine, will help in fighting vaccine inequality. African countries are facing a shortfall of nearly 500 million COVID-19 vaccines according to
US Donates 3.5 Million Pfizer Vaccine Doses to Nigeria
WASHINGTON — The United States is sending more than 3.5 million doses of the two-shot Pfizer vaccine to Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation, a White House official told VOA on Tuesday. “We are sharing these doses not to secure favors or extract concessions,” the official said. “Our vaccines do not come with strings attached. We are
WHO Ghana supports ongoing COVID-19 vaccine rollout with digital tablets
By CGTN Africa The World Health Organization has reiterated its commitment to helping the Government of Ghana achieve its set target for the COVID-19 vaccine rollout by presenting 1,000 pieces of digital tablets to support the ongoing vaccination campaign. Presenting the items to the Ghana Health Service, Dr Sally-Ann Ohene, Disease Prevention and Control Officer at
South Africa launches initiative to attract tourists from target source markets
By XINHUA South Africa on Tuesday launched its Global Advocacy Program in hopes of attracting tourists from the country’s target markets and seeing increases in visitors by the festive season. The program was initiated by the Department of Tourism, South African Tourism (SA Tourism) and the Tourism Business Council of South Africa (TBCSA), following protracted damaging