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
One dead, hundreds displaced by flooding in northern Ghana
By XINHUA Heavy flooding in northern Ghana’s Upper West region claimed one life and displaced hundreds, officials confirmed Saturday. Ahmed Mustapha, the Regional Coordinator for the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO), said an 80-year-old woman died and 19 communities were submerged under floods following a heavy downpour on Friday. “At least 323 people were displaced as