Kenya to leverage special economic zones to woo foreign investors
By XINHUA Kenya plans to leverage its special economic zones (SEZs) in order to attract foreign investors who will establish manufacturing plants in the country, a government official said on Monday. Betty Maina, Cabinet Secretary of Ministry of Industrialization, Trade and Enterprise Development said that the SEZs will provide private firms with fiscal incentives and world-class
Kenya finishes top of medal table as World U20 Championship concludes
By David Ochieng Mbewa This year’s World U20 Championships in the Kenyan capital Nairobi came to a close on Sunday with the final session producing a string of exciting performances to wrap up the five-day event in spectacular fashion. The host nation finished with a flourish adding three more gold medals to make it eight gold
Over 4.93 billion coronavirus vaccine shots administered worldwide
By CGTN Africa More than 4.93 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered worldwide, according to Our World in Data, a tracking website affiliated with Oxford University. Data shows that China leads the global count with over 1.94 billion shots as of Sunday. India comes second with more than 576.37 million jabs, followed by the
Rwanda begins third phase of mass COVID-19 vaccination
By Grace Kuria Rwanda, on Monday, launched the third phase of mass COVID-19 vaccinations in Kigali. The campaign targets residents aged 18 years and above, and starts with the capital, Kigali as it’s the densely populated zone in the country with the highest infection rate “Vaccines are being administered at multiple sites across the Kigali districts
Kenya receives over 880,000 Moderna COVID-19 vaccines
By Grace Kuria Kenya on Monday received 880,460 doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccines in yet another boost to the ongoing vaccination drive that targets to vaccinate 10 million people by the end of the year. According to the country’s health ministry, the Moderna Vaccine doses, donated via COVAX facility, is the second vaccine in Kenya’s program after
Africa’s COVID-19 cases surpass 7.46 mln: Africa CDC
By XINHUA The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 7,466,187 as of Saturday afternoon, 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 stood at 187,969. Some 6,578,403 patients across the continent have recovered