New COVID-19 cases drop in Rwanda amid rising vaccination
By XINHUA Solange Uwizeyimana, a domestic worker had wanted to get vaccinated against COVID-19 for months, but when she went to a vaccination center in Rubavu town in western Rwanda, the health staff turned her away because she was not in the eligible age bracket. When she heard that a vaccination campaign dedicated to adults 18
Botswana receives more than 100,000 AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines
By Grace Kuria Botswana on Saturday received 101,760 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. This being the first batch of the expected 401,280 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine donated by the Federal Republic of Germany. Speaking after receiving the vaccines, Minister of Health and Wellness Dr. Edwin Dikoloti said every vaccine donated or purchased takes Botswana
China is genuine partner in Ghana’s development: official
By XINHUA China is a genuine partner in Ghana’s quest for development to lift itself out of poverty, Winfred Nii Okai Hammond, the newly-appointed Ghanaian ambassador to China, said Friday. During a tour of Chinese-funded infrastructure projects, the official told Xinhua that infrastructure development cooperation between the two countries and Chinese private sector investments in the
Chinese Kung Fu attracts visitors for Tanzania’s first women sports festival
By XINHUA Tens of hundreds of visitors to Tanzania’s first-ever women’s sports festival dubbed Tanzanite were attracted to Chinese Kung Fu featured by young Tanzanian girls. The girls aged between 10 and 14 years participated in the women’s sports festival that started on September 16 through September 18 at the Uhuru National Stadium in the commercial
Ancient ritual tools unearthed in Pharaonic site in northern Egypt
By XINHUA Egyptian archaeologists unearthed ancient tools once used in religious rituals at a temple site in Kafr el-Sheikh province north of the capital Cairo, said the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities in a statement on Saturday. The discovered objects include part of a limestone pillar in the form of goddess Hathor, a group of
Nigeria to lift Twitter ban “very soon”: Information Minister
By Jerry Omondi Nigeria may end its ban on twitter in a “few more days,” more than three months after the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture suspended the social media platform from operating in the country. The announcement was made on Wednesday by Information Minister Lai Mohammed at a post-cabinet media briefing. “If the operation