Africell to exit Uganda’s telecom market
By XINHUA Africell, one of the mobile network operators in Africa, on Tuesday announced that it will stop operations in Uganda early next month. The operator in a statement posted on its website said it will exit the Ugandan market on Oct. 7, where it has been since 2014 when it acquired assets of Orange Uganda,
Zimbabwe orders government workers to get COVID-19 vaccine or resign
By Reuters Government workers in Zimbabwe who do not want to be vaccinated against COVID-19 should resign, its justice minister said on Tuesday. The southern African nation has so far vaccinated 2.7 million people, against a target of inoculating two-thirds of its 15 million population by the end of the year. President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government says
Cooperating with China, Egypt eyes becoming regional hub for COVID-19 vaccine production
By XINHUA Egypt’s state-owned vaccine production company has been working nonstop to manufacture millions of doses of COVID-19 vaccine Sinovac, as the most populous Arab country eyes becoming a regional hub for vaccine production and exportation. The vaccines are being produced by Egyptian Holding Company for Biological Products and Vaccines (VACSERA) as per an agreement signed
Tanzania to install 25 oxygen generating plants for COVID-19 patients
By XINHUA Tanzanian health authorities started installing 25 oxygen-generating plants across the country in an effort to help COVID-19 patients with respiratory complications. Leonard Subi, the director of preventive services in the Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children, said each of the oxygen generating plants will have the capacity to fill 200 oxygen
Botswana receives over 404,000 Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines
By Jerry Omondi Botswana’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic received another boost on Sunday after the country received more than 404,000 doses of the Chinese-manufactured Sinovac vaccine. The government announced it has received 404,494 doses purchased from Sinovac Biotech Company through a bilateral arrangement. “Communication on the roll out of this consignment will be made next
Experts call for Ugandan youths to embrace careers in agriculture to confront pandemic
By XINHUA Experts stressed the significance of the agricultural sector and encouraged the Ugandan youths to seize opportunities to improve their lives during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Agriculture is an important sector and there is a lot of money to be made. I believe that the Ugandan youths can get a lot of opportunities in agriculture in