Mohamed Salah to miss Egypt’s World Cup qualifiers due to COVID-19 restrictions
By David Ochieng Mbewa Mohamed Salah will not feature for Egypt in their upcoming 2022 World Cup qualifiers after the Egyptian FA said his club Liverpool had refused to release the talismanic winger due to COVID-19 restrictions. Egypt is scheduled to play Angola in Cairo on September 2 followed by Gabon on September 5 in Franceville.
71st session of WHO’s regional committee for Africa begins virtually
By Jerry Omondi The 71st session of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for Africa started on Tuesday with focus on the continent’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The three-day session, being held virtually for the second year in a row, has brough together health ministers from the continent to set the continent’s health agenda
South Africa’s Q2 unemployment rate increases to record high
By XINHUA South Africa’s unemployment rate increased to 34.4 percent from 32.6 percent in the second quarter of 2021, data released by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) revealed on Tuesday. This was the country’s highest joblessness rate since the first quarter of 2008. Releasing the report, Statistician General Risenga Maluleke said unemployment went up by 584,000
UNITEL launches mobile money service in Angola empowered by Huawei
By XINHUA UNITEL on Monday launched a digital money service dubbed, “UNITEL Money” in Angola, the UNITEL’s press office confirmed here to Xinhua. The service allows users to make deposits, withdrawals, transfers and payments via mobile phone, without needing a bank account. The “UNITEL Money” technology platform is empowered by Huawei, with whom UNITEL has been
Kenya’s travel industry on recovery trajectory amid ramped up vaccination
By XINHUA Kenya’s travel and hospitality industry has witnessed gradual recovery as the country intensifies vaccination against COVID-19. Joseph Boinnet, Chief Administrative Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife, said the government has prioritized enhanced virus mitigation measures and diversification to boost tourist arrivals into the country. “The resilience of the travel and tourism industry
Egypt to intensify vaccination ahead of a fourth COVID-19 wave
By Reuters Egypt will vaccinate all 4.5 million of its state employees against COVID-19 in August and September as it seeks to accelerate vaccinations ahead of a likely fourth wave of infections, the health minister said on Monday. The country’s infection rate is still low but started to increase last week and the upward curve is